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Donald Hunter

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My father in about 1910

Donald Hunter

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My father Donald Hunter 2nd from the right

Donald Hunter

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My father Donald Hunter 2nd from the right

Presentation to St. John Ambulance Cadet - Odeon Cinema

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The St. john Ambulance cadets met at the Odeon cinema Burnage every week. We learned first aid, but also studied for different certificates. eg fire safety etc. The picture shows a cadet who has obtained an award for covering all the certificates.…

Filmed on the Burnage Garden Village

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An old film, part of it filmed on the Burnage garden village. Cover picture filmed outside on of the houses I lived in. 6 North Avenue. They also filmed on West place.

Lewiss' Manchester

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My brother and I with father Christmas at the Manchester store.

St. Nicholas' Church - Photograph Album

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A photograph album compiled and annotated by Bevan Taylor, showing images of St. Nicholas' Church from approximately 1928 - 1938. In an introduction, Bevan writes:This photograph album was found by the Rector (Rev. T. S. R. [Chow?]) January 1986 who…

St. Nicholas' Church - Photograph Album 2

St Nicholas Church - Album 2.pdf
A photograph album compiled and annotated by Bevan Taylor, showing images of St. Nicholas' Church. Included are several images from a 'Christingle Service' from 20 Dec 1972, a photograph from the 'Christmas Fayre' on Burnage Station from 1983, five…

Bevan Taylor - Scouting Trip and Sheepdogs

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Photograph of Geoffrey Partington, Alan Cooper, Henry Wright and Bevan Taylor at Borthwen, Anglesey, 1941.

In embedded recording Bevan Taylor describes how a local farmer selected which sheepdog pup to keep.

Bevan Taylor - The Bombing of Burnage High School and Leaving Education.

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Bevan Taylor tells us about the wartime bombing of Burnage High School and how this prompted him to leave.