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  • Collection: David Martin collection

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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.

The…

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L to R - Roy Temperley, Young Uttley, Jack Uttley, Barker Holden, Roy Nuttall and David Martin. Temperley's manufactured ceramic, clay and sanitary pipes at Clough Head Mine, Dulesgate, Todmorden.

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On the road from Littleborough to Todmorden.

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This hexagonal gritstone toll house between Littleborough and Todmorden stands on a natural route through the Pennines that has been used by traders for centuries. It was erected in 1824 during the second major period of turnpike construction in…

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Stoodley Pike refers to a 1400 feet (400m) hill although it is better known for its 121feet (37m) monument which was designed by local architect James Green and completed in 1856 at the end of the Crimean War.

The monument replaced an earlier…

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Stoodley Pike from Great Rock, Higher Eastwood. (July 2000)

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Stoodley Pike, Todmorden. Obelisk 121 ft tall on a hill 1,300 ft above sea level. Completed in 1856 at the end of the Crimean War. It is on the Pennine Way. (2013)
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