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Frozen Stiff and Loving It - Snowy Memories of Hellifield Flashes

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This story was contributed to the Hellifield Herald by Ken Leak in December 2019. It tells the story of memories of boyhood winter play in the village.
Hellifield Baptist Church

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This story was contributed to the Hellifield Herald by John Pearcy in February 2020. It tells the story of Hellifield Baptist Church, now converted to a private house.
Photo from John Pearcy's collection

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Photo of Susannah Parker, taken in 1916
Contributor - John Pearcy

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John Pearcy is a major contributor to the Hellifield Herald. He writes stories about the history of the village. John’s family roots in Hellifield go back to the early 1880s when his great grandparents came to live in Midland Terrace, my grandmother being born there in 1895. His paternal grandfather came to Hellifield before the first world ...
A brief history of Hellifield Methodist Chapel

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This story was contributed to the Hellifield Herald by John Pearcy in June 2019 – the very first edition of the magazine. It tells the history of Hellifield’s Methodist Chapel. John updated the story in June 2022’s magazine.
Contributor - Ken Leak

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Ken Leak is a major contributor to the Hellifield Herald. He writes stories about the history of the village and how is has changed in his lifetime. Ken was born in Colne in 1957, but his family moved to Hellifield in 1960 where his father was employed as a Signalman at the then busy Hellifield Station. Ken ...
Hellifield's Dance Band Days

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This story was contributed to the Hellifield Herald by Ken Leak in August 2019. It takes a snapshot of live music performance in the village.
Hellifield - What's in a name?

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This story was contributed to the Hellifield Herald by Ken Leak in June 2019 – the very first edition of the magazine. It tells the story of the possible origins of the name of the village.
Sir Edward Elgar - a Hellifield connection

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This story was contributed to the Hellifield Herald by John Pearcy in July 2019. It tells the story of the visits made to Hellifield by the composer.
American Luxury

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This story was contributed to the Hellifield Herald by John Pearcy in August 2019. It tells the story of American coaches being pulled by local Midland Railway engines.
The Flying Scotsman - photo no. 1

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The Flying Scotsman
Hellifield placenames re-visited

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A contribution from Ken Leak to the Hellifield Herald in October 2021, with a response from November 2021.
The Flying Scotsman - photo no. 3

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The Flying Scotsman at Hellifield Station
Titus Salt's Burlers and Menders, Hellifield

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The Titus Salt Mill had a number of small factories around Yorkshire which repaired the material produced in the main factory at Saltaire. These were known a ‘Burlers and Menders’ and one such factory was in Hellifield. A ‘burler’ or mender is a highly-skilled job. It is someone who ‘removes loose threads, knots, and other imperfections ...
Engine 470 at Hellifield Station

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This photograph shows Midland Railway class 2P 4-4-0 No.470 with driver Bill Lewis of Midland terrace on the footplate. This locomotive was built by the Midland Railway Company at its Derby works in 1895. The locomotive spent its entire working life of 56 years allocated to Hellifield shed, being withdrawn from service there in May ...
The Gas Works, Malham Road

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Photo of the Gas Works on Malham Road, Hellifield. This was one of two locations for gas works in the village – the other being on Gisburn Road. This photo also forms part of an article ‘|Let there be light’.
Outing to Salts Mill

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Hellifield Burlers and Menders on an employee’s trip to Salt’s Mill in Saltaire. Left to right: Anne Mellin, Enid Preston, Mrs Ostle, Teresa Grime
People

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Hellifield Youth Club Committee

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Photo of members of Hellifield Youth Club Committee, circa 1955. Left to Right: John Edwards, Mr Ellerington and wife, Rita (school teacher), Joyce Newhouse, Steven Graham (policeman), Eric Belt, Evelyn Dugdale, Donald Bullock, Barbara Thwaite.
Main Street, Hellifield, looking East

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Main Street, Hellifield looking East. The building to the right is the Village Hall, or ‘Institute’. In the centre is a building which has been a garage, a florist and is now a cafe.
Main Street, Hellifield

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Black & white photo of Hellifield Main Street (A65). Note gas street lighting and upended horse drawn cart.
The Flying Scotsman at Hellifield Station

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A short series of 6 photos of the Flying Scotsman taken at Hellifield Station on 16 July 2020.
Gisburn Road, Hellifield

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Black Horse public house on right. Garage selling ‘Cleveland’ petrol on right. Judging by the car, the photo was taken in the 1920s. Cleveland Petrol was established in 1920 and was later rebranded ‘Esso’.
Mr Hugh Wilson

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Mr High Wilson, joiner and undertaker, on Gisburn Road. Rook Cottage on the right has been a Bric a Brac store, run by Mrs Thompson. The Black Horse in the centre background.

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