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Rachael Babar

For information about Fred Newell

Rin Babson

For information about several topics including Colonel Frederick Dent and John Wrenshall

Pär-Erik Back

For information about Lizzie Yates

Pär-Erik has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Lizzie Yates

David Backhouse

For information about several topics including Backhouse's Gentlemen's Outfitters, Clifford Charles Backhouse, George Hughes Backhouse and Gilbert Hughes Backhouse

David has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

George Hughes Backhouse & Family

Joanne Backhouse

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Paul Baggaley

For information about his parents' tenancy at the Blue Ball, Norland

Robert Bagley

For information about Samuel Whitaker

Stephen Bailey

For information about several topics including Elkanah Hoyle & Sons Limited and Waterside Works, Halifax

Stephen has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Elkanah Hoyle & Sons Limited

Christine Bainbridge

For information about Abraham Clay

David Ball

For information about several topics including John Summerscales, Charles Summerscales and John Summerscales

Marie Ball

For information about several topics. These are listed in the Foldout

Lynda Balmforth

For information about several topics. These are listed in the Foldout

Audrey Bamforth

For information about several topics including Thomas G. Armstrong & Company Limited, Badger Hill Mills, Rastrick, Gosport Mills, Stainland, Edward Sykes and Edward Sykes & Sons Limited

Jarlath Bancroft

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Stephen Bancroft

For information about Joe Bancroft

David Barber

For information about several topics including Cut Edge Farm, Barkisland, John Haigh, Heath Lea Farm, Barkisland, Jericho Farm, Stainland Dean and Rice Fields, Barkisland

David has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

J Dennis Barber

For information about his grandfather, Norman Eric Barber

Terry Barcock

For information about several topics including Samuel Crompton, Jonathan Crowther, Timothy Crowther, Yorkshire motto, Yorkshire tail and Yorkshire fitting

Chris Barker

For information about topics including Union Mills, Salterhebble

Chris Barker

For information about several topics including James Barker

Steve Barker

For information about several topics including

Steve has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Denholme Pottery

David Barlow

For information about King Cross Wesleyan Chapel and Providence Methodist New Connexion Chapel, King Cross

David has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Palace Studios, Halifax

Dawn Barlow-Ham

For photographs and information about Penelope Pitt and Edward Ligonier

John Barnes

John has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Margaret Barnes

For information about Alangate, Halifax, George Reginald Carline, Clifford Lees, Margaret Lees, Mrs Laura Annie Mitchell, St Andrew's Methodist Church, Huddersfield Road and Stafford Square Wesleyan Church, Halifax

Mark Barnes

Mark has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Grave of Emperor Pickersgill

Susan Barnes

For information about several topics including Ernest Granville Diggle, Frederick William Horsfall, George Pickles, John Pickles, John Thomas Pickles and Abraham Uttley

Chris Barnett

For information about several topics including James Mitchell, William Ogden, Percy Brown Roe and John Henry Drake Turner

Christine Barraclough

For information about several topics including William (Billy) Nicholl and Alfred Settle

Malcolm Barrett

For information about Halifax Sunday Football League and Fred Moore, Photographers

Craig Barritt

For information about We of the West Riding

Jaqui Barron

For information about several topics including William Baron, James Barron, Priestley Barron and Firth House, Barkisland

Paul Barron

For information about the Raven, Krumlin

Peter Barron

Peter has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Perfecta Flags

Winifred Barron

For information about several topics including Jeremy Bentley, Abraham Dyson, Christopher Dyson, Daniel Dyson, David Dyson, Eli Dyson, Ely Dyson, Henry Dyson, Henry Dyson, James Dyson, Jeremiah Dyson, John Dyson, Thomas Dyson and Rishworth Hall

Peter Bartle

For information about several topics including Thomas Murgatroyd, William Murgatroyd and for identifying some of the mystery photographs

Jenny Bartoli

For recognising her great-grandparents in the photograph taken by Edward Gregson

Roger Barton

For information about several topics including John Blacka, John Richard Blacka, Richard Henry Binns, Jesse Horsfall, and Winston Churchill's staying with William Henry Greenwood

Roger has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Ros Batchelor

For information about topics including The Briton, Sowerby, John Downs, The New Inn, Soyland, Thomas Rigby, Peter Rigby, Ann Sutcliffe, Job Sutcliffe, John Sutcliffe, William Sutcliffe, Richard Taylor, The Volunteer Arms, Copley, Henry Wood, Job Sutcliffe Wood and Peter Rigby Wood

