Funders:
Hebden Royd
Town Council
Calderdale MBC
Bearder Charity
Heptonstall Council
Wild Rose Heritage and Arts Gallery
The Gallery is a collection of photographs and memorabilia given to us by people from the area. Many are of general interest about the area, while some are concerned with family and personal experience. Some reflect the changing social history of the upper Calder valley.
Many of the pictures are presented in groups as they were given to us. Some gallery sections will therefore be relevant to individuals or family histories while still representing change over time. We have some documents that are quite unique, such as envelopes from WWI letters to the family running the White Swan Hotel with caricatures of family members and regulars, a list of all the fires from 1903 to 1936 and the available hydrants and Demonstration (Gala) programmes from the 1930’s and 40’s.
There will be a gradual increase of images put in the Gallery as we gather new material. Regular updates in our news section will bring this to your attention.
Christine Jackson Gallery
Although not interviewed, Christine is very interested in local history and offered some family photographs for inclusion on our website.
Barabara Shepherd Gallery
Postcards from WWI, family photo’s and newspaper clippings about Hebden Bridge.
Phyllis Henderson Gallery
Phyllis gave the letter envelopes from WWI and some embroidered greeting cards to us.
Allan Stuttard
Allan spent all of his working life in Foster Mill and other buildings owned by the Redmond Brothers from 1950 till their closing down. Known for his skill as a raconteur, Allan provided booklets, photo’s, drawings and other memorabilia of his days in the textile trade.
Gala
An anonymous donor through Linda Dean gave us programmes from the 1930’s and 40’s. Covers and exerpts from the contents are displayed.
Mary Kershaw Gallery
Mary gave us pictures of school, family and friends from the early part of the 20th century and before.
Margaret Greenwood Gallery
Margaret supplied us with class photo’s of Mytholm School.
Donald Crossley
Many will know Donald through his participation in the films of Nick Wilding and his involvement with the locally born Poet Laureate, Ted Hughes. Donald gave us numerous photograph’s, which were taken by local cobbler Stanley Ingle in the 1950’s, as well as others from his collection.
Jelma Bates
Included are memorabilia of Jelma’s Aunt Winnie.
General Area
Various pictures from the area supplied by a variety of people, particularly Ken Green, of the Hebden Bridge Camera Club.
Douglas Naylor
Douglas’s father was a fireman from 1903 to 1936 and he made a list of all the fires in that period. He took part in the changeover from horse drawn wagons to motor vehicles. There are various documents relating to his life in the Fire Brigade.
Glenda Gibson
Pictures of Colden School from the early 1950’s, family members and church scenes.
Other Collections
The Alice Longstaff Collection and Jack Uttley Photo Library have both very generously supplied us with images for our use. They are an invaluable source of information and support.