As always, a simple question - who was the Mrs. Yeld in this CDV? - reveals an unconventional family and one or two tragedies. Would you expect any less? Mrs. Yeld here has been sat near the very end of our Portrait Photos drawer for years, and I wanted to see who she was and who she might be related to. It turns out she has three more family members here at Local Studies over at the opposite end of the alphabet. In the B sequence you can also see Richard, Elizabeth, and Agne

Followers of this blog will remember Sarah Rose’s entertaining interview with several members of the Midgley Pace Egg Players last year,...

Good Friday is traditionally the day that Pace Egg Plays are performed across Calderdale. Unfortunately this year they have all been cancelled due to Covid19. However I was able to catch up with three of the Midgley players for a remote chat over zoom. You can see the film here Midgley Pace Egg Players