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Postcard of Hardcastle Crags - WMH01010
Postcard with August 1913 postmark. The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the opposite bank of the river, was one of several refreshment facilities in and around Hardcastle Crags catering for the thousands of visitors…
Postcard of Hardcastle Crags - WMH01050
Undated postcard but the image is probably 1920s. Cosy Corner on the south hillside above Hardcastle Crags started life as Hebden Farm and by the 1890s the occupiers had, like several others in and around Hardcastle Crags, started providing…
Postcard of Hardcastle Crags - WMH01053
Undated postcard but the image is probably 1920s. Cosy Corner on the south hillside above Hardcastle Crags started life as Hebden Farm and by the 1890s the occupiers had, like several others in and around Hardcastle Crags, started providing…
Promenading on The Drive Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00587
Postcard with August 1909 postmark. Looking down the Drive towards the Lodge and Gates.
The Drive, built by Lord Savile in the mid-19th century runs the length of the Crags from the Lodge at Midgehole, past Gibson Mill, to the Savile's shooting…
The Drive, built by Lord Savile in the mid-19th century runs the length of the Crags from the Lodge at Midgehole, past Gibson Mill, to the Savile's shooting…
Refreshment Facilities, New Bridge, Midgehole, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00150
Undated postcard but possibly 1920s. It shows a number of refreshment facilities at New Bridge, catering for the vast number of visitors to Hardcastle Crags. First on the right is Crossley's Tea Rooms and next to that New Bridge Mill which first…
Reservoir Railway, Blake Dean, Nr. Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge - WMH00726
Undated postcard. One of the 15 engines used during the construction of the reservoirs at Walshaw Dean for Halifax Corporation. Work started in 1901. As well as transporting supplies and materials the railway was also used to transport the navvies…
Saucy Postcard of Hardcastle Crags - WMH01125
Undated postcard but the sender writes that "there was a railway accident here last Friday" which would have been the Charlestown Curve disaster of 21st June 1912. Another card with the same image is postmarked 17 July 1912.
Stepping Stones and Pavilion, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00986
Undated postcard. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags, three of which are still useable when the river is low. The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the opposite bank of the river, was one of…
The Bridge at Blake Dean - WMH00741
Undated postcard.The moorland road between Heptonstall and Colne looking in the Heptonstall direction with Blake Dean Bridge over Alcomden Water at the bottom.
The Chalet, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00563
Undated postcard. John and Emma Greenwood's 'Hardcastle Chalet' tearoom was just a short way up the Drive from Gibson Mill and was one of several refreshment facilities on either side of the valley catering to the thousands of visitors who came to…
The Chalet, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00582
Undated postcard but this photo appears on another card date stamped August 1910. Just a short way up The Drive from Gibson Mill was John and Emma Greenwood's 'Hardcastle Chalet' tearoom; behind it was the river and the pool created by weir was a…
The Chalet', Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00575
Postcard with August 1907 postmark. John and Emma Greenwood's 'Hardcastle Chalet' tearoom was just a short way up the Drive from Gibson Mill and was one of several refreshment facilities on either side of the valley catering to the thousands of…
The Dam and Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00441
Postcard with August 1936 postmark but the same photo is used on a 1929 card. A former water powered cotton mill at the heart of Hardcastle Crags it was built early 19th century by Abraham Gibson of Greenwood Lee and officially known as Lord Holme…
The Drive, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00377
Undated postcard. View looking in the direction the Gate Lodge and Midgehole.
The Drive, built by Lord Savile in the mid-19th century, runs the length of the Crags from the Lodge at Midgehole, past Gibson Mill, to Lord Savile's shooting lodge at…
The Drive, built by Lord Savile in the mid-19th century, runs the length of the Crags from the Lodge at Midgehole, past Gibson Mill, to Lord Savile's shooting lodge at…
The Hebden Valley - WMH00183
Undated postcard. The road up the Crags from Midgehole climbs along on the right and in the centre is the dam (no public access), near Hawden Hole, which served New Bridge Mill at Midgehole. Above the dam and in a clearing is Thornton’s Tea…
The Lodge, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00208
Postcard with August 1925 postmark. Looking over New Bridge, Midgehole, up to Crimsworth Dean. Bottom left the roof of New Bridge Mill, a former water powered cotton mill, and centre right the entrance to the Crags.
The Lovers Walk, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01128
undated postcard.
The Pavilion and Stepping Stones, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridg - WMH01019
Undated postcard. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags three of which are still useable when the river is low. The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the opposite bank of the river, was one of…