Ripponden

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my name is Bronwyn Huggon nee Hicks. I remember Brig Royd being built and seeing Miss Eyres who lived in the big house being driven in her horse drawn carriage. What wonderful days we had at the Gala waiting to see who became Miss Ripponden or who was chosen to be the Rose Queen. I remember the parade, the food and the field races. Then came the At Homes when we all imagined ourselves to be the stars of the stage. I have happy memories of Mr. Brigham (Vicar) who used to open his house so we could practice our lines for the plays we performed.
When The Lords Mayors Ball was on in the Conservative Club we were allowed to ...read more here
Contributed by Bronwyn Huggon

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my name is Bronwyn Huggon nee Hicks. I remember Brig Royd being built and seeing Miss Eyres who lived in the big house being driven in her horse drawn carriage. What wonderful days we had at the Gala waiting to see who became Miss Ripponden or who was chosen to be the Rose Queen. I remember the parade, the food and the field races. Then came the At Homes when we all imagined ourselves to be the stars of the stage. I have happy memories of Mr. Brigham (Vicar) who used to open his house so we could practice our lines for the plays we performed.
When The Lords Mayors Ball was on in the Conservative Club we were allowed to ...read more here
A memory of Ripponden contributed by Bronwyn Huggon

70s Triangle

Growing up in Triangle in the 70s, I was the middle child of three children. My dad was Ian Whippey and my grandparents were Arthur and Lillian Whippey. We lived at 18 Rochdale Road, opposite the Triangle Inn, then run by the Collett family.

I remember the harsh winters with snow drifts and also the hot summer afternoons. Sunday afternoons was a treat as Grandad took my brother Mark and I over to the pub for coca cola and crisps all round!!!

Our Uncle Colin was a great cricketer so we would often watch him play at the cricket club or play in the woods at the back of the club.  Mark would go off with his friend chan ...read more here
A memory of Triangle contributed by sheridan holmes

Triangle in the 50s

My name is Monica Sekulka, I lived at Oaken Royd, Triangle, on the Norland side of the valley. Our house was one of 8, back to back - which the local council decided to demolish in their haste for modernity sometime in the 70s. We moved to Dodge Royd Farm, just a couple of hundred yards from Oaken Royd in the 60s. I remember walking to Triangle primary school over the old bridge by Rough Hey Woods and I have a memory very early in the 50s of steam trains passing through - all I could see was the smoke from the engines - a ghostly mist through the trees. There used to be a railroad station ...read more here
A memory of Triangle contributed by Monica Sekulka