How did these two films from a hundred years ago survive? why were the carnivals organised and filmed? where did the events in Hebden Bridge take place? Diana Monahan presents her analysis and some answers to these questions.
These films are available to view on the Yorkshire Film Archive website, but some extracts will be shown, by permission of YFA, during the talk.
Diana has been involved with Hebden Bridge Local History Society since about 1993 and, although no longer a committee member, she still volunteers at our archive at Birchcliffe and deals with queries which are sent to the society. This has given her a broad overview of many aspects of our local history and, in some cases, an in-depth knowledge.