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Horse Drawn Ambulance, Hebden Bridge, 1896 - ALC08288
Horse Drawn Ambulance in front of Macpelah Works, at the junction of A646 and Station Road, Hebden Bridge.
From the 1897 Todmorden and Hebden Bridge Historical Almanack -
p57 "The first of February 1896, will long be remembered by the residents…
From the 1897 Todmorden and Hebden Bridge Historical Almanack -
p57 "The first of February 1896, will long be remembered by the residents…
Greenwood Lee, Heptonstall - ALC09002
Greenwood Lee House is a large yeoman clothiers’ house, Grade II* listed and perhaps one of the finest vernacular buildings in West Yorkshire. Although the porch bears the date 1712, it is recorded as having been sold twice in 1650. For a time it was…
Hebden Bridge Station - ALC09004
At the bottom centre of the photo is an open top tram which ran from Halifax to Hebden Bridge. The road going into the picture leads to the station. Note of large warehouse on the right hand side of the photograph. The houses across the top of the…
View over Mytholmroyd - ALC09006
Situated centre left are "Scout Rocks" mainly covered in woodland. This former quarry was later the refuse tip for Hebden Royd UDC. On the left hand edge of the photo below Scout rocks is "Scout Road Primary School", now called "Scout Road Academy".…
Horses in Lee Wood - ALC09007
These horses are pulling an engine up to Dawson City
Victorian Sitting Room - ALC09012
Possibly Cragg Hall
Vintage Car - ALC09013
Possibly pictured on Keighley Road.
West End , Hebden Bridge - ALC09014
Relaying the setts at West End. Westbourne House is on the left with the end of Bridge Gate beyond, before the end property was removed to widen the road. Crossley Westerman's, later Alice Longstaff's studio was on the right
Mount Zion Chapel, Mytholmroyd - ALC09015
Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel once stood proudly near the bottom of Midgley Road. Built in 1887, sadly dry rot caused the chapel to be closed in August 1960 and it was demolished in 1970 and flats now occupy the site.
After closure the…
After closure the…
Carlton Buildings - ALC09016
This was once the main building of the former Hebden Bridge Industrial Co-operative Society. The first floor at one time housed a large reception room, popular for dancing. Later it became the Carlton Hotel but now the the top two floors have been…
Blake Dean - ALC09017
Graining Water and Alcomden Water meet to become Hebden Beck, or Hebden Water, shown here. The Widdop Road is on the left of the picture and the building in the bend of the road is Blake Dean Chapel. Probably taken around 1900 before the…
Blackshaw Head Methodist Chapel - ALC09025
Blackshawhead Chapel was built in 1815 by the Methodists of nearby Heptonstall to serve this hilltop village.
The Chapel was extended a few years later by the addition of a Sunday School, which for many years was the only form of education…
The Chapel was extended a few years later by the addition of a Sunday School, which for many years was the only form of education…
Mill Interior - ALC09026
Sewing shop decorated for the 1911 Coronation.
Lumb Falls, Hardcastle Crags - ALC09028
The Outdoor Swimming Society lists the plunge pool at Lumb Falls in the top ten places in the UK for wild swimming.
Gibson Mill - ALC09029
Gibson Mill, built in around 1800, is situated within Hardcastle Crags woodland beside Hebden Water. It was one of the first mills of the Industrial Revolution. The mill was driven by a water wheel and produced cotton cloth up until 1890. In 1833,…
