Gordon Sutcliffe aged 2 feeding the chickens at Horsehold in 1936

Gordon Sutcliffe aged 2 feeding the chickens at Horsehold in 1936

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The photo shows Gordon Sutcliffe as a 2-year old in 1936 feeding the chickens from a bag of food at Horsehold in Erringden, the family home which his dad ran as a farm. There is a chicken shed in the background.

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.

Photo taken by Hilda Sutcliffe, Gordon's mother.

1936:taken

Made available by: Dorothy Sutcliffe, Four Winds, Blackshaw Head HX7 7JJ

Edited by: Edith Bowman

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