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In the
last 19th Century a "new" industry came to Holmfirth, silent
movie films and postcards.
James
Bamforth was a keen photographer and a talented artist from Holmfirth
and became one of the most well known and biggest producer of Life
Model slides in Britain.
James
used the long summer days to paint backdrops and photograph his
actors and the dark winter months to produce the thousands of sets
of Magic Lantern slides, creating 600 different new slide sets each
year.
Bamforths
also produced early comic postcards and sentimental cards that were
sent to loved ones in the First World War. They became well-known
for their saucy seaside postcards featuring over-large ladies and
hen-pecked husbands.
The
outbreak of the First World War in 1914 brought an end to this new
movie industry. But the production of postcards, continued right
up until recent years. At its height, sales of the mother-in-law
put downs and the seaside double entendres topped 16 million a year.
Production has recently been transferred outside the Valley.
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The
cast and crew in the Last of the Summer Wine exhibition.
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Holmfirth
is now best known for production of Last of the Summer Wine which
started with a pilot season in 1973. Thirty years on, the show is
more popular than ever, and is now the longest-running British television
sitcom.Holmfirth
sees many visitors walking its roads looking for Sid and Ivy's cafe,
Nora Batty's House and Clegg's home.
Many
of Holmfirth's businesses and shops are now geared towards the fans
of the programme
The
guides are often be seen leading a large throng of people to view
"Sid’s Café" and "Nora’s Steps"
and other places made famous in the TV series.
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