Showing what an immense mill Waterside was. The building on the right hand end was the technical college. The spire is the Unitarian Church and the tower of Cross Stone church can be seen on the horizon. AN 70082659
This is the site of the first Methodist Meeting Room in Todmorden. In the early days of the Methodist movement it was quite usual to meet in houses, it was only later as the Movement grew that purpose built chapels came into being.
The building featured here was demolished and a bank built on the site. Later that was demolished and another bank built, which in its turn was demolished.
St Mary's Church can be seen on the left, and the coal merchant's was run by author Billy…