A remarkable feature of the 68 Farnhill Volunteers is that only six of them died during WW1. All of these losses were, of course, tragic; but perhaps the saddest story is that of the death of Willie Barker. Willie Barker was born, in Farnhill, in December 1896 and was just 19 when he joined the […]
An interesting connection As we research the Farnhill WW1 Volunteers we’re finding that many of them were connected – either they were members of an extended family; they worked at the same mill; or they shared leisure pursuits. Recent research, yet to be confirmed, suggests that a woman called Ida Dawson was closely related no […]
This rather nice watercolour, showing the west end and bell-tower of Kildwick Church, was painted by Millie Clough in 1892, when she was just 15. Matilda (Millie) Clough was born in Crosshills in 1877. In 1898 she married William Green of Farnhill and they set up home at 33 Main Street, Farnhill, where William ran […]
Project launch event The project starts officially today. January 1st 2017. However, we have already started to plan our first public event which will be a WW1 Magic Lantern Show to be held on March 3rd, in the Institute building.
