Local History Collections
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive catalogue LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS HARDCASTLE CRAGGS PRESERVATION COMMITTEE 1934, 1948, 1967 (HCPC) HCPC 1/L Stationery etc. 11 sheets of headed notepaper of Hardcastle Crags (1948) Preservation Committee. 3 posters 2 petition forms 1966 HCPC 2/L 8 hand drawn diagrams of proposed reservoir. HCPC 3/M Bill and compliments slip from Lees & Co, Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, for their professional charges in connection with the opposition to the Halifax Corporation Bill. Covers 18 January 1949 to 29 April 1949. HCPC 4/S Receipt book with 75 receipts of donations to Hardcastle Crags Preservation Committee from 15 June 1934 to 27 January 1949. [No 60 is £1 from Miss A Longstaff on Jan 24th 1949]. HCPC 5/M Lists of individual donors from Hebden Bridge Halifax Todmorden Mytholmroyd Unspecified HCPC 6/M Lists of corporate donors. HCPC 7/M Accounts: Sheet of accounts for 1934 with Statement of income and expenditure added for 31 May 1950 Receipts and cash statement plus analysis of subscriptions as at 27 May 1949 Cash statement as at 27 May 1949 (3 copies) Cash statement as at 22 May 1950 Undated paper with rough calculations HCPC 8/L Newspaper cuttings: Hardcastle Crags. Probably from the Daily Mirror around July 1949. Propsed Reservoir and the Paths in the Crags. Halifax Courier and Guardian Dec 11 1948 Day Dam Plan Died. Halifax Courier, August 1995 Third Time Lucky for Reservoir Plan. Halifax Evening Courier & Guardian, 17 February 1967 HCPC 9/S Printed letter to “the Editor of the Times & Gazette” correcting the impression given by the Halifax Corporation Subcommittee that the reservoir scheme will not be undertaken as operations appeared to be still continuing. HCPC 10/M Victory claimed. Undated letter of intemperate nature criticising the Preservation Committee. HCPC 11/M Miscellaneous undated donation letters, receipts etc: Cyclists’ Touring Club, Mid-Yorkshire District Association LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS Page 1 of 30 Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive catalogue Mrs Haworth of Castle Northwhich A Boy Mr H.C. Studd of Todmorden, Mr & Mrs C.H. Heyworth of Todmorden and Mr E.W. Watson of Machpelah, Hebden Bridge Mr & Mrs Greaves of Halifax Mr &Mre Fenton Greenwood Bernard Robertshaw of Ingleton J.D. Cockcroft of Harwell, Berkshire Donor from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire Donor from W. Horne & Co, Bradford JC Miss Marion Uttley and Thomas Sutcliffe of Oak Villa, Hebden Bridge Rosendale C.H.A. Rambling Club W.Riley of Burnley HCPC 12/M Correspondence, bills and receipts covering the period 2 August 1948 to 24 May 1950. 2.8.48 Bill for 500 letterheads from Kershaw & Ashworth 16.8.48 Bill for 500 letterheads (from 2.8.48), 1000 envelopes, 250 petitions and another 500 letterheads from Kershaw and Ashworth 22.9.48 Bill for 1000 envelopes, 1000 leterheads and 100 Bills from Kershaw & Ashworth 4.10.48 Bill for 3000 petition forms from Kershaw & Ashworth 12.10.48 Bill for use of Hebden Bridge Grammar School from West Riding County Council 20.10.48 Receipt for use of Hebden Bridge Grammar School from West Riding County Council 13.12.48 Donation from C. Bottomley of Brighouse 17.12.48 Donation from Gritstone Club 12.1.49 Bill and receipt 22.2.49 for 500 letterheads and 100 petitions from Kershaw & Ashworth 12.1.49 Donation from Kathleen Greenwood of East Grinstead 12.1.49 Donation from J. Hardcastle Purvis of Kingswood, Surrey 14.1.49 Donation from Edward Jack of Adamroyd, Todmorden 14.1.49 Letter from Aerofilms proposing an aerial survey of the dam site 14.1.49 Donation from Frank Hollway of Newcastle upon Tyne 16.1.49 Donation from Mrs Brierley of Rochdale 16.1.49 Donation from Lydia Wyld of Hurstwood, Burnley recounting a childhood visit 17.1.49 Donation from Fred Barraclough of Rochdale 19.1.49 Donation from Laura Sutcliffe of Fern Bank, Hebden Bridge 20.1.49 Donation from Paul Bryan of Sowerby Bridge 21.1.49 Donation from Geoff Robertshaw of Luddenfoot 22.1.49 Donation from Frank Buckley of Rochdale 22.1.49 Donation from T.W. Hanson of Pulborough, Sussex LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS Page 2 of 30 Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive catalogue 22.1.49 Donation from James & John Dawson of Todmorden 22.1.49 Donation from J. Gaukroger of Halifax 22.1.49 Donation from M. Vesey of Warminster 23.1.49 Donation from Gertrude Crossley of Frensham, Surrey 25.1.49 Donation from J.C. Ashton of Mytholmroyd 25.1.49 Donation from H. Stansfield of Rawdon, Leeds 25.1.49 Donation from G. Brooks of Patterdale 25.1.49 Anonymous donation 26.1.49 Donation from Edwin Cowgill of Rossendale 27.1.49 Donation from C. de M. Rudolf of Mirfield 27.1.49 Donation from Edna Hill of Eastwood 