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Matlock Primitive Methodist Prize Choir was the forerunner of the present day Matlock Choir. This photograph is believed to date from around 1910/11. The choir competed at Crystal Palace in London in the category of best choir of up to 40 voices and they won. The choir's members are shown here with their trophies. The shield on the left is the Crystal Palace award and the framed picture (centre) is of the Great Hall at the Crystal Palace, where all the competing choirs massed to sing the Messiah. Matlock has produced singers of a very high standard over the years, whether as individual soloists, members of choirs or as a member of the local Amateur Operatic Society. Matlock Bath's annual Musical Festival was a major event, too. We know who some of the choir were and would like to hear from anyone who can fill in the gaps. Front Row 1st and 2nd from left - not known 3rd from left - ? Wildgoose (a sister of Frankie Wildgoose, first name unknown) 4th from left - Olive Wildgoose (daughter of John William Wildgoose and sister to Lawrence W (Billy) Wildgoose) 5th from left - not known 6th from left - Harold Wildgoose (son of Lubin George, who went on, in his turn, to become the conductor of Matlock Choir) 2nd from right - Mrs Marriott Second Row 1st to 4th left - not known 5th from left - Fanny who was then, or later became, Mrs Fred Beddington (Fanny Dakin married Fred W Beddington in 1911) 6th from left - Mrs Brown 7th from left - Lubin George Wildgoose (centre, with conductor's baton) 8th from left - John William Wildgoose, LG's brother, who founded the building firm of the same name. 9th from left - not known 10th from left - ? Morton (a sister of Stanley Morton) 11th from left - Ellen (Nell) Massey, wife of John Massey Third Row 1st left - not known 2nd left - E.L. Edwards 3rd left - Ernest Holmes 4th left - Ernest Farnsworth 5th left - William (Billy) Wright 6th left - Francis Hey (Frankie) Wildgoose 7th left - Charles Lill 8th left - George Wall (who had a plumbing business on Smedley Street) 9th left - 'Dazzle' Wildgoose (his proper name was John Henry Wildgoose) 10th left - ? Farnsworth 11th left (1st right) - Davis Mark Wildgoose Back Row 2nd left - Mr Bunting 3rd left - Lawrence William (Billy) Wildgoose, son of John William Wildgoose, who was a very fine tenor soloist, much celebrated in the area. 4th left - Percy Farnsworth |
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From the collection of the Ash family, published here with kind permission of Ray Ash. Image scan and information supplied by and Copyright Ray Ash and is intended for personal use only. If you have any further information about the identity of anyone in the photograph we would really appreciate knowing ourselves. Please contact both the webmistress and Ray Ash |
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You may like to view more onsite information  Oldham
House Hydro & Woodlands School (Miss White's) mentions Lubin
George Wildgoose.Operatic
Society There is iinformation about one of the early programmesMatlock
District Council Coronation Medal, 1937 - Lubin George Wildgoose
is named on the medal |
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