Craven District Household Almanac 1928 – 1932

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Craven District Household Almanac 1928 – 1932
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Date: 08 May 2005
Topic author: Mixman
Subject: Craven District Household Almanack 1928 – 1932
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EARBY POLLING DISTRICT
(Postal Address, via Colne.)
Earby Urban District Council.—
Chairman.J.Turner, J.P.;
Vice-chairman, I.Berry.
Other members : H. Horbury, J. W. Smith, T. Payne, W. Atkinson, W.R. Graham, J. Judd, A. Oates.
Electricity and Finance Committees : Chairman, J. Berry.
Health Committee: Chairman, J. W. Smith.
Water Committee: Chairman, W. Atkinson.
Highways Committee: Chairman, H. Horbury.
General Purposes Committee: Chairman, T. Payne.
With exception of Cr. Atkinson, all the members of the Council sit on every Committee. As Cr. Atkinson is the Council's representative on the Staincliffe Assessment Committee, he is not entitled to sit on the Finance Committee.
Clerk and Accountant to the Council, Ben Hindle;
Chief Assistant, B. Hop-kinson ;
Surveyor and Water Engineer, H. Prit-chard;
Assistant Surveyor and Water Engineer, A. L. Townsend, B.Sc.;
Sanitary Inspector, A. Ramsden.
Representative on Skipton and District Smallpox Hospital Committee, H. Horbury.
Representative on Skipton High School Board of Governors, Rev. A. E. Chance.
Repre-sentative on Skipton Grammar School Board of Governors, W. Atkinson.
Medical Officer of Health, Dr. A. Falconer.
Earby Public Library.—At New Road School. Fridays, 6. 30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Librarian, E. Wad-dington, 6 George St. Library Sub-committee: Crs. J. Berry, W. R. Graham and Mr. B. Mathews.
Earby Education Sub-committee.—W. Atkinson (chairman), E. D. Waite, J. Hartley, A. Oates, J. W. Smith, E. S. Kay, A. Jackson, Ben Hindle, N. Hartley, Rev. A. E. Chance, C, G. Hartley, J.P., and Rev. C. F. Hamilton (Broughton). Clerk, B. Thorn-ton, Education Office, Skipton; Assistant Clerk, C. E. Bailey;

Attendance Office E. H. Gunby.
Bowling Club.—Chairman, T. Payne ; Sec, P. Ellis, Colne Road, Sough.
Guardians for the District.—Rev. A. E. Chance, A. Jackson and J. Deamine.
School Managers.—A, Oates, J. W. Smith and E. S. Kay.
Robert Windle Trust (Thornton-in-Craven).— C. G. Hartley, J.P., Rev. J. F. Tanfield. E. D. Waite, S. Watson (Thornton), T. Widdup (Thornton), I. Henry, B. Hindle, W. Atkinson, W. Wilkinson and Rev. A. E. Chance.
Registrar for Births, Marriages and Deaths.— J. Fishwick, at Urban District Council Offices. Office hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 5 p.m. to 6-50 p.m.
Earby and Thornton Gas Lighting Company.— Manager, H. W. Kaye, Lydgate, Rostle Top Rd., Earby; Sec, Capt. L. B. Smith, 'The Bungalow," Thornton-in-Craven.

Earby Parish Church — Situated in Skipton Road. Services as follows: Morning 10-30a.m., Evensong 6p.m. Holy Communion, 8a.m. every alternate Sunday. Sunday School, 2p.m.
Incumbent. Rev. J.B. Atkinson, M.A.
Churchwardens, Mr. E. H. Cuncliffe and Mr. J. L. Bell.
Parochial Church Council: Chairman, the Vicar; members : Messrs. Cuncliffe and Bell, with Messrs. W. Hatch, H. Coupland, Grey, H. E. Sandham, C. H. Williams and W. Simpson (sidesman), and Messrs. F. Watson and W. Cowgill (representing the Choir), and Messrs. R.Cowgill and C. H. Robinson (Young Men's Class) ; Miss Eastwood (who with Mr. Bell is the Church representative to the Diocesan Conference), Mrs. Chrigley and Mrs. F. Turner (representatives to the Ruri-decanal Conference), Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs. F. Watson (representing the Ladies' Working Party), and Miss A. Taylor (representing the Sunday School). Secretary of the Church, Mr. R. Cowgill;
Treasurers, the Wardens.
Supt. of the Sunday School, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson.
