Events and NEWS
Ripponden Co-OP
You may have noticed that at long last we now have acknowledgement of Ripponden being the home of the first Co-Op shop (dating from 1832) in the form of an English Herritage approved blue plaque. This was in the Courier on the 21st May. Follow this link to the article http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/Home-of-first-Coop-shop.6310494.jp
Paintings by Nathan Fielding
As announced at the meeting on the 7th Dec, two Nathan Fielding (born in Ripponden) paintings were coming up for auction at Christies on Dec 9th. The two painting in question are -
1. Evening View of Field House. Painted from the Norland hillside it shows Field House, the old Kebroyd Mills, Triangle and St Peters Church, Sowerby in the distance. It was painted in 1781.
2. View From Triangle looking up the valley towards Ripponden, shows the old mill at the bottom of Stansfield Mill Lane. Painted 1782.
We think both paintings were in the possession of the Stansfeld family of Field House.
The two paintings were subsequently withdrawn from the sale. We do not know why they were withdrawn, but Calderdale have the funds to buy them now if they are put up for auction again, so hopefully at least No 1 will be acquired for us to study.
