Monthly Archives: December 2016
Band Of Hope Burmantofts to Salvation Army
Temperance societies in the early 1800’s were worried about drinking amongst the youth of Leeds. The reverend Jabez Tunnicliffe welded several together to form the Band of Hope. He died age 56 but was the chaplain at Burmantofts cemetery where … Continue reading
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Sheffield Romance
…………for Rose there is the chance to fulfill her dream of becoming a clippie on Sheffield’s trams but war may shatter her ambitions………. What is a clippie a woman who is a conductor and ticket-taker on a bus’ – Merriam-Webster … Continue reading
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