Margaret J. Bates

For information about her uncle, Dennis Goodger

Chris Battye

For information about topics including Akroydon Infants' School, Boothtown Primary School, Boothtown Junior & Infants' School and Rawson Junior, Infants' & Nursery School

Chris has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Akroydon Infants' School

Anne Bayliss

For information about several topics including John Cockroft Hardman and Walton Hardman

Elaine Beach

For information about several topics including 6 Stainland Road, West Vale, Josiah Bailey, George Bowes, Bowling Green School, Stainland, Bowling Green, Stainland, Griffin, Halifax, Lower Barsey Farm, Greetland, Mr Smith, Sportsman's, Greetland, Stainland Road Methodist Church, West Vale and Whitwell Place, Elland

John Beacroft-Mitchell

For correcting his own date of birth

Audrey Beardshall

For information about several topics including her grandfather, Harry Lund and Sergeant Hanson Victor Turner

Roger Beasley

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Steven Beasley

For information about topics including Water Supply, Barker Royd Mill, Southowram, John Frederick La Trobe Bateman, Llewelyn Bowen, Brier Lane Quarry, Southowram, Butts, Southowram, Castle Carr Tunnel, Castle Carr, Cow Lane, Southowram, Halifax Tool Company Limited, Judd wall, Mr Marsden, Jonas Marsden, Ralph Marsden, Richard Marsden, Richard Marsden, William Marsden, Pillar & Stall, Ramsden Wood Reservoir, Southowram, Thakstone, Thrum Hall Treatment Works, Abraham Walker, Matthew Draper Walker, White Rock Quarry, Sowood, Widdop Reservoir and The Freeman family of Southowram and for identifying some of the mystery photographs

Steven has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Doreen Beaumont

For information about several topics including David Jocelyn, Noah's Ark, Ovenden, Stump Cross Inn, Thomas W. Wilson and Woolpack, Sowerby Bridge

Gary Beaumont

For information about several topics including

Gary has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Prospect House, Southowram

Jean Beaumont

For information about several topics including Constance Sophia Pickney Simpson

Nigel Beaumont

For information about Anchor, Mill Bank

Tony Beaumont

For information and photographs of the Cunning Corner, Rishworth and other local scenes

Tony has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Deb Beban

For information about several topics including Edwin Smith, John Smith and Stafford Stocks Smith

Deb has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Edwin Smith

Gordon Bedford

For information about topics including Sidney Bedford and Lydgate House, Lightcliffe

Kristina Bedford

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Mike Beecham

For information about several topics including Heywood Close, Northowram, Northowram Historical Society, Quarry House Special School, Northowram and Quarry House, Northowram

Bernard Begley

For information about several topics including Rev B. Greenwood and Spring Gardens Academy, Warley

Lair Behr

For information about several topics. These are listed in the Foldout

Ben

For information about Ripponden Police Station

Alan D. Benn

For identifying Walter M. Hilton's photograph of All Saints' Church, Tunstall, East Riding

Terry Benn

Terry has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Buttershaw, West Yorkshire

Ann Bennett

For information about several topics including her ancestor Edmund Wadsworth, Upper Goat House, Rishworth, Richard Wadsworth, Richard Wadsworth, Samuel Colbeck, Shaw Booth, Warley, and Timothy Wadsworth

David Bennett

David has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Northgate, Halifax

Diane Bennett

For information about several topics including George Bottomley, George Bottomley, John Bottomley, Samuel Bottomley and Samuel Bottomley

Susan Bennett

For information about several topics including James Patrick Fletcher, Thomas Fletcher, James Walsh, Margaret Walsh and William Walsh

Brian Peter Berlanny

For information about Florence Oddy and John Oddy

Richard Bernstein

For information about Turner & Wainwright

Alec Berry

For information about Margaret Alice Berry

Maggie Berry

For information about several topics including Albert Crowther, Rev E. G. Thomas and his family, Broad Tree, Lee Mount, Cross Stone Wesleyan Chapel, Sowerby, Providence Primitive Methodist Chapel, Sowerby, and Raw End Farm, Luddendenfoot

Anna Best

For information about several topics. These are listed in the Foldout

Jo Best

For information about Jared Priestley and family

Ron Best

For information about several topics including George Best, George Best, James Kershaw Best, James William Best, John Best, Kershaw Thorpe Best, Thomas Best and Walter Hobbs

Ron has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Rick Bevitt

For information about several topics including John Albert Drake, Hoar Side Moor, Hebden Bridge, Henry Edward Horsfall, Jane Nicholson, Sophia Nicholson, Thomas Watson Nicholson, Charles Alfred Quarmby, Mary Roome and Frank Stirk

