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The Pavilion Stepping Stones, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00957
Postcard with April 1912 postmark. 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,…
The Pavilion, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01006
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…
The River at Blake Dean - WMH00732
Undated postcard. Looking upstream, the remains of the supports for the trestle bridge can be seen.
The Tennis Court, Hawden Hall Holiday Camp, Hardcastle Crags, He - WMH01102
Undated postcard. Hawden Hole is situate on the south Hebden Dale hillside on today’s Lee Wood Road between Midgehole and Hebden Hey and above the lower part of Hardcastle Crags. It was the site of the locally infamous murder of Samuel Sutcliffe in…
The Waterman’s Cottage, Walshaw Dean Reservoirs, Nr. Hebden Br - WMH00727
Undated postcard. There was an opening ceremony for the dwelling which The Halifax Guardian of 17 September 1904 reported on:
Undated postcard. There was an opening ceremony for the dwelling which The Halifax Guardian of 17 September 1904 reported…
Undated postcard. There was an opening ceremony for the dwelling which The Halifax Guardian of 17 September 1904 reported…
The Weir and Chalet, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00510
Postcard with July 1907 postmark. The weir feeding the mill pond at Gibson Mill and above it Greenwood's 'The Chalet' tearooms, one of several refreshment facilities on both sides of the valley providing for the thousands of visitors to the Crags.
The Weir, Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge - WMH00521
Postcard with a 1993 postmark but the photo is pre-1904. The weir is upstream from Gibson Mill and it created a popular bathing pool just below. On the right is the mill pond which is fed by the weir.
The Weir, Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00507
Postcard with November 1906 postmark. The weir upstream from Gibson Mill and the pool it created was a favourite bathing spot below Greenwood’s ‘The Chalet’ tearoom, which is just visible through the trees.
Thorntons Tea Rooms, above Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01055
Undated Postcard. Originally Hebden Farm but by the 1890s the occupiers, like several others in and around Hardcastle Crags, had started providing refreshments for the thousands who visited the ‘Beauty Spots of Hebden Bridge’ and it then became known…
Trestle Bridge, Blake Dean, Nr. Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge - WMH00719
Undated postcard. During the construction of Walshaw Dean reservoirs for Halifax Corporation a railway or tramway was built from near Heptonstall up to the sites to transport materials, supplies and the navvies from the shanty town near Heptonstall…
Trestle Bridge, Blake Dean, Nr. Hebden Bridge - WMH00711
Undated postcard and the sender's message reads:
"This bridge was a wood one and crossed from one Hill to the other it was put up when working at our Water works for the men it is now blown down as it began to rot & one lady was looking over when one…
"This bridge was a wood one and crossed from one Hill to the other it was put up when working at our Water works for the men it is now blown down as it began to rot & one lady was looking over when one…
Wader's Corner, Hardcastle Crags Hebden Bridge. - WMH00699
Undated postcard. The women's dresses suggest that the photo is pre-First World War. Would hitching their dresses above the knees to paddle have been considered risque at the time?
Walking up Keighley Road, Hebden Bridge - WMH00102
Undated postcard. Visitors walking up Keighley Road to Hardcastle Crags from the railway station early 20th century. All in their Sunday best for a day out in the country! At weekends and particularly at holiday times visitors to Hardcastle Crags and…
Walshaw Bridge, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00654
Postcard dated February 1906. The stream runs down from Walshaw Head to Hebden Water in Hardcastle Crags.
Wheat Ing Farm, Crimsworth Dean, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00223
Undated postcard. This farm was in Crimsworth Dean below Pecket Well, and the occupiers were obviously taking advantage of the large numbers of visitors to the area to earn some extra money from refreshments, as did many others.
Wheat Ing, Crimsworth Dean, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00222
Undated postcard. Wheat Ing Farm in Crimsworth Dean with Wheat Ing bridge across the beck.
Widdop Reservoir from Widdop Head - WMH00743
Widdop Road winding across the moors between Heptonstall and Colne. Stone for building will have been quarried from the hole right of centre.