Conductor Robinson was hailed a hero. He had stuck at his post, frantically seeking to prevent the catastrophe, shouting warnings and stopping passengers falling off. Many survivors were later to testify as to his calm command in a dire…
On October 15th 1907 an electrical failure caused a disastrous tram crash. Conductor Robinson was hailed a hero. He had stuck at his post, frantically seeking to prevent the catastrophe, shouting warnings and stopping passengers falling off. Many…
Pictured at Library Lock. Area to rear of men is Veevers Wharf. Shop to left Melias shop, shop on right was firstly butchers shop run by ? Uttley and secondly pork butchers shop run by Mark Priestley. Then it became Bon Marche, and latterly Indian…
A Hebden Bridge Light opera production, 1949. L_R Back Row Enid Irving, Audrey Beasley, Margaret Dunkley, Gladys Wills
Front row: Inez Norrish, Kathleen Horner, Nora Wheatley, Marjory Holmes. (Marjorie married Derek Powell and Kenneth Lord for her…