Old images of village life

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Newspaper photograph of sheep being driven through Hebden to dipping.
Publisher: Leeds Mercury. Date: August 1937.

Photograph (probably) of the Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations at Hebden School.
Date: probably June 24th 1897. From the collection of David Joy.

Photograph of a tableau from the 1908 Hebden School Christmas party.
Photographer: Grimshawes' of Grassington. Date: 1908. From the collection of Alan Stockdale.

Photograph of Gwen Hawkins cutting the school centenary cake.
Date: 1974. From the collection of Martyn de Montfort.

Photograph of a Hebden Christmas party group in the Mill.
Date: late 1930s. From the collection of John Henry Herd.

Photograph of a village institute Christmas party.
Date: circa 1973. From the collection of Graham Atkinson.

Photograph of probably a Sunday School class outside the Wesleyan Chapel.
Date: 1880s? From the collection of Janet Stockdale.

Photograph of probably a Sunday School class outside the Primitive Methodist Chapel.
Date: about 1913? From the collection of Janet Stockdale.

Photograph of children trying the newly installed slide in the playground.
Date: 1967. From the collection of Janet Stockdale.

Photograph of members of the Youth Club on a camping trip in the Langdales.
Date: 1978. From the collection of Janet Stockdale.

Photograph by Arthur Smith of the planting of the Silver Jubilee birch at the end of Brook Street.
Date: 1977. From the collection of Hebden Parish Council.

Photograph of the planting of the Platinum Jubilee oak in Low Bankside.
Date: 2022. From the collection of Jan Ferguson.

Photograph of Green Terrace and the Post Office on Main Street, built in 1877.
Publisher: Alexander Jennings, Waller Street, Skipton. Jennings was born in Kings Lynn, Norfolk in 1851, and worked in Skipton in the 1880s. Date: 1880s. From the collection of Linda Wilson.

Photograph of Kitty and John Herd haymaking in Brayshaw Meadow on a Bamlett horse-drawn finger bar petrol mower.
Date: late 1940s. From the collection of Gavin Herd.

Photograph of the Post Office on Main Street, built in 1877, and Henry Bowdin (driver).
Date: c. 1908. From the collection of Graham Atkinson.

Photograph of a CHA charabanc outing outside the Post Office.
Date: 1910s. From the collection of Chris Binns.

Photograph of Ralph & Doris Bowdin with piglets.
Date: 1930s. From the collection of Graham Atkinson.

Photograph of Ralph Bowdin on his McCormick International B250 2.4 Litre 4-Cyl diesel tractor.
Date: circa late 1950s. From the collection of Graham Atkinson.

Photograph of Joyce and Ralph Bowdin collecting up the hay with a hay sweep, probably in High Croft.
Date: circa 1950. From the collection of Graham Atkinson.

Photograph of Joyce Bowdin mowing the hay with a horse-drawn finger bar petrol mower.
Date: circa 1950. From the collection of Graham Atkinson.

Photograph of Joyce Bowdin in High Croft driving her father's McCormick tractor with a bed chain manure spreader also made by McCormick.
Date: 1960s. From the collection of Graham Atkinson.

Photograph of a Hebden bus outing party.
Date: circa 1936. From the collection of Lyn Morgan.

Photograph of a Garden Party at Town Head hosted by Nan Jowett.
Date: July 1971. From the collection of Janet Stockdale.

Photograph of Thomas Hammond in his garden at the back of Green Terrace.
Date: 1920s? From the collection of Arthur and Janet Stockdale

Photograph of the Stockdale shop, Bridge House, with Howard Worsley and Arthur Stockdale (on bike).
Date: about 1912. From the collection of Alan Stockdale.

Photograph of a Bedford OY cattle truck in Brook Street owned by Longthorne's of Hebden.
Date: 1940s. From the collection of Ken Longthorne.

Photograph of Tom Moore (1902-1973) and a T.A. Stockdale Morris Commercial T2 lorry (1931-1936) outside the school.
Date: 1930s. From the collection of Jenny Lee.

Photograph of Francis Ingham "Ding" Simpson (1902-1961) and a T.A. Stockdale Bedford WS 72 bhp lorry (1938-1939) in Pately Bridge.
Date: 1946. From the collection of Ian Simpson.

Photograph of Hebden Home Guard on parade outside Bridge House.
Date: c. 1940. From the collection of Keith Taylor.

Photograph showing the meet of the Airedale Beagles setting off.
Date: November 1935. From the collection of Ben McKenzie.

