VRA1 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s -1940s.
| Title | Grange Farm |
| Date | 1920s – 1940s |
| Location | Rawdon |
| Written By | Val Ryan |
| Comment | All History Matters by Carlo Harrison. Some memories shared with us by Val Ryan. Here we see Renie Long with pet dogs, on the left called Toby, mid 1930s. |
VRA2 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
Baby Stuart (Renie’s son, b. Mar 1938) with ‘Judd’ farmhand and family friend and a big horse in the farmyard.
VRA3 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
Reni Long seated on a bench outside the farm late 1920s.
VRA4 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
Renie Long and older sister Madge Long and in the middle their half sister Mollie Braithwaite.
VRA5 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
Mollie or Renie with Toby and Zoom in to see that tiny kitten dwarfed in front of the flower pot.
VRA6 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
Baby Stuart Hoare (b. Mar 1938) in the grass in front of the flower pot.
VRA7 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
Stuart Hoare with Arthur Wood, the Wood’s had the farm next door, Town Farm, they were all good friends and Mrs Wood (Arthur’s Mum) was about the same age as Louie Braithwaite and they would often attend functions at the Church institute and loved a game of ‘whist’ they remained good friends well into old age. The Wood’s also had a butchers and abattoir near Farwell Fold, on Town Street.
VRA8 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
Mollie Braithwaite and nephew Stuart Hoare, 1945.
VRA9 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
As stated.
VRA10 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
In March 1945, Jack Braitwaite passed away after suffering a heart attack in the kitchen of Grange Farm and Louie had no choice but to leave the farm much to the sadness of all the family. Jack is buried in the churchyard by the second entrance on the right (Now grassed over). Loie die in June 1961, aged 89, at Pickering, North Yorkshire, at her daughter Madge’s 42 Market Place, where they had a sweet shop and tobacconists and also sold game and home produce.
VRA11 – Grange Farm, Rawdon, 1920s – 1940s.
Grange Farm, Rawdon, – 1920s – 1940s
Louie (Clara Louisa Braithwaite is buried in the family plot at Yeadon cemetery alongside her first husband Walter and sister – in – law Freda, Mary Long.
Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 12 August 2022.
Last updated: 12 August 2022.
