Amalgamation of Huncoat with Accrington

iBase ID

303303

Reference identifier

HAC-H012-P2-1351-1

Title

Amalgamation of Huncoat with Accrington

Place

Huncoat

Personal names

Councillor Richard Watson, Mr T Ridehalgh, Alderman T E Higham, Mr Harold Peel, Mr E Thorp, Mr F Whittaker, W H Warhurst, Mrs Mason

General notes

The Mayor of Accrington, Councillor Richard Watson, receiving deeds from Mr T Ridehalgh, vice chairman of Burnley Rural District Council at Huncoat Council School. To the right of the mayor, next to Alderman T E Higham, are Mr Harold Peel, Chairman, and Mr E Thorp, clerk to Huncoat Parish Council. Mr F Whittaker, Huncoat's first town councillor, and other members of the Huncoat Parish Council, are grouped around the town clerk W H Warhurst. The lady could possibly be Mrs Mason, benefactor to Huncoat Council School. Her brother died in WW1, and in his memory she gave small Easter eggs, and poppies on Remembrance Day to the school pupils.

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

1929

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Subjects

Place Names > Huncoat

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