Mount Zion Baptist Church.—Situated in Water Street. Pastor, the Rev. J. Tinker. Services, 10-45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Communion first Sunday evening in the month. Sunday School: Primary 10-30 a.m.; Intermediate and Junior 1-45 p.m.; Senior School 2 p.m. League of Young Worshippers, 10-45 (during the morning service ) also the last Friday in the month at 7 p.m. Camp Fire Girls, Wednesdays at 7-15. Boy Scouts, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Choir practices, Tuesday evenings at 7-30 p.m. Teachers' Preparation Classes every Thursday at 7-30 p.m. President of Sunday School, the Pastor ; Supts., W. Ashworth and F. W. Wells; Sec, .J. Barker, 35 Water St. ; Assistant Sec, W. Demaine. Church Treasurer, J. Smith, 22 Linden Rd ; Correspondence Sec, F. W. Wells, 30 Cemetery Rd. ; Minute Sec, Miss M. Turner, 22 School Lane. Leader of Camp Fire Girls, Miss Bailey. Tennis Club: Sec, S. Hopkinson. Organist, J. W. Smith. Choirmaster, L. Turner.
Earby Baptist Cemetery Registrar.—P. Windle, Wheatfields.
Wesleyan Church (in the Barnoldswick Circuit).— Situated in Aspen Lane. Minister, Rev. T. N. Phillipson, Wesley Manse, Barnoldswick. Services 10-45a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday School 9.45 and 1-30 p.m. United Fellowship Meeting, Wednesdays at 7-30 p.m. Wesley Guild, Tuesdays at 7-30p.m. Choir Practice, Thursdays at 8 p.m. Society Stewards, J. W. Brown, 23 Longroyd Rd and J. Lofthouse, 9 Longroyd Rd. Poor Stewards, N. Wil-son, 21 School Lane, and H. Lumb, 10 Gladstone Terrace. Chapel Stewards, J. W. Brown, 23 Longroyd Road. Trustees' Sec, J. W. Knight, 7 Croft Street. Sunday School Supts., J. Hartley, 4 Alder Hill St., and H. Lumb, 10 Gladstone Terrace. Organist and Choirmaster, R. Pawson, L.R.A.M. Adult Bible Class : Supt., Miss H. Pawson. Girl Guides : Leader, Miss E. Wilkinson. Boy Scouts, H. Waddington.
United Methodist Church.—Situated in George Street. Minister, Rev. J. W. Holden. Services 10-45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday School 9-45 a.m. and 1-30 p.m. Band of Hope, Wednesdays at 6-30 p.m. Week-night Service, Wednesdays at 7-30 p.m. Young People's Guild, Thursdays at 8 p.m. Women's Friendship League and Women's Pleasant Hour alternate Tuesdays. Church organists, Miss E. Foxcroft and Miss Cocker. Choirmaster, E. H Baldwin. Church Steward, H. Taylor, 6 Alder Hill St.; Secretary, B. Hopkinson, Stoney Bank Rd.; Treasurer, A. Smith, Rostle Top Rd. Sunday School Supts., R. Cross and J. W. Smith. Secretary of Young People's Guild, L. Holden.
Primitive Methodist Mission.—Situated in Edward Street. Minister, Rev. L. Beardsall (minister of the Barnoldswick Primitive Methodist Circuit. Ser-vices 2-30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday School 9-45 ; Sec, J. Travers, 11 Longroyd Rd.

Spiritualist Church and Lyceum.—Premises in Green End Avenue. Church services at 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7-45 p.m. Lyceum 10 a.m. and 2-45 p.m.
President of Church, Mrs. H. Nuttall, 51 Longroyd Road; Secretary and Treasurer, T. Hodgson, Salterforth Lane. Secretary of Lyceum, Mrs. Aldridge.
Salvation Army.—Officer in charge, Ensign Hunt, Colne Rd., Sough.
Sunday School Union.—Comprises Parish Church Baptist Church, United Methodist Church, Wesleyan Church and Primitive Methodist Church Sunday Schools. President, Rev. J. B. Atkinson; Sec, J. H. Barker, Water St.
Voluntary Hospital Committee.—President, Dr. Niven; vice-president, L. E. Holt; Sec, J. H. Barker, 35 Water St. ; Members of Committee— J. W. Taylor, A. Raine, T. Walsh, jun., W. Pickles, W. R. Hartley, J. Lofthousc, W. H. Bishop, E. S. Kay, Jack Mosley, C. Wilkinson, A. Bond, Muff, Joe Hartley, A. H. Clegg, Capt. Smith (Thornton), B. Hopkinson and Joe Smith. Meetings held in the Council Chamber.
