This was just one of several refreshment facilities at the Crags catering for the vast numbers of visitors who came from the mill towns on both sides of the Pennines. A little below it is Gibson Mill 'entertainment emporium'.
Addressed to Mr Geo Greenwood, Pecket Well. Reads "Dear Geo, this is only half of our men. They are only PTE's. We had 119 more wounded came in on Sat. We are having lovely weather. Just going to church now, you have to go once on Sundays" Signed…
Opened in 1854 the 'new' church was dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle. This photo shows it before the church was re-ordered. Work had begun on re-ordering the church in 1960 and was completed in 1964.
Date unknown. On the bottom right is a section of the footbridge between the two platforms and above it the small Booking Office. On the left is the entrance to the goods and coal yards.