28.1.49 Donation from Mrs King 30.1.49 Donation from A. Bissington of Headingley. Leeds 30.1.49 Donation from Ramblers’ Association, Sheffield Federation 1.2.49 Donation from Mr & Mrs Sutcliffe of Scaitcliffe Hall, Todmorden 3.2.49 Donation from Ovenden Naturalists’ Society 4.2.49 Letter from C. de M. Rudolf of Mirfield complaining that 4d had had to be paid in postage for the receipt 7.2.49 Donation from Accrington and Blackburn C.H.A Club 9.2.49 Donation from Youth Hostels Association, Manchester and District Regional Group 9.2.49 Donation from Rochdale C.H.A Rambling Club 10.2.49 Donation from Ramblers’ Association, Manchester and District Federation 13.2.49 Donation from Crosby C.H.A. Club 15.2.49 Donation from Miss J. Hilton of Taunton 17.2.49 Donation from E. Brearley of Halifax detailing receipts from C.T.C. subscribers 17.2.49 Donation from Bury & District C.H.A. Rambling Club 28.2.49 Donation from Rochdale Group of the Holiday Fellowship 4.3.49 Donation from R. Hoffman of Halifax representing collections from the C.H.A. & H.F. Rambling and Social Club 5.3.49 Donation from Holiday Fellowship, Preston Group 7.3.49 Donation from The Wayside Ramblers, Nelson 10.3.49 Donation from Mrs L. Crabtree of Eastwood, Todmorden 24.3.49 Donation from Ramblers’ Association national executive via the Manchester Area Group 13.4.49 Donation from West Manchester Section of the C.T.C 24.5.49 Enquiry from City News Fellowship, Ramblers’ Section, Manchester 2.6.49 Further enquiry from City News Fellowship, Ramblers’ Section, Manchester 9.6.49 Return of receipt book from Hirst, Hebden Bridge 24.6.49 Letter from Lees & Co of Westminster re expenses of Halifax Corporation Bill LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS Page 3 of 30 Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive catalogue 27.6.49 Receipt and bill from Alice Longstaff for enlargements of views in March & April 29.6.49 Letter, receipt and statement from Lees & Co re expenses of Halifax Corporation Bill 30.6.49 Bill for 24 receipt books from James Jackson of Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge 14.7.49 Donation from R. Walker of Liversedge. Mentions burial at Blake Dean of parents in law, Joseph and Mary Sheard who lived at Ladyroyd and Overwood 14.7.49 Donation from R. Sutcliffe of Ogden 15.7.49 Donation from M. Carter of Birstall 16.7.49 Donation from Ernest Mills of Rochdale 17.7.49 Donation from A. Bishop of Leeds 18.7.49 Donation from M. Sutcliffe of Bournemouth 19.7.49 Donation from N. Roper of Heckington 20.7.49 Donation from Mr & Mrs Herring Shaw of Wakefield 20.7.49 Donation from A. Croat of Christchurch 23.7.49 Donation from J.C. Ashton of Mytholmroyd 26.7.49 Donation from Charles Robertshaw of Falling Royd, Hebden Bridge 26.7.49 Donation from Harold Maude of Hebden Bridge 26.7.49 Donation from Annie Helliwell of Carr House, Hebden Bridge 26.7.49 Donation from John Collins of Heywood. [Date is July 45 but probably a mistake] 27.7.49 Donation from Accrington and Blackburn C.H.A. Club 29.7.49 Donation from Lydia Wyld of Hurstwood 30.7.49 Donation from J.G. Stanbury of London 31.7.49 Letter from Charles Robertshaw of Falling Royd enquiring about a donation from his niece 1.8.49 Donation from W. Sutcliffe & Co of Townson Works, Hebden Bridge 6.8.49 Donation from F.G. Wilkinson of Elland 8.8.49 Donation from Nelson & District Wayside Ramblers 8.8.49 Donation from Cyclists’ Touring Club, Manchester District 9.8.49 Donation from Mrs E. Lord and Mr D. Lord of Todmorden 10.8.49 Donation from G.R. Shaw of Halifax representing subscriptions received for the fund 10.8.49 Donation from English Velvets Ltd, owner of Crimsworth Water Dyeing Co 11.8.49 Donation from J.A. Robertshaw and Mr and Mrs Blackburn of Nelson 11.8.49 Donation from workers at Thomas Ratcliffe & Co, Mytholmroyd 15.8.49 Donation from Francis Shackleton of Rochdale 15.8.49 Letter from Clerk of Hepton Rural District Council inviting Kenneth Crabtree to be a member of a subcommittee trying to arrange for the transfer of Hardcastle Crags to the National Trust 16.8.49 Bill and receipt dated 1.9.49 for 100 gummed slips and 250 letterheads from Kershaw & Ashworth LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS Page 4 of 30 Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive catalogue 17.8.49 Acknowledgement of donation from workers at Thomas Ratcliffe & Co, Mytholmroyd 17.8.49 Acceptance of invitation from Clerk of Hepton Rural District Council to be a member of a subcommittee trying to arrange for the transfer of Hardcastle Crags to the National Trust 18.8.49 Donation from Ramblers’ Association, West Riding Area 23.8.49 Donation from Ramblers’ Association, North-East Lancashire District Federation 24.8.49 Donation from Manchester Fellowship, Ramblers’ Section 27.8.49 Donation from Pennine Paths Preservation Society 27.8.49 Donation from J.L.