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JAMES-NELSON

Figure 2 – James Nelson

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Figure 4 – Formal Group with Amos Nelson (CF) and James Eastwood on his right

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Figure 5 – Letter written by James Nelson on behalf of Critchley Armstrong

Valley Mills showing the Sports Ground that was built to commemorate James Nelson and the fallen of World War 1 at top of picture. Doubling Mill on left, Lustrafil bottom right with the large central block containing two weaving sheds.

Figure 6 – Valley Mills showing the Sports Grounds that was built to commemorate James Nelson and the fallen of World War 1 at the top of picture. Doubling Mill on left, Lustrafil bottom right with large central block containing two weaving sheds.

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Figure 7 – Weaving Shed of Cross Rod Looms

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Figure 8 – Will Shaw

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Figure 9 – Joe Nelson MBE

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Figure 10 – Ralston Nelson

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Figure 11 – Pemberton Nelson MC

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Figure 12 – Nelson’s Silk Mill in Lancaster – Nelson’s Acetate in the background

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Figure 13 – Nelson’s Acetate Factory in Lancaster

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Figure 14 – Gledstone Hall ‘That enormous mansion’

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Figure 15 – Amos (CB), James (L), Joe (R), and Gilbert (on Joe’s knee) Nelson

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Figure 16 – Amos Nelson

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Figure 17 – Mary Driver (Amos’s first wife)

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Figure 18 – General Booth (founder of the Salvation Army) visiting Amos Nelson, a life long teetotaler in 1904

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Figure 19 – First Page of Lord Snowden’s letter

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 Figure 20 – Old Gledstone

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Figure 21 – Old Gledstone being demolished

Gledstone seen through its gates which were made by the village blacksmith Walter

Figure 22 – Gledstone Hall seen through its gates which were made by the village blacksmith Walter Hoggart

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Figure 23 – Gledstone Hall  Sunken Garden, the planting scheme was by Gertrude Jekyll but implemented by William Robinson, Gledstone’s Head Gardener

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Figure 24 – Shooting Party on day before Sir Amos’s death.  Sir Amos is in the centre, Ralston on Amos’s right and Chris on Ralston’s right