Boating was a popular activity on the mill pond at Gibson Mill and also, seen here, on Lord Holme Dam a little above the mill pond on the other side of the river.
Today the site of Hebden Hey Scout Hostel. In the 1890s it became Thornton's Tea Rooms and campsite and later converted into Cosy Corner Guest House and Cafe with camping. The gentlemen probably some of the large number of visitors who came to theā¦