The house was used as a hospital during both World Wars. Here we see WW1 wounded soldiers with Dr Thorp. Later the building was a museum, and was demolished in the 1950s.
Back row—Michael Brown, Paul or Andrew Lathwell, Daniel Ingham, ___, Simon Darke, ___,___. Front row—Philip Law, Mark? Dixon, Karl Boggis, Simon Warrington, Andrew Downes,
William Blaylock and Edith Mason were married at Heptonstall Methodist Chapel, 13th November, 1940. This is a studio picture of the couple, a practise that was quite normal in the days.