The picture links below will take you to pages that illustrate what life was like
in Shipley and the surrounding area during the Great War.
Among the themes being planned are work, the role of women, the part played
by churches and the details that made up day-to-day life while war was raging.
If you have any photos or documents that might help tell the story, please get
in touch.
What shall we do today?
Some advertisements that
give a clue to how people
were spending their leisure
time.
How to honour dead heroes
Local women write to give
their ideas
Advertising 6 November 1914
A selection of the messages
being seen by readers of the
Shipley Times & Express early
in the war.
Women in Men’s roles
Shipley women take on jobs
left vacant by enlisted men
“Women’s Work”
Before they started to take
on men’s jobs, women did
‘their bit’ using domestic
skills
Making do
Recipes and advice to help
cope with food shortages and
price increases
A family tragedy
How the loss of two of his
sons drove a father to suicide