To Make Life More Joyous : How Hebden Bridge & Heptonstall contributed to the early co-operative housing movement.

History @ Heptonstall Museum

We are starting 2024 with a series of interesting talks focusing on different aspects of local history in the Valley.  The first of the year will be presented by Andrew Bibby.

Talking about …

The years before the First World War saw the development of a widespread housing movement in Britain which developed working-class homes at affordable rents through co-operative endeavour.

The upper Calder Valley, one of the heartlands of the co-operative movement, contributed to the growth of this movement, not least through the contribution of Heptonstall-born architect George Sutcliffe.

Andrew Bibby

Andrew is a writer and journalist who has lived locally for over thirty years.  His latest book, ‘These Houses Are Ours’ (Gritstone Publishing 2023) explores the history of housing and complements his earlier book, ‘All Our Own Work‘, on the Nutclough co-operative mill in Hebden Bridge.

Read more about Andrew on his website

http://www.andrewbibby.com/

Price is £5 for Non-Members and free for Friends of Heptonstall Museum (ticket link below)

(Members – please email info@heptonstallmuseumfriend.org.uk to secure your place