St. James, Parish Church of Hebden Bridge School. Angels from L to R: John Buckley, Joan Crabtree, Kathleen Hey, Beryl Stocks, June Fielding, Lily Bolton, not known, Gillian Uttley, Derek McMahon. Three Kings L to R: Kenneth Hawks, Gordon Smith,…
Mytholm Church School, Hebden Bridge, also known as Hebden Bridge National School, St James Day School and St James School, Hebden Bridge. The need for a school was prompted by Rev George Sowden. It was built by subscription. The corner-stone was…
During a period of very warm weather the heamaster told the school that one day they could come to school with their swimming costumes. Doris' mum told her that was all very well, but she would have to keep her vest on underneath!
Back row, left to right: Susan Parker, Stephen Jagger. Stuart England, Trevor Haigh, Stephen Walker, Andrew Wilson, Richard Johnstone, Mrs Harrison. Middle row: Margaret Wade, ?, Rosalind Parker, Kathleen Greatorex, Susan Butterworth, Maxine…
Back row: John Helliwell, Glyn Howarth, Philip Bradley, Stephen Bowe, Desmond Greenwood, Christopher Greenwood, David Berkley, Stuart England, ?, Mr Thomas.
Middle row: Howard Walker, Janet Stenhouse, Gillian Holt née Longbottom, Anne Whittaker, Jean…
The Co-op weaving shed is on the right. In 1919 the fustian weavers co-operative at Nutclough Mill was acquired by the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) but in 1967 the mill closed and the business transferred to Hebden Works seen here.