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Wilson's Bobbin Mill, Cornholme - MOT00224
The bobbin works at the height of its power in the early 1900s.
Lobb Mill, Todmorden around 1902-6. - MOT00431
The five arch viaduct on the Manchester & Leeds Railway is right of centre and the Rochdale Canal to the left.
Castle Street area of Todmorden, viewed from above Castle Hill tunnel - MOT00428
The Castle Street area, Halifax Road, viewed from above Castle Hill tunnel. The scene is dominated by Cinderhill Mills. The Rose and Crown Inn can be seen in the lower centre.
Lydgate in the late 19th Century - MOT00427
Canteen Mill can be seen in the foreground. Nott Wood Viaduct on the 'Copy Pit Line' between Todmorden and Burnley is across the top.
Gauxholme, todmorden - MOT00426
View over Gauxholme industrial area, 1960.
Sunnyside, Todmorden - MOT00423
Todmorden's earliest industrial 'estate', viewed from Sunnyside about 1905.
View overlooking Springside, about 1900. - MOT00420
Springside 1910 - This view overlooking Springside provides a splendid record of the mills, which once dominated this part of the valley. In the foreground, lying between the river and the Rochdale canal is Nanholme Mill, which was used primarily for…
Springside, Todmorden, c1910 - MOT00419
View looking towards Springside from Lob Mill area, c1910.
The long wooden building by the canalside was originally a rope works, erected Jonas Clegg in 1887.
The buildings on the roadside have all disappeared, along with the place names: Nell Cote…
The long wooden building by the canalside was originally a rope works, erected Jonas Clegg in 1887.
The buildings on the roadside have all disappeared, along with the place names: Nell Cote…
Frostholme Mill, Cornholme. - MOT00183
Built in 1860, the mill was enlarged and developed under the ownership of Joshua Smith Ltd who ran it from 1882 until well into the 1950s. At one time they employed over 700 people in Cornholme, primarily in the weaving industry.
After Joshua…
After Joshua…
Robinwood Mill and Nott Wood Viaduct, Lydgate. - MOT00174
Robinwood c1910, a panorama of industry and communications with the 13 arch Nott Wood Viaduct on the Todmorden-Burnley line, the so called Copy Pit Line. Robinwood Mill, built in 1834, and purchased by Fielden Bros. in 1844, became the centre of…
View over Walsden - MOT00160
Walsden, viewed from Gauxholme Stones, in the 1950s. the station just visible on the right. Clough Mill, in the foreground, is thought to be the first cotton mill in the Todmorden area. Through the years it has been occupied by a variety of trades…
Todmorden Triangle - MOT00150
View of the central railway triangle in the late 1920s viewed from Hallroyd Bridge, with the triangle filled in and used as a marshalling area. The tracks to the right the 1862 fork to Stansfield Hall Junction and to Burnley whilst those on the left…
Todmorden - MOT00149
View of the central railway triangle, taken from Ridgefoot in the late 19th Century showing the coal chutes on Stansfield Road, and beyond, the triangle with a void at its centre. Immediately beyond the coal chutes on the left is the Stansfield, or…
Todmorden station in the early 1900s. - MOT00148
Todmorden station in the early 1900s.
View over Salford area of Todmorden - MOT00147
A view of the station goods yard overlooking the Salford area. Caleb Hoyle's private coal wagons can be seen in the siding. On the hillside can be seen the Unitarian Church built by the Fieldens.
View over Todmorden - MOT00146
General view of Todmorden from Sunnyside in the early 1900s, with the main Manchester to Leeds railway lines arcing away to the left. The triangle not yet developed here.
Portsmouth Station on the Copy Pit Line. - MOT00145
An early saddle tank engine on the level crossing at Portsmouth Station, 1890s. The loco - No.541 - was built for the L & Y Railway in 1877 and withdrawn from service in 1936.
Portsmouth Station c1910, on the Copy Pit Line - MOT00144
Looking up the line. The buildings in the background were stores for wood, used in the manufacture of bobbins by Wilson Bros of Cornholme.
Todmorden Station - MOT00143
Viewed from Dobroyd Road in 1866, a year after the station was enlarged. The warehouses in the foreground are served by a branch line developed and used by Fielden Bros. Ltd for cotton goods. This shows the goods yard before it was extended in 1881…
Building the 'Great Wall of Todmorden', 1881. - MOT00142
The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company had to build a double retaining wall alongside the canal side at Salford due to land subsidence but also to extend the goods yard.
View of Holebottom by A. F. Tait - MOT00141
A general view from Holebottom showing the railway cutting across the centre of the town. Clearly visible on the right are Christ Church and its Vicarage. The former Ridgefoot Mill complex can be seen abutting the viaduct.
From a lithograph by…
From a lithograph by…
The Skew Bridge at Gauxholme, Todmorden - MOT00140
The skew bridge passing over the Rochdale Canal at Gauxholme with a clear span of 101 ft. The castellated abutments of solid masonry were brought from Knowlwood Quarry. Along with Whiteley Arches at Charlestown this was one of the first bow string…
Todmorden viaduct by A. F. Tait - MOT00139
The Todmorden viaduct, laid out on a curve, comprising nine spans. The stone came from Lobb Quarry, near Dobroyd Castle. Drawing by A. F. Tait
The Railway Cutting at Winterbutlee, Walsden. - MOT00138
Loco number 10747. Built at Horwich Works, went into service June 1896, withdrawn November 1936
The Canal and Railway at Walsden. - MOT00136
When the railway was constructed in the late 1830s the canal had to be diverted to make way for the deep railway cutting. The line of the canal originally ran closer to the cottages on Square Road, via the present railway bridge and through what is…