Photograph showing Ralph Bowdin (on tractor) and Joe Atkinson driving a Hargreaves Bedford Duple coach over the old bridge.
Date: Early 1960s? From the collection of George Atkinson.

Photograph of the Bowdin family of Rose Bank farm haymaking in High Croft.
Date: 1961. From the collection of Graham Atkinson.

Photograph of the Bowdin family of Rose Bank farm resting during haymaking.
Date: c. 1960. From the collection of Peter Bowdin.

Photograph of the Bowdin family of Town Head sheep dipping by Rosemary Barn (now Daisy Barn).
Date: c. 1910.

Photograph of village children on a hay boat in Brayshaw Meadow.
Date: 1977. From the collection of Chris Foster.

Photograph of haymaking at Ranelands.
Date: 1977. From the collection of Janet Stockdale.

Photograph of Peter and Jane Bowdin playing on Town Hill.
Date: c. 1955. From the collection of Peter Bowdin

Photograph of Daniel Bowdin in Low Field, Town Head Farm.
Date: c. 1940? From the collection of Janet Mason.

Photograph of haymaking in Low Field, Town Head Farm. Daniel Bowdin on cart.
Date: c. 1940? From the collection of Janet Mason.

Photograph of Hebden Drama Group ('Hebden Players') in the Ibbotson Institute.
Date: circa 1938. From the collection of Lyn Morgan.

Photograph of the Raft Race at the centenary celebrations at the Suspension Bridge centenary celebrations.
Date: 26th September 1985. From the collection of Janet Stockdale

Photograph of Robert Stockdale competing at the Suspension Bridge centenary celebrations.
Date: 26th September 1985. From the collection of Janet Stockdale

Photograph of preparations for the Duck Race at the Suspension Bridge centenary celebrations.
Date: 26th September 1985. From the collection of Terese Wilson

Photograph of haymaking in Hole Bottom Meadow.
Date: 1940. From the collection of David Joy.

Photograph of Tom Whitehead (1918-1987), John Longthorne (1924-1988), and three owls in Hebden Gill.
Date: late 1940s. From the collection of Janet Stockdale.

Picture Postcard of guests and staff at the CHA Guest House in 1911.
Publisher: Grimshawe of Grassington. Date: c. Aug 30 1921. From the collection of Chris Binns.

Picture Postcard showing of guests and staff at the CHA Guest House in 1911.
Publisher: Grimshawe of Grassington. Date: c. Aug 30 1921. From the collection of Chris Binns.

Photograph of guests and staff at the CHA Guest House in 1921.
Date: c. Aug 30 1921. From the collection of Alan Stockdale.

Photograph of guests and staff at the CHA Guest House in 1924.
Date: May 1924. From the collection of Pat Hodgkin.

Photograph of guests and staff at the CHA Guest House in 1930.
Date: June 1932. From the collection of Ben McKenzie.

Photograph of guests and staff at the CHA Guest House in 1933.
Date: 1933. From the collection of Ben McKenzie.

Photograph of guests and staff at the CHA Guest House in 1934.
Date: 1934. From the collection of Ben McKenzie.

Photograph of guests and staff at the CHA Guest House in 1935.
Date: June 1935. From the collection of Ben McKenzie.

Photograph of guests and staff at the CHA Guest House.
Date: 20th July 1940. From the collection of Pat Hodgkin.

Photograph of four guests from the CHA Guest House on the stepping stones.
Date: June 1939. From the collection of Pat Hodgkin

Photograph of a group of children in High Green.
Date: c. 1948. From the collection of Ken Longthorne.

Photograph of three village urchins (David Buckley, Martyn Richards, & Chris Foster).
Date: circa 1971. From the collection of Chris Foster.

Photograph of the pillow fight event at Hebden Sports.
Date: 30 August 1954.

Photograph of the pillow fight event at Hebden Sports.
Date: 30 August 1954. From the collection of Peter Bowdin

Photograph of Norman Beck leading the Hebden Fell Race.
Date: 6th August 1962.

Photograph of the presentation of the trophy to the winner of the fell race.
Date: 30th August 1965. From the collection of Gordon Longthorne.

Photograph of the Hebden Hedgehogs playing in The Cut.
Date: c. 2000. From the collection of Peter Bowdin.

Photograph of the wheelbarrow race at Hebden Sport.
Date: 1982.

Photograph of Peter Bowdin and the Hebden Hedgehogs playing in The Cut.
Date: c. 2000. From the collection of Peter Bowdin.

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