Operatic and Dramatic Society.—President, W Crowther, Bankfield ; Sec, M.D. Smith. 20 Alder Hill; Conductor. E. H. Cuncliffc ; Coach, E. Marsden, of Keighley.
Brass Band.—Bandmaster, F. Pawson ; Sec, J. Cook, Beech Avenue.
Conservative Club.—Situated in Victoria Rd. President, A. J. Birley, J.P., Throstle Nest, Thorn-ton-in-Craven; vice-president, J. Hartley; Sec., G. Eastwood; Treasurer, T. Payne; Committee— J. Broughton, P. Watson, C. Croff, W. Edmondson, P. Wormwell, C. Hartley, H. Butler, G. Walton, A. Lang and W. R. Graham.
Junior Imperial League.—President, A. J. Birley, J.P. ; Chairman, A. D. Eastwood ; See., H. L. Willis, Longroyd Rd. ; Treasurer, G. Stockdale.
Junior Conservative Club.—President, A. J. Birley ; Sec., H. L. Willis.
Women's Unionist Association.—President, Miss Birley; Sec., Mrs. H. W. Kaye, Lydgate, Rostle Top Rd. ; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Watson, Albion St.
Liberal Club.—Situated in Cemetery Rd. President, P. EIlis, Colne Rd., Sough ; Sec. C. Ashworth. 17, School Lane; Treas., M. Smith; Committee— H. Williams, T. C. Woolridge, L. E. Holt. A. Bailey, W. Hall, C. Robinson, L. Turner, C. Watson, A. Harwood, and W. Demaine.
League of Young Liberals.-—Chairman. P. Ellis; Vice-Chairman, J. Knight ; Sec.., C. Robinson, 6 Aspen Lane ; Treas., Miss E. Rogers ; Committee— Mrs. Greenwood, Mrs. Robinson, Miss Holgate, Miss Speak, Miss M. E. Smith, Miss Ada Williams, Miss A. Windle Messrs. B. Greenwood, A. Crossley, P. Windle, .J. Hartley, W. Cummings, W. Holgate and T. Juniper.
Women's Liberal Association. -President, Mrs. Shrigley; Sec., Mrs. Pawson, Sandholme Terr ; Treas., Miss E. Hopkinson.
Liberal Association.—President, J. W. Knight ; Vice — President, P. Ellis; Sec., C. Robinson; representatives to Executive at Skipton—Mrs. Crabtree, Mrs. Pawson, Mrs. Robinson, Miss Rogers, Mr. P. Ellis, Mr. Williams and Miss Rogers. General Committee—Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Shrigley, Mrs. Greenwood, Miss Speak, Miss Demaine, Miss Williams, Miss A. Watson, Messrs. J. Hopkinson, J. T. Bailey, W. Cummings, S. Duxbury, W. Deamine, W. Eaton, C. Ashworth and L. E. Holt.

Liberal Finance Committee.—C. G. Hartley, J. P. P. Ellis, P. Windle, C. Robinson, J. Hartley, Miss Demaine, Miss Rogers, Miss G. Watson, Miss Speak, Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Pawson.
Labour Party.—President, \l. S. Kay, 3S Longroyd Rd. ; Sec, L. Wright, Wesley Place.
Central Working Men's Club.—President, Jos. Hartley, 7 Aspen Lane : Sec, R. Smith, Victoria Rd.
Brass Band Club.—President, W. Knight, Green End Avenue ; Sec, E. S. Kay, 38 Longroyd Rd.
Clarence Working Men's Club.—President, W. Wiseman, Shuttleworth St. ; Sec, H. Turner, Red Lion St.
Traders' Association.—President, A. Raine, Aspen Lane; Sec, K. Boocock, Glen View, Stoney Bank Rd.; Treas., W. Walmslcy.
Thornton Lodge of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes.—Meetings at Station Hotel, Earby, Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.; Sec, S. Burrows.
Pride of Craven Lodge, I.O.O.F., M.U.—Meets every fourth Friday at the Coronation Hall, Earby. Number of members : Voluntary, 205 ; Health Insurance, 310. Sickness benefits from 10s. per week upwards for males and 2s. 6d. per week up-wards for females; funeral benefits from £10 upwards for males and £2 10s. upwards for females; increasing cash bonus at age 65 up to £1-15. Secre-tary, James Aldridge, 16 Cemetery Road, Earby ; treasurer, Jos. Bramall, Greenend, Earby ; Sick-Visitor, J.W.Raine, 9, Brook Street, Earby.
