Birchcliffe Cubs and Scouts
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Collection: Alice Longstaff Gallery
Alice Longstaff (née Speak) (d. 1992 aged 85) was a remarkable lady. Born at Little Lear Ings farm in Heptonstall on May 16 1907, she started work at 14 years old, in September 1921, as apprentice photographer at the Westerman Studio, 25 West End, Hebden Bridge. Crossley Westerman had established the studio in 1890; on his death in 1918 his daughter Ada took over the business, and it was Ada who trained the young apprentice. Alice remained there for the next 70 years. In 1935 she and her family bought the business, and her brother Clement became the framer and darkroom technician, until he died in 1963. In 1935 Alice married John Longstaff who joined the business as picture framer when Clement died, and they continued to work together until her death in 1992.
Collection Items
Birchcliffe hillside
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Birchcliffe Maypole dancers
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Birchcliffe Sunday School Rose Queen
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Birchcliffe Tennis Club
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Birchcliffe, Hebden Bridge
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Birchcliffe, Hebden Bridge
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Birchcliffe, Hebden Bridge
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Birchcliffe, Hebden Bridge
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...
Black & White Cafe, New Road, Hebden Bridge
The boy second from the right on the back row is Kenneth Mills who lived on Palace House Road. Circa 1955. PhotoRead more...