The chapel was built in 1764 by a Methodist Society which had grown steadily since John Wesley’s first visit in 1747. At first it was a perfect octagon, but in 1802 the sides were extended and the gallery reconstructed to increase the capacity. The…
The procession is going up Smith Well Lane. The banner indicates the Wesleyan Sunday School at Heptonstall. Notice the Union Jack flags from several houses and the decorated arch at the top of Towngate in the distance. Postcard.
Tennis was one of the many sports and activities which were a popular feature of Birchcliffe Baptist Church. The only clues to the date and setting of this photo are an address at Wood End, Hebden Bridge, and the signature of Herbert Greenwood on the…
Kenneth Jacques, Billy Jacques, Norman Stansfield, ? Greenwood?, Raymond Bairstow, Lyra Bairstow, Florence Dean, Eileen Beevers, Wilfred Beevers, Margaret Crowther, Jacqueline Marshall, unknown, Jonathan Stansfield
F. Nuttall (seated), M. Wilson, J. Davies, F. Dean, Bernard Crowther (on settee, Margaret's dad), W. Hindle, R. Bairstow, M. J. Crowther (seated), J. Lightburn
Joan Oldfield, Ann Lightburn, Julie Yates, Claire Wilkinson (front), Joyce Brierley, Marylin Yare, Rachel Hodgins, Jean Wilkinson, Susan Hodgins, Pauline Waite, Barbara Lord, Susan Collinge
Choir: Joan Oldfield, Ann Lightburn, Julie Yates, Claire Wilkinson (front), Joyce Brierley, Marylin Yare, Rachel Hodgins, Jean Wilkinson, Susan Hodgins, Pauline Waite, Barbara Lord, Susan Collinge