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Cragg Vale, near Mytholmroyd. - WAO00235
On the left is the church of St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness and far right the Hinchliffe Arms with the road up to Withens Clough Reservoir. Note the tennis court at the rear of the church.
Cragg Vale, near Mytholmroyd. - WAO00234
Undated postcard. The building in the centre with name boards is the Sportsman Inn, now a private house, on Cragg Road. Below the building on the right is the road dropping down to St John's Church and the Hinchliffe Arms.
St John the Baptist in the Wilderness, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00232
Postcard with 1917 postmark. This church, built in 1838 to replace a smaller church constructed in 1813, was paid for from the 'million pound fund'. An Act of Parliament allocated £1 million to build churches in the rapidly expanding industrial areas…
Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00231
Undated postcard.
Weir and New Bridge, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00229
Postcard with July 1957 postmark.
Vicarage and Lodge, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00228
The lodge, at the entrance to New Cragg Hall. The hall was enlarged in 1904 by Helen and William Simpson-Hinchliffe, but destroyed by fire in 1921. The lodge is shown here with its original archway. This archway was later widened by them to allow…
Cragg Vale, near Mytholmroyd - WAO00227
Looking down Cragg Road towards Mytholmroyd. The Methodist Chapel, now a private house, is on the left.
Cragg Vale - WAO00226
Postcard with January 1906 postmark. Cragg Post Office is on the left and further along Cragg Vale Co-operative store with the Working Men's Club next door to that.
New Cragg Hall, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00223
Postcard with September 1906 postmark. Not to be confused with 'Old' Cragg Hall. The New Hall, or Lower Cragg Hall to distinguish it from Old Cragg Hall, was enlarged and embellished built around 1904 and was destroyed by fire in 1921 with a re-build…
Cragg Hall Gardens, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00222
Postcard with July 1913 postmark. Not to be confused with 'Old' Cragg Hall. The New Hall, or Lower Cragg Hall to distinguish it from Old Cragg Hall, was enlarged and embellished around 1904 and was destroyed by fire in 1921 with a re-build in 1959.
New Cragg Hall, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00221
Postcard with August 1915 postmark. Not to be confused with 'Old' Cragg Hall. The New Hall, or Lower Cragg Hall to distinguish it from Old Cragg Hall, was enlarged and embellished around 1904 and was destroyed by fire in 1921 with a much smaller…
Old Cragg Hall, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00220
Undated postcard. Originally built in 1617 it was re-built in the 1830s having fallen into disrepair.
Wheat Ing, Hebden Bridge. - WAO00218
Undated postcard. The farm is off to the left in Crimsworth Dean.
View over Hebden Bridge - WAO00216
Undated postcard. Centre of photo is the Dodnaze Estate with steel fabricated houses built in 1947 fronting onto Wadsworth Lane. In the centre is Calder Mill with its landmark chimney; the mill was gutted by fire November 1964.
Hebden Bridge from Mount Skip. - WAO00214
Undated postcard. Right of centre is the Dodnaze Estate with steel fabricated houses built in 1947 fronting onto Wadsworth Lane. In the centre is Calder Mill with its landmark chimney; the mill was gutted by fire November 1964.
Blake Dean, Near. Hebden Bridge. - WAO00212
Postcard with postmark July 1956. Shows Widdop Road coming down from Heptonstall Slack to the bridge over Alcomden Water.
Trestle Bridge, Blake Dean, Near. Hebden Bridge. - WAO00209
Undated postcard. The bridge was built to carry a tramway from Whitehill Nook, Heptonstall, to transport materials and navvies to the construction site of Walshaw Dean Reservoirs. The bridge was 700ft long and 105ft above the valley floor. The bridge…
Hebden Bridge and Birchcliffe Hillside. - WAO00207
Undated postcard. Hangingroyd housing can be seen bottom left with Old Town top left. Old Birchcliffe Chapel is towards the top right with the new 1898 Chapel below it. Demolition appears to be taking place at the old Birchcliffe Chapel, the stone…
Callis Wood, Dover, Hebden Bridge. - WAO00204
Postcard with July 1942 postmark, but the photo is probably much earlier. Callis is between Hebden Bridge and Eastwood.
Mytholmroyd Views - WAO00203
Undated postcard 'Exclusive to Mytholmroyd Post Office'. Rochdale Canal; Redacre Mill Hotel; The Dusty Miller; Rochdale Canal.
Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale Views - WAO00202
Undated postcard 'Exclusive to B Adams, Newsagent, 8 New Road, Mytholmroyd'. Mytholmroyd War Memorial; St Michael's Church; Shoulder of Mutton; Cragg Vale.
Railway at Mytholmroyd - WAO00201
Eastbound goods train.
Mytholmroyd Station - WAO00199
Pictured here after de-manning in 1987. The wooden building held the lift.
Mytholmroyd Railway Station. - WAO00197
Looking up the line with the signal box on the left and the station building on the right.
