Taken from West End Bridge with Old Gate on the left and the former Moorland Rescue Post on the right. The chimney of Bridge Mill can be seen in the distance
This extensive mill complex is remarkable for its open setting on the hillside above Luddenden village. Founded in 1847 by John Murgatroyd & Son and named after the fine family house of 1645, it was run as a worsted spinning and manufacturing works,…
Looking down Hebden Water towards its confluence with the Calder. The buildings immediate right have been replaced by purpose built shops and offices and above them the former Council Offices. The chimney of Bridge Mill on the left.
Looking down on Market Street up the valley towards Todmorden. The landmark chimney of Calder Mill in the centre, much of the mill itself was destroyed by fire in November 1964.
Looking down Hebden Water towards its confluence with the Calder. The buildings immediate right have been replaced by purpose built shops and offices and above them the former Council Offices. The chimney of Bridge Mill on the left.
Looking down on Market Street up the valley towards Todmorden. The landmark chimney of Calder Mill in the centre, much of the mill itself was destroyed by fire in November 1964.
Clearly a mill town. In the foreground is Pallis House and to its left smoke from a train in the cutting and above the smoke Holme House. On the left hillside Cross Lanes Methodist Chapel and dominant in the top centre Foster Mill.
Clearly a mill town. In the foreground is Pallis House and to its left smoke from a train in the cutting and above the smoke Holme House. On the left hillside Cross Lanes Methodist Chapel and dominant in the top centre Foster Mill.
The sculpture, by Mike Williams, is of a “fustian knife”, which also serves as a giant sundial gnomon (shadow caster). Fustian knives were used in the manufacture of corduroy, a fabric for which Hebden Bridge was known throughout the world.
A fulling mill existed in the area prior to the 16th century which had been replaced and extended. In 1861, Worrals a firm of dyers and finishers from Salford bought the newly built dyeworks and lower mill and extended the water supply by creating…
Also known as Lord Holme Mill, it was built about 1800 to produce cloth from cotton. The mill ceased operation in 1890, and was used as a dance hall, and roller skating rink, among other facilities. The mill was largely derelict following WWII, but…
In the centre, below the Board School, i.e. Council School, is Church Bank Mill with its very tall chimney. At the bottom of the picture is the church of St John the Baptist. The postcard has an intriguing title.