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Mytholm, Hebden bridge. - MCH00160
Postcard from 1910.
Taken from Hell Hole Rock on the edge of Heptonstall looking towards the Horsehold hillside. In the centre of the photo is Calder Mill with its chimney and to its right is "Stubbing House". Further to the right is the King…
Taken from Hell Hole Rock on the edge of Heptonstall looking towards the Horsehold hillside. In the centre of the photo is Calder Mill with its chimney and to its right is "Stubbing House". Further to the right is the King…
Mytholm Hebden bridge - MCH00162
In the centre left of the photo is Hebden Bridge Parish Church - St James the Great, with Mytholm Hall in front of it. The road curling round to the left leads to Mytholm Steeps and Blackshaw Head. Central to the photo is Bankfoot Mill adjacent to…
Mytholm, Hebden Bridge - MCH00163
Postcard dated July 1911. St James the Greater church is on the right, with the two Eaves silk mills behind it, and Mytholm Hall in front.
Mytholm, Hebden Bridge. - MCH00164
Postcard dated July 1911. To the right hand side of the photo is St. James - Hebden bridge Parish Church, with the now demolished Mytholm Hall in front of it. The Eaves Silk Mills can be seen above the church with…
Mytholm, Hebden Bridge - MCH00165
To the right hand side of the photo is St. James - Hebden bridge Parish Church, with the now demolished Mytholm Hall in front of it. The Eaves Silk Mills can be seen above the church. To the left centre is Mytholm Mill (Browns Mill) with its detached…
Nazebottom Baptist Chapel, Charlestown, Hebden Bridge - MCH00168
Opened 13th March 1909
Centre Vale Mansion, Todmorden - MCH00169
The Mansion is sited to the left of centre in the photo, with Centre Vale parkland surrounding it. The house was built in 1826 by Thomas Ramsbottom. In 1842, the Fielden family moved here from Dawson Weir. In 1849, Samuel Fielden inherited the…
Todmorden Secondary School - MCH00170
Also known as Todmorden Grammar School, Ferney Lee Road.
Carr House Estate and Cross Stone Church, Todmorden - MCH00171
The present church was built in 1835 and dedicated to St. Paul, it was financed by the Commissioner's Church organization to bring church to new communities. The first church was built in 1527and pulled down in 1717.
The group of houses below the…
The group of houses below the…
Scaitcliffe Hall, Todmorden - MCH00172
A Grade 2 listed building
Scaitcliffe Hall is beautifully situated in a picturesque part of the Burnley valley. The south part was re-built in 1666 and the north part in 1738, but it was completely pulled down and re-erected in 1833. It is now a…
Scaitcliffe Hall is beautifully situated in a picturesque part of the Burnley valley. The south part was re-built in 1666 and the north part in 1738, but it was completely pulled down and re-erected in 1833. It is now a…
Stoodley Pike - MCH00174
The balcony of the Pike can be reached from the west facing side via a dark spiral staircase.
Fielden Square, Todmorden - MCH00175
Postcard dated 1906. The statue of John Fielden designed by J.H. Foley and cast in 1869, was moved here from its original site outside the Town Hall. In 1939 it was again moved to its current site (2019) in Centre Vale Park.
Stoodley Pike, Todmorden - MCH00176
Photo taken of the western facade.
Lydgate, Todmorden - MCH00179
Postcard, possibly dated 1909, addressed to Mr Willie Spencer, Chatburn C Jennings Hotel Luddenden Foot. The mill to the right is Robin Wood Mill, The viaduct takes the railway from Todmorden to Burnley. The three gabled building is the former Robin…
Bottle Neck Rock, Bridestones, Todmorden - MCH00180
These rocks are known locally as Bridestones on Bridestones Moor They are to be found on the north side of the valley above Cornholme, Todmorden
Luddenden Foot Church - MCH00184
Known locally as Blackwood Hall. The church was dedicated to St. Mary and it was demolished in 1980
Christ Church, Todmorden - MCH00186
Formerly Todmorden Parish Church. A Grade 2 listed building in Gothic style. It was a Commissioner's Church built in 1832. It closed for worship in 1992.
Luddenden Foot Church - MCH00187
Postcard dated October 1918. Message reads: Dear Willie, Just a note to say how sorry I were not to send your paper last week the same as usual. I were expecting you coming and this week I left the paper at my work on Friday night, so I am sure you…
Halifax Tram Crash, October 15th 1907 - MCH00190
From the Halifax Courier:
On the wet morning of October 15, 1907, car No 64 was en route from Triangle to Halifax. Dawn had not yet broken as it climbed slowly out of Sowerby Bridge, passing Bolton Brow. On board were about 60 early-morning…
On the wet morning of October 15, 1907, car No 64 was en route from Triangle to Halifax. Dawn had not yet broken as it climbed slowly out of Sowerby Bridge, passing Bolton Brow. On board were about 60 early-morning…
Fire at Boy Mill, Luddenden Foot - MCH00192
Originally a corn mill and latter a fulling mill in 1599, it was rebuilt in 1787. It was used to produce Worsted cloth between 1829 and 1847, James Clay who owned this mill and many others in the Calderdale area emplyed 1100 operatives in total in…
Haugh End, Sowerby - MCH00193
The home of John Carr architect, who designed Harewood House. A Grade 2* listed building.
Conductor's Funeral, Pye Nest Tram Crash - MCH00194
On October 15th 1907 an electrical failure caused a disastrous tram crash. Conductor Robinson was hailed a hero. He had stuck at his post, frantically seeking to prevent the catastrophe, shouting warnings and stopping passengers falling off. Many…
Conductor's Funeral, Pye Nest Tram Crash - MCH00195
Conductor Robinson was hailed a hero. He had stuck at his post, frantically seeking to prevent the catastrophe, shouting warnings and stopping passengers falling off. Many survivors were later to testify as to his calm command in a dire…