Items

• F1a-148: Shipley Shopping Week 1923 and Northcliffe

  Copy of a page from 'Shipley Shopping Week 1923' with an article on Northcliffe Woods
• F1a-149: The Schedule of Real Property

  Copy of pages from 'The Schedule of Real Property - -' of the Rosse Estate June 1918. The Rosse family owned the Northcliffe area. In 1919 Sir Norman Rae donated money so that the local council could purchase the Norhtcliffe area for public use.
• F1a-150: Opening of the Norman Rae Nursing Home

  Photographs and documents on the opening of the Norman Rae Nursing Home in Shipley by Princess Mary 4th Sept.1923. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-151: The Norman Rae Nursing Home Visitors Book

  Visitors Book signed by Princess Mary and other opening-day guests to celebrate the opening of the home paid for by Sir Norman Rae. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-152a-c: Signatories of the Visitor's Book

  Hand-written list of the signatories of the Visitor's Book and two photographs of the signature in the book on the opening of the Norman Rae Nursing Home by Princess Mary 4th Sept.1923. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-153a-b: The Period Birthday Book

  'The Period Birthday Book' was a gift to Jean Woodhead from her grandfather, with autograph of Princess Mary and a photograph of the page signed by Princess Mary on the opening of the Norman Rae Nursing Home by Princess Mary 4th Sept.1923. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-154b: Cover of Norman Rae Nursing Home book

  Photograph of the cover of the booklet 'The Opening of the Norman Rae Nursing Home' Sept. 4th 1923. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-155a-b: Arrival of Princess Mary

  Photograph of the arrival of Princess Mary at the Sir Norman Rae Nursing Home for the opening ceremony on 4 September 1923. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-156b-c: Norman Rae & Princess Mary opening the Nursing Home

  2 original photograps of the opening of the Norman Rae Nursing Home by Princess Mary 4th Sept.1923. Sir Norman Rae escorting Princess Mary to the Nursing Home for the opening. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-157a-c: Sir Norman Rae speaking on opening of Nursing Home

  Photographs of Sir Norman Raespeaking at the opening of the new Nursing Home, with Princess Mary (who was opening the home) seated. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-158a-d: Guests at the opening of the Sir Norman Rae Nursing Home

  Photographs of the guests on the steps of the Sir Norman Nursing Home at its opening by Princess Mary on 4th Sept.1923. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-159: Princess Mary arrives at the Sir Norman Rae Nursing Home

  The car of Princess Mary arriving for the opening of the Sir Norman Nursing Home on 4th Sept.1923. The home had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-163: Princess Mary opening the Norman Rae Nursing Home

  Princess Mary opening the Norman Rae Nursing Home on 4th Sept.1923. The homne had been paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-166: Northcliffe Gala

  A letter to Mrs G.Shuttleworth from Norman Woodhead, grandson of Sir Norman Rae regarding Northcliffe Gala (an annual small festival). Norhcliffe had become a public area in 1920 enabled by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-167: Norman Rae & Northcliffe Shipley, Miscellaneous Documents.

  Photograph of Norman Woodhead (grandson of Sir Norman Rae) at the opening of the extension of Shipley Hospital 4th September 1996. Shipley Hospital had previously been the Sir Norman Rae Nursing Home, paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-168: Opening of Norman Rae nursing home

  3 newspaper cuttings on the extension to Shipley Hospital and its origins, with Norman Woodhead (grandson of Sir Norman Rae). Shipley Hospital had previously been the Sir Norman Rae Nursing Home, paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae.
• F1a-170: Memories of my working life at F.M.Rimmington & Son's by Norman Frost

  Personal memories of working over 60 years for Rimmington's pharmacy in Bradford.
• F1a-171a: Hipkin: Boston to Windhill

  Brief details of the life of Benjamin B Hipkin, a schoolmaster at Birkenshaw, Shipley and Windhill. Contains photocopies of photographs and personal documents.
• F1a-173a-b: The Italian Contribution to Shipley Textile Manufacturing. The Ricciardo (Mackin) Sisters' story from 1957

  The story of Italian sisters Dora and Margherita Mackin with refrences to Velia Campbell (all nee Ricciardo). Account of their early lives in Italy and then travelling to Britain in the 1950s to work in the textile industry.
• F1a-174: Poems by John Nicholson

  Hard back book of poems by John Nicholson, The Airedale Poet, with a sketch of his life and writings. The book is inscribed on the flyleaf cover in 1918 and there is a newspaper cutting from the Yorkshire Evening Post pasted onto the inside cover. The Death notices from the Bradford Telegraph and Argus from 3rd October 1934. Nicholson died in 1843 trying to cross the river Aire near Dixon's Mill (which was later demolished and replaced by the 'New Mill' part of Saltaire's Salts Mill)