Michael Bickley

For information about the Vicars of Coley

John Billingsley

For information about topics including Boston Hill, Hebden Bridge, Boston Hill, Wadsworth, Frederick C. Chatburn, The Great House on the Northgate, Isaac Hemingway, Joseph Leeming, Old Town Cricket Club, Old Town Mill, Wadsworth, Whitehall, Heptonstall and The Bentley Family of Heptonstall and for several other pieces of information about Hebden Bridge

John Binns

For information about several topics including Greetland Sewage Works, John Edward Binns, and Edward Binns & Sons

Steve Binns

For information about his ancestors, Harry Percy Jackson and son

Susan Binns

For information about George Crowther

Heath Bintliff

For information about several topics including Thomas H. Bintliff, Gershom Bintliff and Maria Hanson

Ivan Birch

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Ian Birchall

For information about Rev W. Arnold Pendlebury

Ken Black

For information about Alfred Lister

Christopher Blackburn

For information about Lugia de Luca

Christopher has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Luigi De Luca

Lois Blackburn

For information about several topics including Samuel Sugden

Paul Blackburn

For information about several topics. These are listed in the Foldout

Ken Blackhurst

For information about topics including Soyland Paper Mill

Lyndall Blackley

For information about several topics including Charles Collinson Rawson, Christopher Rawson, Edmund Stansfield Rawson, Lancelot Bernard Rawson and Francis Walter de Winton

Steve Blacksmith

For information about several topics including Halifax Scientific Society, Roy Watling and for commenting on some mystery photos

Elizabeth Blagbrough

For information about several topics including Elisha W. Stott and George Stott

Frances Blake

For information about Charles Gaukroger and Thomas Gaukroger

Christopher Blakey

For information about several topics including Bradley Villas, West Vale, Clock House, Elland, Tram Number 55 and West Vale Baptist Manse and for identifying some of the mystery photographs

David Blanchard

For information about several topics including Mytholmroyd Church Lads' Brigade

David has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

David Bland

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Freya Bletsoe

For information about Brian Royd Mill, Greetland

Paul Bloomfield

For information about several topics including Reuben Burdett, Ogden Lane Forge, Rastrick, W. E. Smithies, Thomas Brothers, Wade & Butterfield, Fred Whiteley, George Shaw Whiteley, Joseph Whiteley, Samuel Marsden Whiteley and Woodhead Brothers

Paul has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Barbara Bolt

For information about several topics including Henry Charles McCrea, his family & descendants, and Warley House

Mark Bolton

Mark has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

James Bond

For information about several topics including James Bond and James Bond

Peter Bond

For information about Rev James Bond

Philippa Bond

For information about Dr Frederick Fielding Bond

Alan Boocock

For information about several topics. These are listed in the Foldout

Chris Booking

For introducing me to Lower Shibden Hall and Water Scout

Rosemary Booth

For information about several topics including James Christopher Cunningham, Alfred Settle, Luke Settle and Sutcliffe's Restaurant

Rosemary has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

James Christopher Cunningham: Scrapbook

Terry Booth

For information about Halifax High School for Girls and Savile Hall, Halifax

Val Bottomley

For information about Ancient Order of Henpecked Husbands

Frank Bottomley & friends

Sarah Bearder, Bob Bond, Nicola (Bottomley) Leather, and Sue White have contributed information about several topics. These are listed in the Foldout

Brian Bouchards

For information about Dr Henry King Dawson

Ruth Bourne

For information about topics including Halliday & Sons, Clement Halliday, W. Halliday & Sons Limited and Sowerby Bridge Industrial Society Limited

Ruth has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Fred Boutin

For information about Vale Nursery

Anna Bowman

For information about several topics including Broad Carr Mill, Elland

Susan Bowman

For information about Mackrill Street, Northowram

Judith Bracewell

For information about several topics. These are listed in the Foldout

Dorothy Bracken

For information about John Wright

John Bradfield

For information about Henry Foster and Grace Sutcliffe

Derek Bradshaw

For information about James Medcalf

Graham Bradshaw

For information about George Parker Wilkinson

Ann Brady

For information about several topics including David Ackroyd, Edward Ackroyd, Frederick Ackroyd, Thomas Ackroyd and William Ackroyd

Ann has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Jennifer Bragg

For information about several topics including her gt-gt-grandfather Stephen Cockburn and Francis Cockburn

