Bolton, Edward – 1826-1870

Edward was baptised on April 30th, 1826 the son of clothier John and his wife Sarah. He married Eliza Parkinson…

Barrett, Lavinia – Undated

Seated outside Shaw Beck House are, on the left, “Ma” Lavinia Barrett, Mr Mason is in the middle and Mrs Mason on…

Milner & Firth – c1900

Milner and Firth’s shuttle works began in Bradford in 1866 then later they moved to Yeadon, initially they were located in a section…

Sharpe-Firth, Mr & Mrs – c1895

Mr and Mrs Sharpe Firth, they lived on Swaine Hill.
Mrs Firth has very long hair which is braided and appears to have pearls or beads entwined in it….

Royal Visit 1949

This commemorative book was produced to mark a visit to Ive’s Leafield Mill…

Fires

Old Mill, or ‘T’owd Dog’ dates to 1792, and was built by Joseph Cawthray as the first steam-powered…

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