All that's missing on this delightful bridal scene is the groom - perhaps the little boys at Birchcliffe Sunday School were too shy to take part! The bride, centre, is Vivien Lord and her bridesmaids, left to right, are: Geraldine Whipp, Anne…
The 3 chaps with the penny farthings –
R) Edward Jones Crossley
Centre) Arthur Riley Crossley (his brother)
L) I think this is Hamlet Riley (their cousin)
Edward Jones Crossley born 1 May 1861 with his wife Ada Marianne Crossley (nee Walker) born 24th January 1866. Their daughter is called Muriel Crossley and was born on her mother’s 21st birthday, 24th January 1887
The newly constructed the bridge over the River Calder in 1907. The bridge was opened in 1908 and appeared in the Engineering and Building journal, because it was the one of first pre-cast concrete bridges to be built in this country, as opposed to…
In the election of 2nd April 1927, Councillor Varley, aged 60 years, was elected from 19 candidates, with 574 votes. Pictured left to right: Back row: Mr Uttley, Assistant Surveyor; Mr Dearden, Electricity Foreman; Mr Southwell, Outfall Manager; Mr…