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Photograph number: Other 127

1987

Playtime on Chestnut Avenue

Left to right: Alan Marsh, Mark Dyson, Perry Devoy, Caroline Marsh, Mark Doyle and Tracy Marsh.

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Photograph number: Other 128

1990

Chestnut Avenue

Father and son Russell and Alan Marsh

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Photograph number: Other 129

May 2001

Home Secretary David Blunkett visits the Acorn Centre

Brierley residents left to right: Councillor Chris Sykes, Graham Hotchins, Jeff Ennis MP, David Blunkett, Sylvia Nixon and Michael Ennis.  

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Photograph number: Other 130

Circa early 1960s

The kitchen at 4 Hillside Brierley

The home of Norman and Gladys Gaskell. The dog is Dusky

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Photograph number: Other 131

Circa early 1960s

The back garden at 4 Hillside Brierley also showing numbers 5 and 6 Hillside

The dog is Dusky

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Photograph number: Other 132

Date unknown

Joseph Crossland

Seen here on the left at the sheds at the back of his home at Barnsley Road is Joseph Crossland who was the father to Bernard (Sonny) and grandfather to Nigel. He had Lyndhurst which are numbers 32 and 34 Barnsley Road built by Schora’s the builders. The blacksmith was ? Hooper.

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Photograph number: Other 133

1933

Hexthorpe Flatts

Left to right: Joyce Gill, Ida Weaver, Nigel Crossland and Kenneth Fox.

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Photograph number: Other 134

Date unknown

Outing to Scarborough

Left to right: Joseph Crossland, Frank Bolton, Elizabeth? (From Halifax), ?, Jayne Crossland and Hilda Crossland who was the sister to Joseph.

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Photograph number: Other 135

Date unknown

Joy Ride

This photograph came from the photograph collection of Nigel Crossland but he doesn’t recognise any one. I thought I would add it to the collection if only for its charm.

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Photograph number: Other 136

Circa early 1930s

Crossland family

Left to right: Brothers and sisters Nigel, Bernard (Sonny) jnr, Joyce and Barbara Crossland who lived at Lyndhurst which are number 32 and 34 Barnsley Road Brierley. The motorbike belonged to their father Bernard (Sonny) Crossland snr and was a New Endley with carbide lamps.

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Photograph number: Other 137

Circa late 1920s

Frank and Edith Bolton

From the Hilltop estate

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Photograph number: Other 138

Circa early 1930s

Molly Weaver and her cousin Kenneth Fox from Brathwell

Kenneth’s father was Jack Fox whose brother was William Fox senior who tenanted Violet Farm. The roof tops in the back are the Farriers. This photograph was taken in the front garden of Orchard House which stands at the top of Brierley Hill. The garden you see was narrowed to allow the widening of the road around 1934.

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Photograph number: Other 139                                                           

Circa 1930

Molly Weaver and Nigel Crossland

In the fields at Violet Farm

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Photograph number: Other 140                                                         

Circa 1930s

Fox family

Ida Weaver and her cousin Kenneth Fox from Braithwell with Grandma Catherine Fox on Violet Farm

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Photograph number: Other 141                                                    

Circa 1930s

Fox family and friends

Middle back is Mabel Fox on her right is Edith Fox. Far right second row is Ida Weaver and bottom left is Kenneth Fox from Braithwell. The young man in the middle is John Medley and his mother Margaret is far right (from Hemsworth). The young lad bottom left is Kenneth Fox from Braithwell.

Idas parents were Jimmy Weaver and Ida Fox.

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Photograph number: Other 142                                                  

1998

School time

Left to right Luke Molics, Richard Gomersall and Jamie McGrath

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Photograph number: Other 143                                                  

1992

Gomersall family

Left to right Joan, Richard and David

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Photograph number: Other 144                                                  

1992

Herbert family

Mark and Denise Herbert with their sons Richard and Mark 12 Hodroyd Cottages

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Photograph number: Other 145                                                 

Circa 1960s

Gladys and Norman Gaskell

Relaxing in the back garden of their home at 4 Hillside where they would have been the first tenants

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Photograph number: Other 146                                             

Circa 1960s

Pat Bray and June Gaskell

Pat and June lived at number 3 and 4 Hillside respectively

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Photograph number: Other 147                                             

1928

Florence (nee Haigh) Crossland with son Nigel

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Photograph number: Other 148                                         

Circa mid 1970s

Nigel and Mary (nee Hulin) Crossland

Nigel and Mary are seen here on holiday at the Royal Hotel Scarborough

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Photograph number: Other 149                                         

Circa 1930s

Day Trip

Left to right: Bernard Crossland,  ? and Frank (Toddy) Arnold

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Photograph number: Other 150                                      

Circa 1940s

Crossland family

Left to right Brothers and Sisters Barbara, Nigel, Bernard (Sonny) jnr and Joyce Crossland who lived at Lyndhurst which are number 32 and 34 Barnsley Road Brierley

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