Newspaper cuttings

The following is a selection of newspaper cuttings relating to Hebden. Some cast light on the social conditions at the time, such as the report of Sarah Dinsdale being publicly whipped for pilfering yarn in 1785, and the Hebden mill owner who claimed ownership of four 'work children', one aged six years, in 1807. Some mark significant events in the development of the village, such as the five years of meetings as the Inclosure Act was being enforced (the relevant Inclosure Act was passed on 4th September 1948, but the award was not sealed until 25 June 1857), the consecration of the church, and the opening of the institute. Others cast light on the people of the village, such as Thomas Tattersall, the local postman who for over 25 years walked his 20-mile round delivering to the local villages, and the fifth marriage of Thomas Francis Hammond at the age of 88.

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