Craven Juvenile Oddfellows (Pridc of Craven branch).—Boys and girls admitted from birth to 15 years. Contributions 2d. per month up to age 10 for funeral benefits only. Increased contributions for sickness and medical benefits. Secretary, L. Smith, 73 Water Street, Earby.
Earby Tent of the Ancient Order of Rechabites.-— Sec, T. Tattersall, Longroyd Rd. Meetings held in United Methodist Sunday School Monday evenings at 7-30 p.m.
Ambulance Brigade and Nursing Division.— Under Supt. Greenwood and Nursing Supt. Miss E. Bowker. Sec., E. F. Thornton, Kelbrook; Treas., A. Wilkinson, Colne Rd., Sough; Hon. Surgeon, Dr. A. Falconer. Committee comprises officers and four representatives of the general body. Parades held weekly in the winter and fortnightly in summer. In winter first and third Wednesday in the month parade at headquarters, and second and fourth Wednesday in the month drill at Alder Hill School.
Ladies' Lifeboat Guild.—President, Mrs. C.W. Bailey, "Cowgarth"; Joint secretaries, Mrs. Cunliffc and Miss Shuttleworth.
Earby Railwaymen's Association (covers Barnolds-wick and Earby).—Sec, R. Rayworth, 5 Linden Rd.
Earby Branch of the Craven Tenant Farmers' Association.—Sec., J. S. Procter, Warington Fold Farm.
Public Telephones.— Exchange in Skipton Rd. Kiosks in Colne Rd. and at Station Hotel.
Skipton Permanent Building Society.—Office in Victoria Rd.; local agent, H. Walker.
Burnley Borough Land and Building Society.— Office, 37, Victoria Rd.
Postal Information.—Post Office in Skipton Rd. Deliveries, 7-30 a.m., 1-15 p.m. and 4-45 p.m. Despatch, 10 a.m. and 6-40 p.m. Sundays despatch at 6-10 p.m. On Weekdays 10 a.m. despatch is delivered in Burnley and Nelson same day. Post-mistress, Mrs. Bancroft.
Police Force.—P.S. W. Archbell and P.C. Cooper, Police Constables J. Holden, Shimeld, Baldwin (Kelbrook) and Nutter (Thornton).
Cricket Club.—President, A. J. Birley, J.P. ; Sec. and Treas., S. Bailey, Barnwood; Auditor, R. S. Windle, Barnoldswick ; Committee—Messrs. P. Watson, T. Blades, C. Hartley, E. Bradshaw, G. Pawson, L. Holt. (G. H. Barker, W. Cummings, J. Tattersall and L. Parker, with Mr. L. Turner as chairman.

(Postal Address, via Colne.)
Aldridge, J.,16 Cemetery Rd.
Atkinson,Rev.J.B. 31 School Lane.
Berry,Mrs. E.A.,6 Stoney Bank Rd.
Berry, J., 16 Brook St.
Bailey, Mrs. M.. Cowgarth.
Bailey, Albert. The Rough.
Bradley, Wm. H., 24 Skipton Rd.
Bell, J. L., Barnwood.
Boocock, John. 42 Stoney Bank Rd.
Barker, J. H., 35 Water St.
Bancroft, Mrs. M., 15 Colne Rd.
Baldwin,E.H.,4 Colne Rd., Sough.
Benson, Ted, 8 Colne Rd., Sough.
Brown, S.,13 School Lane.
Bracewell, Hartley, The Grove,
School Lane.
Bott, J. W., Colne Rd.
Briden, Mrs., Water St.
Cowgill, F., 66 Skipton Rd.
Cowgill, Wm., 64 Skipton Rd.
Crowther, Wm., Bankfield.
Crowther,J.Bolton, 15 Green End Rd.
Carter, A. J., 34, Colne Rd.
Casson, R., Station Hotel.
Carlisle, I. W., 32 Colne Rd.
Cunliffe,E. H., 14 Skipton Rd.
Demaine, J., 26 Colne Rd.
Duxbury.S., 20, Rostle Top Rd.
Driver, T., 25 Rostle Top Rd.
Dodgson, 66-68, Victoria Rd.
