Brunswick Methodist Choir, Burnley

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iBase ID

277875

Reference identifier

EBU20190312006

Title

Brunswick Methodist Choir, Burnley

Place

Burnley

Personal names

Roland Gutteridge, Arnold Greenwood, T. Lord, Fred Atkin, Wm. Hargreaves, Rowland Aspden, Gilbert Maden, Wm. Pollard, ( E. Emmott?) Gilbert Hartley, Ethel Harris, Florrie Bingham, Wm. Baldwin, Ida Dawson, Fred Cork, Dorothy Nowell, Seth Atkin, Nellie Standen (Nellie Standing), Arthur Proctor, Laura Atkinson, Dora Blaney, Annie Mayoh, Annie White, Joan Rycroft, Edna Smith, Alice Birtwistle, E. Dyson, Margaret Gutteridge, Lilian Dawson, Clarice Pate, Phyllis O'Connor, Hilda Basnet, Winifred Maxfield, Mrs. Rowland Gutteridge, Lydia Holden, Wm. Hurley, Lily Doney, Reg. Holden, Dorothy Henderson, Harry Gutteridge, Vera Nutter, Herbert Kershaw, Mrs. W. Hurley, Wilford Brunton, Verdi Brand, James Wharton, Miss Rogers, Miss Wiseman, Robert S. Preston, Herbert Rycroft, John Stansfield, Rev. C.B. Johnson, James T. Pollard, Mary Sagar, Mrs. J.R. Allison, James R. Allison.

General notes

Brunswick Methodist Church established 1869 closed 1962 demolished 1963 stood opposite the Town Hall on Manchester Rd. Burnley. Burnley Historical Society have "A History of Brunswick Chapel" by J. Atkin.
An almost identical version of this image appears on p. 13, Burnley Express 1.10.1932 , the occasion being a presentation to long-serving choir members. The photograph donated to Burnley Library gives names and some family connections within the choir; James T Pollard and Wm. Pollard were father and son and ran Atlas Foundry, Caldervale Rd., (and who have a magnificent tomb known as The Chest in Burnley Cemetery), there are several Gutteridges : Henry and his daughter Margaret, Henry's brother Rowland and his wife; Herbert (Harry Rycroft) choir leader, and daughter Joan; Brothers Fred and Seth Atkin, and also says that Arnold Greenwood (2nd Left Back Row) died in New Zealand . The clergyman Ref. C.G. Johnson (5th from right) joined Brunswick in September 1930.

The names are given as, Left to Right :

Back Row Standing : Roland Gutteridge, Arnold Greenwood, T. Lord, Fred Atkin, Wm. Hargreaves, Rowland Aspden, Gilbert Maden, Wm. Pollard, (unknown E. Emmott?) Gilbert Hartley.
Next Row Ethel Harris, Florrie Bingham, Wm. Baldwin, Ida Dawson, Fred Cork, Dorothy Nowell, Seth Atkin, Nellie Standen (or Standing), Arthur Proctor, Laura Atkinson, Dora Blaney, Annie Mayoh
Next Row: Annie White, Joan Rycroft, Edna Smith, Alice Birtwistle, E. Dyson, Margaret Gutteridge, Lilian Dawson, Clarice Pate, Phyllis O'Connor, Hilda Basnet, Winifred Maxfield
Next Row : Mrs. Rowland Gutteridge, Lydia Holden, Wm. Hurley, Lily Doney, Reg. Holden, Dorothy Henderson, Harry Gutteridge, Vera Nutter, Herbert Kershaw, Mrs. W. Hurley, Wilford Brunton, Verdi Brand
Front row: James Wharton, Miss Rogers, Miss Wiseman, Robert S. Preston, Herbert Rycroft (organist), John Stansfield, Rev. C.B. Johnson, James T. Pollard, Mary Sagar, Mrs. J.R. Allison, James R. Allison.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

21 x 16

Year of image

1932

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Locator

T622

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