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The day Elsie came to Morley
There was a celebrated visit to Morley by H.M. Queen Elizabeth 2nd & Prince Philip in 1954, for which purpose the place was much spruced up and a W.C. was specially installed in the Town Hall should Betty require to … Continue reading
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Top Twenty
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Morley press photographer  Leslie Overend’s death. I’ve been sent a Press Release from Stephen White, custodian of the collection. Twenty more pictures illustrating the work of the late Morley photographer Leslie Overend will be … Continue reading
Retrospective photojournalism
I’ve previously blogged about the legendary Leslie Overend, the man whose photographic collection spanned decades of Morley life. Leslie retired in 1983 and died six years later, bequeathing his vast (not too well sorted) collection to Stephen White. his journalist colleague … Continue reading
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Morley Time…
…the Town Hall clock is chiming again. It was raised at the Summit last night by former Councillor Albert Slingsby who was of the view that Potts the Clockmakers should have a full set of spare parts up in the … Continue reading
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More on Leslie Overend
Steve White, the custodian of the Overend Collection, sent me a fascinating snippet about the fire photos. One slight correction to your blog: Leslie Overend didn’t actually take the fire pix, though he did take the aftermath pix. Leslie was … Continue reading
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