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"Old Rastus", one of 2 Fordson tractors owned by Gordon Sutcliffe
The image is of "Old Rastus", one of 2 Fordson tractors owned by Gordon Sutcliffe, and identified by his wife Dorothy by the blind over the engine, which was always pulled up when it was being driven. This was the first tractor Gordon ever bought and…
2 lines of tractors and some farm machinery awaiting the auction of Gordon Sutcliffe's property
The image shows a number of tractors which belonged to Gordon Sutcliffe lined up ready for auction. There are also 2 pieces of haymaking machinery on the left. According to Gordon's wife Dorothy, the white parts were an earlier acquisition which…
3 of Gordon Sutcliffe's Tractors lined up ready for auction.
The image shows 3 of the many tractors owned by Gordon Sutcliffe, lined up ready for auction. Looking at them from right to left, the red one (1) with a box of spares on the ground in front of it is a "David Brown", the pale blue one next to it(2) is…
Childhood family photo
This very grainy photo shows a family outside one of the underdwelling houses on River Street, Bridge Lanes, Hebden Bridge. The woman sitting with the child on her knee is Gordon Sutcliffe's mother, Hilda Sutcliffe, and Gordon is the child on her…
Couple - Hilda and George Sutcliffe
This is an image of a smartly dressed couple, Hilda and George Sutcliffe, parents of Gordon Sutcliffe. It was taken outside their house on Southfield Council Estate, Heptonstall on the occasion of Gordon's wedding to Dorothy Sutcliffe nee Mills on…
Epitaph to a Third Engineer
The image shows an enhanced copy of a document titled "Epitaph to a Third Engineer" epitaph sharpened .jpg Gordon's wife Dorothy found this in a wallet full of cards and documents relating to firms that Gordon had dealt with in the course of his…
Fordson Tractor with registration HWW861 ready for auction of Gordon Sutcliffe's farming machinery
The image shows one of Gordon Sutcliffe's tractors, this one a Fordson, registration HWW861. (See omeka item id #70 for details about the other one) Gordon was still in the process of doing this one up when he passed away. Both Fordson tractors were…
Gordon and Dorothy Sutcliffe with Teabag the donkey.
This image shows Dorothy and Gordon Sutcliffe in their garden off Old Shaw Lane, Blackshawhead. Dorothy is feeding a carrot to Teabag the donkey in their adjoining field. Kim their dog is also in the foreground of the photo. In the background of the…
Gordon and Jessie Sutcliffe in field
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…
Gordon Sutcliffe aged 2 feeding the chickens at Horsehold in 1936
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.