Dasha Brandt

For information about Rev Elkanah Hoyle

Janey Branston

For information about several topics including Margaret Alice Berry

Kenneth Breare

For a wonderful photograph of Wainhouse Tower

Amanda Brearley

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Stuart Brearley

Stuart has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

William Asquith Limited

Rob K Brettle

For information about several topics including Tin Mission, Hebden Bridge

Marilyn Brichard

For information about several topics including Quickstavers, Sowerby, Margaret Wade and Waterwheels

David Bridgeman-Sutton

For information about several topics including Titus Gaukroger, Rev George Harold Inman, Dr Joseph Philip Marshall, Rippon Brothers and Whiteley Singleton

David has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Grave of Titus Gaukroger & Family

Peter Brier

For information about several topics including

Guy Briggs

For information about several topics including Thomas Brigg and Grant Brigges

Linda Briggs

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Shirley Brittan

For information about several topics including Samuel Halstead, Thomas Halstead, Thomas Holroyd and Joseph Brice Walton

Neville Broadbent

For information about topics including his grandfather, Joseph Broadbent, the Manor House, Southowram, the Lord Raglan, Halifax, and Rev C. H. Fisher

Thomas V Broadbent

For information about several topics including Betty Broadbent, James Broadbent and William Broadbent

Simon Brock

For information about topics including

Simon has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Mary Agnes, Wife of Jeremiah Carter

Keith Brocklehurst

For information about North Dean

Nick Brojer

For information about several topics including The Old Halls & Manor Houses of Yorkshire and George Frederick Ormerod

Holly Stiles Brook

For information about James Brook

Martin Brook

For information about several topics including Amram Brook, Arthur Alexander Brook, Cyrus Brook, Cyrus Barker Brook, Edgar Deighton Brook, Gathorne Brook, Hannah Brook, Scipio Brook, A. & C. Brook, C. Brook & Company and Cyrus Brook & Sons

Peter Brook

For several photographs.

Peter has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Fiona Brooke

For information about her ggg-grandfather, Sidney Ellis

John Brooke

For information about several topics including 5 Days' Work, Lightcliffe, Clifton Coal Mining, Craig Royston, Hipperholme, Crow Nest Gatehouse, Lightcliffe, Crow Nest, Lightcliffe, Lightcliffe Church of England (VA) Primary School and Lightcliffe Vicarage

See John Brooke

David Brown

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Estelle Brown

For information about several topics including Todmorden Station Partnership

Estelle has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

The Abraham Ormerod Medical Centre, Todmorden

John S Brown

For information about topics including his grandfather Smith Brown, his father Sam A. Brown, and Prince of Wales, Halifax.

John has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Keith Brown

For information about Ellistones Mill, West Vale

Keith has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Paul Brown

For information about several topics including Napoleon Works, Hebden Bridge

Phil Brown

For information about several topics including George Hatto, Patrick Larkin and Silverstones Cabinet Supply Company, Halifax

Wallace Brown

Wallace has submitted 3 pages of Memories:

Benjamin Brundell

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Kimberley Brush

For information about Herbert Crowther

Anthony Buck

A fire extinguisher historian, for photographs of fire extinguishers and for information about Blakeborough's, and Nu-Swift Fire Extinguishers

Anthony has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

Nu-Swift Fire Extinguishers

Mark Buckle

For information about John Robinson and for his thoughts on some mystery photos, such as Sutcliffe Wood Farm, Hipperholme

Anthony Buckless

For information about several topics. These are listed in the Foldout

Ian Buckley

For information about an incident at Soyland Mill in 1658

Michael Buckley

For information about several topics including Bankfield House, Holywell Green and for identifying some of the mystery photographs

Lindy Bullock

For information about Roby Calvert

Jeff Bulmer

For information about Savile Green, Halifax

Rosie Burgess

For information about members of the Spencer and Ward families

Elisabeth Burleigh

For information about Benjamin Crook and Foster Mill, Hebden Bridge

Pip Buswell

For information about several topics including Helen (Letitia) Frazer, Ellen Mary Robinson and George Wheelhouse Robinson

Geoff Butler

For information about Lindwell Primitive Methodist Church, Greetland

Tim Butterworth

For information about Todmorden Cricket Club and the Yorkshire-Lancashire border

Viv & Peter Butterworth

For photographs and information about several topics.

These are listed in the Foldout

Ian Button

For information about Ted Underhill and Woodside Lodge, Halifax

Terry Byrne

For information about New Beginnings Christian Centre, Halifax.

Terry has submitted photographic material which has been used to illustrate:

New Beginnings Christian Centre, Lee Mount

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