An important piece of history was unveiled in its new home in the article “Roll of honour has future at new home”, published in the Keighley News of Thursday 8th November 2018. The article told of a First World War Roll of Honour (1914-1918) that was previously housed at Haworth’s Woodlands Lodge branch of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows Friendly Society. It commemorated the names of those Oddfellows who fought in World War One, including the ten names of the men who were killed.
When the building that housed the Lodge was being converted to flats, the Men of Worth Project stepped in and arranged for the Roll of Honour to be relocated to The Wyedean Weaving Co. Ltd., Bridgehouse Mill, Haworth. The new home was unveiled to the public in November 2018.
Wyedean is a Haworth-based manufacturer of narrow fabrics for use in military uniforms, braid, insignia, regalia and accoutrement. Its customers include the British Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces, the Metropolitan Police Force, the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian Armed Forces, the Oman Police and the Canadian Mounties.
The photograph in the article shows Ian Walkden of the Men of Worth Project (left) and Robin Wright, Managing Director of Wyedean (right). The top inset photograph shows the Roll of Honour in its previous location at the Woodlands Lodge hall (photographed by Keith Spencer in 2005). The bottom inset photograph shows the Roll of Honour in its new home in the boardroom of Wyedean (photographed by Andy Wade in 2019).
