The children of the Wesleyan Chapel Sunday School at Brotton pose for a photograph in their Sunday best.
Who are you – don’t be shy!
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)
Who are you – don’t be shy!
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)
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A beautiful hand-tinted image of St. Peter’s Church in Brotton. This was the third church to stand on this site.(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)
Just about every town and village had their own cycling club – this is Brotton’s. Recognise anyone?
These are the Brotton Sword Dancers. I expect someone will be able to name them? I’ve lightened the image to try and show the ”uniform” better. Love the double watch chain of the squeeze-box player! Back row (L to R): ??, George William Riddiough, ??, ??. Front row (L to R): ??, ??, ??. (image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)
Temperance Societies sprang up in every industrial town, village and city during the Industrial Revolution as philanthropists and the Church tried to turn the working man away from the demon drink. The Band was one way of rewarding them for abstention.
Do you recognise anybody? (image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)
The Brotton Women’s Institute in costume for a show.
Anybody we know? (image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)
Two contrasting images of the same grave in the same cemetery about 70 years apart. This shows a well kept graveyard and immaculate grass.
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)
The same graveyard some 70 years later – I can remember it when you couldn’t have found this grave, the grass was so long! At least the grass gets cut sometimes now! What a contrast.
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)
Here is an image taken inside the Primitive Methodist Chapel at Brotton, showing the members of the Sunday School.
Many names here if you can remember them! (image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)
Another of the images that Julie has given us of this striking building. It was smaller than it looks in this image.
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough) |
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