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An interview with Joyce Wilding, nee Simpson.

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      We were delighted to hear from Joyce Wilding. Many of you will know Joyce.  In her interview she talks about her childhood, her working life with the Ministry of Agriculture, and her memories of her Dad, Eric Simpson. Joyce grew up in and around the Hartley's Brewery, and shares her personal recollections of her Dad's pride in the place.   https://soundcloud.com/homebrew-heritage/sets/joyce-wilding-nee-simpson   Joyce has also allowed us to use these photographs and clippings of Eric; we see him with the Hartley's Dray and in his club blazer and whites when with Lindal Moor Cricket Club. The Evening Mail's piece on Eric's passing in 1994 gives  Eric's estimate of the number of pints  brewed during his 44 years with Hartley's. Joyce gave us the Video of the last day at Hartley's, which you can find on an earlier post. She also gave us a mysterious and unreadable disc of other  video, which our good friend Neil Wade has opened and formatted. These wi

Photographs from Dennis Metcalfe

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 Many of you will know Dennis Metcalfe and his photographs of the town and its environs. Dennis was recently invited onto the Brewery site and has kindly allowed us to use his photographs.  Here are a sample, and there will be more over the next few weeks. Many thanks Dennis.