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Topic : a statue for silsden |
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| eddy |
now skipton's getting a freddie statue, who would silsdeners nominate as their hero? and i'm not suggesting we should have a statue. |
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| Bob T |
Horace and Nellie Fortune .Non cobbydalers will have to do some reserch on this one |
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| pumbajunior |
i would say the obvious choice would be one Mr D Lampkin |
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| robin |
The first British born Woman MP (bearing in mind Nancy Astor was American) Mrs Wintringham was born is Silsden. That's History |
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| wahiba |
Didn't one of the big clothing chains originate in Silsden? Personally a Lampkin one would be my choice, but three generations; Arthur, Martin and Douglas. |
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| hermione fraggle |
@ Wahiba - I like that idea. Would be popular with folks of all ages I am sure. |
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| skippy |
dont forget Frankie wainman and junior both world champions. also paul newby another world champ; |
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| wahiba |
Sir Henry Price en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Sir_Henry_Price%22 the wikipedia entry needs enlarging. I started it as it was not there, surprising really as I believe he started the cheap suit trade. Also commemorated with a garden named after him at Kew gardens. Might even be a statue somewhere. |
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| coby1 |
harry humpus was a local character in his days |
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| coby1 |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) a sports hall named the silsden world champs hall with all the names and photos on display for all to see |
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| alan |
I reckon a statue of 'skippy' stood on an upturned skip  |
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| pumbajunior |
quoteyeah was thinking about frankie snr when i was walking the dog this afternoon i spent many a saturday night in the late 70's watching him at odsal/coventry/skegness/haycliffe/nelson/white city/belle view plus others i was only about 7 at the time so cant remember all of the venues |
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| Herself |
quoteMumm. A bit boring Alan, need to be more creative. Wot abot under the skip- tee hee hee. Wots up skippy? you say someone put the lights out!! |
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| alan |
Been a long day 'Herself', just got back from flying to and from Inverness in the day Life's hard sometimes.Best I can do for now............. |
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| lenny |
coby1. i remember harry humpus from my childhood in the 40s and 50s. his name was harry mitchell and i believe he worked at taylor bros mill in howden rd. does anyone know anything more about him? lenny(an old cobbydaler) |
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| coby1 |
harry humpus worked at J knoxe`s mill loom cleaning for many years,he lived at town head with mate and lodger tommy reneldson most nights they were to be found in the punch tap room |
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| skippy |
and dont forget THE GIZARD didnt she sell papers in keighley bus station? |
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| skippy |
another worthy character tom wrigg |
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| BMWR1100SS |
how about the first mayor of silsden  |
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| Loobster |
Why not have a scupture rather than a statue of someome that only means something to a few people the sculpture could depict various aspects to do with the history of Silsden and Cobbydalers know the type of things I mean it would be different get noticed, could even be modern take on old stuff |
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| alan |
quoteNow let me think, who could that be? |
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| alan |
Like a ten foot high clog, 'loobster'? |
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| Loobster |
Sounds a bit dutch to me Alan clog irons, nails, weaving,etc etc |
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| alan |
Oh dear 'loobster' don't you know your history To quote - Shoe making is also recorded as an early form of manufacture within Silsden. This is presumably related to the tannery at Town Head, just outside of the conservation area, where leather working is documented as early as 1740. However, it was nail and clog making that were to become the major industries of the town; they too had their roots in the ‘cottage’ industry tradition of the eighteenth century and were first mentioned in 1761. |
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| ishy |
Doug. clicky www.tmxnews.co.uk/content_database/doug_on_the_march/index.html |
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| grandad |
Why do we want a statue? It would soon become an eyesore, covered in bird poo and graffiti. If there is any spare money around, why not put it so a better use, provide somewhere for the youths to go away from the street corners, if you want then place a plaque on it dedicating it to whoever, but please not a statue, especially not one of any political figure. |
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| offcumden |
I think this is possibly all down to the statue manufactures attempts to get more business, there's even a proposed statue of a dog now! www.grough.co.uk/content/view/883/ |
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| coby1 |
if we have the first mayor of silsden we are back to Nellie Fortune |
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| grandad |
coby 1, I am afraid you are in error, she was a chairman we didn't have a mayor until the council became a Town Council, before then it was Urban or Parish council. |
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| Alan Grop |
Roy Mason. |
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| Alan Grop |
this post has been edited 2 time(s) Bella Barber |
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| Alan Grop |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) Mary Jane smith (nee Barber) |
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| BMWR1100SS |
first mayor of silsden   |
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| alan |
I agree |
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events sale / wanted general have your say looking for.. skippy greengrass |
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