The album was made by the School and Young Person's Society of Eastwood Congregational Chapel. It contains a short biography of everyone who left their homes because of the First World War. Most biographies are accompanied by a photograph.
The album cover
The album was given to the Charlestown History group by a member of Todmorden Antiquarian Society at an open day held in Eastwood in 2006. We are extremely thankful to them for preserving such a unique document for so long a time.
We welcome additional information about the compilers of this album and the people in it. Any information received will be added to the website.
THE INTRODUCTORY PAGE
This page gives a brief explanation ofthe rational behind the album.
The short retrospective (below) written by Arthur Fielden provides a longer description of the work of the Comforts Committee.
THE BIOGRAPHIES AND PHOTOS
The individual biographies and photos are set out on a separate page in the same order as the album. Click here to see them. Because of the number of photos, they may take a little time to appear.
THE ALBUM INDEX
The pages can barely be seen on the pages, but the page number is included in the caption under each page.
WHERE TO FIND A COPY OF THE ALBUM A number of copies of the album have been produced so that local residents and interested people can see it. Copies can be found at:
- Todmorden and Halifax reference libraries (to look at only)
- Hebden Bridge Local History Society (to look at only)
- Eastwood Residents Association has a copy (this can be loaned)
To safeguard the original copy of the album, it is now stored at the archives of Hebden Bridge Local History Society
THE WORK OF THE EASTWOOD YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETY COMFORTS COMMITTEE
At the end of the album there are a number of testimonials and a description of the work of the committee. These are all included below.
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT EASTWOOD CHAPEL
Click here to see a history of Eastwood Chapel.
Click here to see photos of the headstones in the graveyard of Eastwood Chapel.