encyclopedia titanica

People in Huddersfield recall the heroism of Titanic bandleader Wallace Hartley Hartley was born and raised in Colne Lancashire and initially made his living playing in caf orchestras across Yorkshire He moved with his family to Dewsbury and then Almondbury in 1893 and joined Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra in which he played until 1901 when he moved to another orchestra in Bridlington