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100+ members of the U3A at a talk on & This thriving group meets in the 1976 Methodist Church at built on the site of the 1872 Wesleyan church that was demolished in 1970.

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2019-04-15

Some details from this morning’s Glorious Painting! course with Saltaire artist Ann Davies, focused today on underpainting

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2019-03-28

Marie Studholme, former Salts Grammar School pupil, & international singer & actor, was besieged by fans at the opening of the Alhambra theatre in 1914.

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2019-03-19

Maull & Polyblank of London sold portraits of celebrities in the late and snapped of & MP for with his legendary silk top hat.

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2019-02-23

I’ve seen the 1912 film ‘Easter on Shipley Glen’ that features The Rose of pleasure steamer. It sailed towards from where the dragon boat races are now held.

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2019-02-01

1908 formed the 1st Scouts Group in England. The same year as the 1st (Windhill) group met and later the 3rd at St Peter’s & the 5th at URC.

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2019-01-24

No week is complete without a mention of Jack and Iggy the monster kittens! They are growing super fast and will soon be venturing out into the big bad world. Read more: https://t.co/Yv0k9SQ6ZR

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2019-01-24

Herbert b.1840, son of of was buried in 1912 with his 1st wife Elizabeth & her sister Margaret his 2nd wife, in the 1837 Cemetery, which has just secured £6.7m funding to restore it.

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2019-01-19

Instead of doing National Service, conscientious objector, was an orderly for 2yrs at St Luke’s Hospital Originally the 1852 Workhouse Infirmary by Lockwood & Mason it was built when they were working on

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2019-01-17

13 January 1919 Lt Col (Dr) Rutherford of shot dead Major Seton in London for an affair with his wife Alice, daughter of Sir James Roberts, owner of Mills &

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2019-01-15

The led 3,000 mill hands to Station for the journey to for birthday bash at Crow Nest mansion in 1856. but it wasn’t January

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2019-01-07

Jnr released 9,000 trout into the beck at 4,000 into the nr & 2,000 into his father’s lake at his Crow Nest mansion Lightcliffe, nr in 1870

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2019-01-04

Suffering from heart trouble, Sir of self-declared an invalid using a bath-chair, joined the host above 1876 at home in Crow Nest nr

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2018-12-30

wrote a letter home about Bradford 1854, the year he visited & read to 3,700 in St George’s Hall

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2018-12-29

Popping out for last minute gifts and provisions in & In the nick of time

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2018-12-24

St Thomas’ Day the poor went a-thomasing, children in queued for a gift from & were counted twice to make sure no-one had more than one.

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2018-12-22

I am teaching Hygge Winter Weaving workshop in Saltaire on 26th January https://t.co/hsOFHb3pi9 Discover easy weaving techniques to make your own Scandinavian style wall hanging on a tapestry loom.

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2018-12-19

150yrs ago Martha Brown the loyal live-in servant for 22yrs came to & lived with sister Ann Binns, husband Benjamin & 12 children in Victoria Rd. Sick of the marital rows, Martha left for 9yrs later.

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2018-12-17

The eccentric Gardens were very popular with follies made out of clinker, arches, a ruined castle & small boating lake; all on & doorsteps. More information attached.

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2018-12-16