1949 photo – opening of the new mill

We are on a mission to name everyone in this photo!! We’re not doing so well so far … if you can name any of these, please let us know!!

1. Jimmy Halsall

2. Herbert Eckton

3. Harry Seed    (brother of No 11)

4. Billy Woods

5. Frank Marsden

6. Walter Leece    (Old Hive)

7. Johnny Woods

8. Bob Hayhurst

9. Albert Walker

10. Tommy Byers [1]  (married No 46)

11. ?………Seed   (brother of No 3)

12. Wilf Blezard

13. Frank Rowe

14. Tommy Sanderson  (brother 0f No 15)

15. Jimmy Sanderson   (brother of No 14)

16. Jim Turver

17. Annie Blezard

18. Joan Pinder

19. Tom Freeman

20. Harry Addison

21. ……………………

22. Harry Byers

23. (Old) Tom Freeman

24. Charlie Bolton

25. Jackie Nuttall

26. Bart Marsden  (joiner)

27. Elias Cookson

28. Dave Byers

29. Mrs John Edward Ellison  (wife of No 50)

30. Josie Wells

31. Ada Bleasdale

32. Margaret Mullard

33. Alice Holden

34. Mary Hayhurst  (dtr of No8)

35. Joe Earl

36. May Whittaker

37. Maggie Moon

38. ……………………….

39. Dessy Leece

40. ………………….

41. Agnes Hayhurst  (dtr of No 8)

42. Lizzie Marsden

43. Sarah (Ciss) Walmsley

44. Bob Marsden

45. Doreen Pinder

46. Nellie Martin  (married No 10)

47. Harold Anderson

48. Tom Keighley

49. Tom Wolstenholme

50. John Edward Ellison  (husband of No 29)

51. Jack Squires

52. Tommy Byers [2]

53. Jim Heaton

54. ………………….

55. Jack Croasdale

56. Tom Askew

57. Percy Seed  (brother of No118)

58. Terry Wadeson

59. Jimmy Garstang ?

60. Ben Holden?

61. Bob Hunt

62. George Tweedy  (Kirk Cottages)

63. Ted McCreary

64. Harry Croasdale

65. Wilf Hardacre

66. Dick Thornton

67. ………………………

68.  Denis Seed  (Old Hive)

69. Bill Fayre

70. George Lawrence

71. Ray Taylor

72. Horace Seed

73. ………………….

74. Ronnie Batt

75. Leo Hunt

76. Alf Leece

77. Bob Seed

78. ……………………..

79. Harry Lowe

80. Vinnie Slinger

81. Fred Squires

82. Tony Gallagher

83. Joe Marsh

84. Dick Bolton

85. Herbert Freeman

86. James Berry

87. George Holden

88. Stan Burrows

89. …………………..

90. Teddy Hornby

91. ……………………

92. Joe Tattersall

93. Harry Berry

94. Harold Leece [Snowy]

95. Maurice Leece

96. Brian Carlisle  (husband of Eve Berry)

97. Wilf Nuttall

98. Brian Smith

99. ……………………..

100. ……………………..

101. Jack Berry

102. Ken Seed

103. ………………………

104. Jack Marsh

105. ……………………….

106. Tommy Nuttall

107. Fred Disley

108. Teddy Martin

109. Sylvester Richardson

110. Walter Hesmondhalgh

111. …………………………

112. Bill Seed [Stett] (bandsman)

113. ……………………….

114. Bill Squires

115. Tom Timbrell  (Timmy)

116. Wilf Cookson

117. Les Cookson

118. John Seed  (brother of No 57)