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PHOTOGRAPHS RELATED TO FRANCES BELL AND FAMILY

Catalogue reference: 157

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This record is about the PHOTOGRAPHS RELATED TO FRANCES BELL AND FAMILY dating from 1903 - 1942.

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Reference
157
Title
PHOTOGRAPHS RELATED TO FRANCES BELL AND FAMILY
Date
1903 - 1942
Held by
Greater Manchester County Record Office (with Manchester Archives)
Language
English
Creator(s)
<persname>Robinson, Frances, of Withington, Manchester</persname>
Physical description
217 PHOTOGRAPHS
Administrative / biographical background

Frances Bell's father, Stanhope Bell, was a farmer in Hertfordshire. Many of the photographs are taken at Sissevernes near the village of Codicote where Stanhope Bell farmed from 1905. Frances had two sisters 'Renie' Harrison Bell and Violet. Renie was keenly interested in poultry farming and at one time ran a poultry school, the students lodging in the village Frances Bell moved to Blackburn to teach at Notre Dame Convent and later married Wright Robinson (his second wife) Wright Robinson was one time gen secretary of NUDAW and involved in local politics as councillor & Lord May

Copies information

Tameside Local Studies Library (copies) 157/89, 90, 115, 116 - 122, 124, 125, 129.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1ead6136-f478-46b4-b318-8d4edaabaa13/

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PHOTOGRAPHS RELATED TO FRANCES BELL AND FAMILY