Edmondson, John, 26 Skipton Rd.
Foulds, Joseph, 3 Green End Rd.
Firth. Mrs. C, 13 Green End Rd.
Fell, Rushton S., 32 Colne Rd.
Falconer, Dr. A., 2 School Lane.
Fishwick, J, 44 Skipton Rd.
Greenwood, Mrs.E. A., Glen Farm.
Gaunt, W. E., 1 Green End Rd.
Glasier, Mrs. K. Bruce, 9 Mill Brow.
Graham, W. R., Skipton Rd.
Hartley, John, 4 Alder Hill St.
Hartley, Jas., 10, Langroyd Rd.
Hartley, R., Standridge Farm.
Hartley, C. Garrett, 61 Water St.
Hartley, A., Grange Villas.
Hartley, Novello, 10 School Lane.
Hartley, J. W., 28, Skipton.Rd.
Hartley, W. R., 3 Valley Rd.
Hall, R., 5 Pleasant View.
Harrison, Mrs. M. A. Stoney Bank Farm.
Hopkins, J. W., 91 Colne Rd.
Hopkinson, Ben, 32 Stoney Bank
Holt.L. E.. 10 Rostle Top Rd.
Holden, J. W., 35 Rostle Top Rd.
Holgate, J., 28 Stoney Bank Rd. Hodgeson,
Hugh S., 58, Victoria Rd.
Hill, Roland, 24 Rostlc Top Rd.
Hindle, Ben, 26 Rostle Top Rd.
Jagoe, Dr. E. B., 147 Colne Rd.
Jackson, Albert, 8 Rostle Top Rd.
Judd, H., 3 Arthur St., Sough.
Kay, E. S., 38 Langroyd Rd.
Kay, H. W., 6 Rostle Top Rd.
King, Hartley, 32 Mill Brow.
Knight, Joseph W., 7 Croft St.
Lofthouse, J., 9 Langroyd Rd.
Longworth, J., 68, Skipton Rd.
Lord, S., 19, Victoria Rd.
Major, T. H., 21 Colne Rd.
Matthews, 47, Colne Rd.
Mosley, Jack, 64 Victoria Rd.
Niven, Dr. H. M.. 43-45 Water St.
Oates, A., 18 Skipton Rd.
Pritchard, H., 61 Colne Rd.
Proctor, Thomas, Marlfield.
Proctor, J. S., 1 Cemetery Rd.
Preston, G. P., 18 Cemetery Rd.
Pawson, Rennie, 42 Langroyd Rd.
Payne, T. 16 Linden Rd.
Pickles, Walter, 36 Skipton Rd.
Pratt, Charlie, 50 Victoria Rd.
Parker, David, 69 Victoria Rd.
Rycroft, Hartley, Green End
House.
Raine, Archer, 1 White Lion St.
Roberts, Joe, 4 Rostle Top Rd.
Rodgers, Rev. J., 32 Skipton Rd.
Smith, A. B., 129 Colne Rd.
Smith, J. W., Greenbank.
Smith, Ebor W., 4 School Lane.
Smith, John, 14 School Lane.
Smith, Joseph, 22, Linden Rd.
Smith, E., 11 Sandholme Villas.
Smith, J., Water St.
Shuttleworth, E., North Holme.
Shuttleworth, G. W. White House.
Seed, Mrs. H., 6 School Lane.
Slater, Percy. Springfield.
Speak, 33, Victoria Rd.
Turner, Darius, 22 Cemetery Rd.
Turner, Francis, 16-18 Water St.
Turner, Walter, 20 School Lane.
Turner, Jesse, 27 School Lane:
Turner, James, Springfield.
Tattersall, T., 2 Langroyd Rd.
Taylor, M., 29 Rostle Top Rd.
Tinker, Rev. J., 15 School Lane.
Watson, Charles, 20 Skipton Rd.
Watson, Percy, 22 Skipton Rd.
Watson, Edgar, Gate House Farm.
Waddington, E. D., 5 George St.
Walmsley J. C, 6 Beech Avenue.
Wilkinson, Wm., The Bungalow,
Moorland Avenue.
Windle, Percy, 28 Cemetery Rd.
Wright, Fred, 13-15 Water St.
Whitehead, Sergt. J., 6 Colne Rd.
Willcock, J. H., 27 Colne Rd.
Wormwell, Rufus, 62 Skipton Rd.
Wilkinson, Harold, 16 Skipton Rd.
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