Gordon Sutcliffe doing a headstand on Durness beach in Scotland
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The photo shows Gordon Sutcliffe doing a headstand on Durness Beach in the far North of Scotland, where he was on a camping holiday with his wife Dorothy and her sister Pamela Diana Mills who was 10 years younger than Dorothy. Dorothy said they used to do lots of exercises so the headstand on the beach was not unusual. The 3 adults, plus all the camping gear, travelled to Durness on their 600 Norton motorbike, complete with double adult sidecar, which Gordon had made himself to fit the motorbike. Dorothy and Gordon loved going to Scotland, usually in May when the weather seemed best.
Gordon's Adult Life: On leaving school Gordon went to work at John Pickles Engineers Mytholm Works as an apprentice fitter from 1942 to 46 He returned to complete his apprenticeship after his National Service. He had varied working life in and around the Calder Valley and Burnley. He married Dorothy Mills on 22nd March 1952 and the couple went to live at High St Jack Bridge, later moving to Four Winds Blackshaw Head in 1969 where he lived for the rest of his life.
Pamela Diana Mills, Gordon Sutcliffe's sister-in-law
1970's-1980's: taken??
Made available by: Dorothy Sutcliffe, Four Winds, Badger Lane, Blackshawhead, HX7 7JJ
Edited by: Edith Bowman
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Group of 3 well dressed couples at Hebden Bridge Station
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The photo shows a group of 6 adults, 3 men and 3 women who are all couples. They are all well dressed, the women wearing smart coats, 2 are wearing hats and one has a handbag; the men are all wearing smart macs. The photo was taken at Hebden Bridge station. The couple in the middle are Gordon and Dorothy Sutcliffe had just got married. They were about to set off on their honeymoon to Blackpool for 3 days. Dorothy was wearing a cherry red coat and grey hat, bag and shoes. The couple to the left are Harold Joseph William Mills, Dorothy's brother, and his wife Joyce. The couple to the right are Albert and Irene Moss. Dorothy had lodged with them before the wedding. Irene was one of Dorothy's bridesmaids. The others were Gordon's sister Jessie and Dorothy's sister Pam. They are standing in front of a partially obscured wall advert for brylcreem.
Made available by Dorothy Sutcliffe.
Edited by Edith Bowman, SHED member
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Gordon Sutcliffe aged 4 and a half months
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The image shows Gordon Sutcliffe, aged 4 and a half months, sitting propped up on a wooden chair and dressed in a pretty white (christening?) dress, possibly in a photographer's studio in Hebden Bridge. Gordon's wife Dorothy thinks it might have been in Alice Longstaff's studio.
Gordon's parents waited seven and a half years for their first child to come along, so he was very cossetted by all the family, as was also the first grandchild, until his sister Jessie came along 4 years later.
Gordon’s Childhood and family Frederick Gordon Sutcliffe was born on 29 November 1928 at Horsehold Hebden Bridge. He was the oldest child of George Henry and Hilda. He had a sister Jessie May and and a younger brother Edwin. His father was a farmer . Jessie still lives in Heptonstall
The family lived in and around Hebden Bridge and Blackshaw throughout his childhood. He attended Mytholm Church of England School from 1933 moving to Central Street School in 1939.
possibly Alice Longstaff
Made available by: Dorothy Sutcliffe, Four Winds, Blackshaw Head HX7 7JJ
Edited by Edith Bowman, member of SHED
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Gordon and Jessie Sutcliffe in field
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The image shows a couple, Frederick Gordon Sutcliffe and his younger sister Jessie May Sutcliffe sitting arm in arm on some grass in a field with a dry stone wall behind them, above Hell Hole Rocks, Heptonstall. This was taken before Gordon and Dorothy were married. Gordon was 21 or 22 and Jessie was 17'ish when the photo was taken. Jessie and Gordon were very close.
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c 1951-1952:taken
Made available by: Dorothy Sutcliffe, Four Winds, Blackshaw Head HX7 7JJ
Edited by Edith Bowman, SHED member
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