Credits

We would also like to thank

Matthew Chesney – Backlit Director and Project Manager

This has been the most tremendously heart rendering project i have worked on to date. What started as a simple visit to the local archives has grown and spread into a social movement that has involved so many people across the country. The Samuel Morley Project has not only changed Backlit as an arts organisation that no places social activism at its core but also changed the lives of the many people that continue to add to its legacy.

Bo Olawoye – Learning Curator

Big respect and thanks for all your hard work in the community and for providing such a vibrant learning programme that made the summer so memorable. I’m sure Morley would be proud of your forward thinking approach to social activism and for touching so many peoples lives over the last year.

Timothy Chesney - Digital Technician and Interaction Designer

Thanks to Tim’s incredible dedication to the project that has not only ensured that the there is a true sense of cutting edge innovation with technology, but a totally authentic and new perspective on the Morley story. Tim has kept all digital aspects of the project blazing forward in such immense phase of research and made sure that there is an incredibly strong sense of narrative in the content and ambition that makes the project so inspirational.

Video Credits

All videos were filmed and edited by Timothy Chesney. We are really pleased that peoples memories are preserved in such a heartfelt way.

Kind - Online Archive Website

Big thanks to Christina Winkless, Mat Hayward and Tom Davies at Kind for guiding us in creating a visually stunning and informative archive experience with morleythreads.com. Through supporting us in focusing centuries of history and many years of research we not only have an impressive online hub for all things related to I & R Morleys, but also a high quality and contemporary web site reinventing the heritage and archive online format. www.madebykind.com

Hot Knife Digital Media Ltd - In-House Virtual Reality Experience

Massive thank you to Simon Wallet, Andrew Whitney and Dean Parker at Hot Knife for digitally transporting us back in time to I & R Morleys in 19th Century. Much gratitude to you all in recreating the 1st floor of Backlit from a simple black and white photo into a fully immersive and vivid interactive experience that we are very proud of and know many people will really enjoy. www.hotknife.co.uk

Tim Jennings – Marketing Manager

Thank you for spreading the Morley word and presenting the project with such a refreshing and exciting voice!

Helena Tomlin – Archive Manager

Thank you for bringing years of experience to the table and ensuring that feedback was heard and responded to along the way.

Chris Weir – HLF Mentor

Thank you for all the years of inspiration and advice that has made the Morley Project such a pleasure to work on.

Colin Hyde – Oral History Training

Many thanks for providing such an entertaining and informative training session.

Artist Educators

The work you all did was life changing for may people and has made Backlit very proud. Phiona Richards, Kallina Brailsford Director of Human Camera CIC Frances Heap, Maria Luisa Olmos & Beccy Williams from Costumologists. Thanks to Ivy Kenton at the Urban Fashion House for providing such a welcoming venue for everyones fashion ideas.

Morley Union

The research and time you have all made has kept us all feeling so passionate about the project and has breathed new life into the history of Morley. You are all so incredible!

Morley College and Gallery

Huge thank you to Jane Hartwell for supporting the tour of the exhibition ‘House of the Flying Wheel’ and Elaine Andrews for providing years of research and rarely seen images.

Installation Technicians

Massive thanks to Peter Chesney, Dennis Fryer and Frank Kelsey for helping us build a station to house the Oculus Rift and a vitrine for the archive objects in such a short space of time with great quality and designs.

Archive Credits

Original Images

Anthony Hopwood - Thanks for some great and very artistic still life images created for the archive.

Picture The Past

Many thanks to Mark Higginson and Nick Tomlinson for their support in sending us some crucial images that have helped us illustrate the I & R Morley legacy. www.picturethepast.org.uk

Local Studies

Much appreciation to the kind ladies at the Local Studies archive especially Rachael who dug even deeper into the archives to source the brilliant Threads magazines for us.

Morley College

A huge thanks to Elaine Andrews for not only giving us some marvellous images from he Morley College archive but for also going above an beyond sending us Samuel Morley news clippings that have been so valuable to our research.

Nottingham Costume and Textile Museum

Thank you to Judith Edgar and Tonia Outtram for the enthusiasm and support in capturing the incredible garments and books in the Nottingham Costume and Textile archive especially in the creative photo shoot in the great hall. And Deborah Dean for generously giving us permission to the collection.

Heanor & District Local History Society

Huge thank you to Brian Key for bringing some incredibly important images and letters salvaged during the I & R Morley closure in Heanor. http://www.heanorhistory.org.uk/

Framework Knitters

Gratitude to Paul Baker Framework Knitters Museum for letting us come and visit the museum and to Andy for giving us an informative demonstration. Also thanks to David Hunter for being an inquisitive interviewer and to Nicola Harness for helping with the filming and sound recording on the day. http://www.frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk/

Karen Chesney

Loving thank you to Karen Chesney for sharing her beautiful and vivid childhood memories of Backlit and the surrounding area. Thank you also to Clare Barton for conducting a fantastic interview.

Terry Hunt

Many thanks to Terry Hunt for a brilliantly funny childhood story as well as Yvonne Wright for conducting the interview with a straight face.

Morley Factory Workers

Firstly a big thanks to Käthe Shiel for finding the unforgettable Morley girls and factory workers of I & R Morleys in Heanor. Another massive thank you to Jean Shipman for organising the Morley days at Heanor Methodist Church. With out your support we wouldn’t have all the incredible interviews we have and met the wonderful people that we did. Yvonne Wright did a sterling job of conducting the interviews in a genuinely heart warming way and thank you for you support in creating something really special. Thank you to John Wright, Dorothy Holmes, Eileen Smith, Hilary Whittaker, Una Walker, Iris Fretwell, Bill Woolley, Kath Lilly, Jean Shipman for giving us riveting and emotional accounts of your life working at Morleys Heanor.

We would also like to thank;

Heritage Lottery Fund, Amanda Turner, Morley College, Jane Hartwell, Chris Weir, Carol Jones, Nottingham Archives, Nottingham Costume and Textile Archive, Deborah Dean, Judith Edgar, Tonia Outtram, Picture the Past, Heanor History Association, Jean Shipman, Peter Chesney, Denis Fryer, Gina Mollet, Kate Shiel, Colin Hyde, The frame knitters museum, the Knit & Stich group (St Anns Valley Library), young people “models” from St Anns, Women’s Aid Integrated Services, Nature in Mind/Framework and Ivy Kenton, Owner of The Urban Fashion Hub, Local Studies Library.