Atkinsons
Engraving by Robert Brydon of Lower Farm, 1905
The Atkinson family in front of South Farm. Centre, George Atkinson. Left to right, back row, Hilda (Wren), Nellie (Hoskings) middle, Ethel (Hobbs), Mary Wilson; front, George, Millie, Joseph, Elizabeth.
The Atkinsons' farm in Skellgill, Westmoreland.
Lowgrove, Skelgill, Wetmoreland, where the Atkinson family farmed before they moved to East Men
Wilson and Gill visit Skellgill
G.W.Atkinson was taken prisoner and returned late from the Great War.
The Atkinsons' dresser appears in an illustration in Mrs Tiggy Winkle; Beatrix Potter was a neighbour of the Atkinson family at Skelgill.
Another view of the Atkinsons' dresser at Lower Farm
Michael Blakstad
Cover of Mrs Tiggy Winkle
Potter letters
Plate longing to Beatrix Potter who a neighbour of the Atkinsons at Skelgill in Westmoreland.
George W Atkinson was captured in WWI and was a prisoner of war.
Wilson Atkinson, farmer at Lower Farm and chairman of Parish Council.
Wilson Atkinson supervises sheep shearing at Country Fair
Presentation by Atkinsons to farm hand Ginger Phillips. L to R, Eileen A, Wilson A, Sarah (Wilson's mother), Ginger Phillips with certificate, Kate, Michael and Jane Atkinson
George Atkinson at Country Fair, 2006
Michael Atkinson with salver
Michael Atkinson as chair of Parish Council with Sarah Cowlrick clerk,
Michael Atkinson in 2013
George Atkinson, 2018
George Atkinson mid-close-up
Michael and Jane Atkinson of South Farm, centre, with Nick, Tilly, Jack & Sue on left, Matt & Joe, right. 2005
Matt Atkinson's hog roast
Matt Atkinson and sheep
Nick Akinson at Upper Parsonage Farm, 2019
Nick Akinson at Upper Parsonage Farm, 2019
Michael Atkinson tug of war
George Atkinson bought South Farm and brought his farm animals and equipment from Westmoreland in 1906: since then five generations of Atkinson have successfully expanded the business to include Lower Farm and contract work on behalf of other farmers, Click here for a study of South and Lower Farms.
No Comments
Add a comment about this page