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Clough Foot Independent Chapel, Todmorden - RDA00182
The chapel was completed in 1854 as seen on the commemorative stone above the door. The chapel closed in 1991 and is now a private house.
Todmorden - Roomfield Baptist Chapel. - RDA00180
Previously based at Millwood, the congregation moved to Roomfield in 1877, nearer to Todmorden Centre. The Chapel was demolished in 1953 due to dry rot and similarly the schoolroom in 1959. A new small Chapel opened at Roomfield in 1962.
Odd-Fellows Hall, Todmorden, c1902 - RDA00173
The Hall stands near the Town Hall with the market behind it, and appears to have been decked for some celebration.
Cross Stone Church Interior - RDA00172
The first church at Cross Stone, in the Parochial Chapelry of Heptonstall, was built in 1527 and pulled down in 1717 and then replaced. Dedicated to St Paul, the present church dates from the mid-1830s being one of the so called 'Million Pound'…
National School, Todmorden - RDA00170
Todmorden National School, built on part of the church burial ground, had 153 scholars at the official opening ceremony in 1845. By 1851 this had increased to 294, although this figure included the Sunday School. There were 90 pupils in the day…
National School, Todmorden - RDA00169
National Schools were founded in 19th century by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education, to provide elementary education for poor children based on the teaching of the Church of England.
Todmorden National School opened in 1851 on…
Todmorden National School opened in 1851 on…
Abraham Ormerod Centre, Todmorden - RDA00168
The Abraham Ormerod Medical Centre was a gift to the town from a local family with textile mills in the area. The Clinic built on the site of their Ridgefoot Mill was opened on 23 July 1938 by the Princess Royal. It closed in 1992 and was later…
St Mary's Church, Todmorden - RDA00167
There seems to have been a church on the site since the 15th century, but with the opening of Christ Church in 1832 this church was largely redundant. By the 1980s it was accepted that the parish could not support two churches and in 1992 Christ…
Todmorden Library - RDA00166
Todmorden Library was built by Todmorden Industrial and Co-operative Society and opened in 1897 and was handed over to Todmorden Borough Council. The library remains in the original building but is now part of the Calderdale Council's branch library…
The Vicarage, Christ Church, Todmorden - RDA00165
Christ Church, one of the 'Million Pound Churches', was built 1830-32. The church closed in 1992 and is now in private ownership, and the vicarage is a private house.
The vicarage was the location of 2 murders committed by Miles Weatherill in…
The vicarage was the location of 2 murders committed by Miles Weatherill in…
Halifax Road, Todmorden - RDA00164
St Mary's Church at the top and the Town Hall on the right.
Todmorden from Ewood - RDA00163
Looking over Centre Vale Mansion, which was demolished in the 1950s, to Stoodley Pike on the far hillside. To the right is the tower of Christ Church and on the skyline to the left the tower of Cross Stone Church.
Todmorden from Shoebroad - RDA00162
Looking down on the town, with the Unitarian Church on the left and the gable of the Town Hall nearly centre.
Unitarian Church and Langfield Moor, Todmorden. - RDA00161
The Grade l building built by 'Honest John' Fielden MP in the late 1860s.
Floods at Patmos, Todmorden - RDA00159
Looking down Burnley Road towards the town centre viaduct. Date unknown.
Fielden Square, Todmorden - RDA00157
The Square, off Rochdale Road, is named after 'Honest John' Fielden, a Radical MP and wealthy local industrialist from humble beginnings. His statue is seen here in the centre. It was originally erected by the Town Hall in 1875 and then moved to the…
Unitarian Church, Todmorden - RDA00156
The Grade 1 listed building was built in 1865-69 by the philanthropist ‘Honest John’ Fielden, MP. It is now in the care of the Historic Chapels Trust and is available for weddings and events.
Baltimore. Todmorden. - RDA00155
View over the Baltimore area of Todmorden on the east side of the town, with Cross Stone Church just visible on the skyline.
Fielden Hospital, Lee-Bottom, Todmorden - RDA00148
The Fielden Hospital, Stoodley Grange, was built as an isolation hospital then, reopened as a children's hospital before becoming a hospital for mentally handicapped patients in connection with nearby Stansfield View Hospital. Now converted to…
Todmorden - Stansfield Hall Railway Accident 1904. - RDA00147
Accident at Stansfield Hall on 5th December 1904. Wagons on a heavy goods train broke loose coming down from Copy Pit to Portsmouth and the train divided into two parts. When the engines stopped at Stansfield Hall signals the detached wagons…
Todmorden Looking East - RDA00146
The Stansfield or Todmorden Curve going off centre left after the signal box at the end of the viaduct, with the coal drops in front of the box. The curve provided a connection from Todmorden Station onto the 'Copy Pit' line to Burnley and the North…
Stoodley Pike, Todmorden - RDA00139
Stoodley Pike refers to a 1400 feet (400m) hill, although it is better known for its 121feet (37m) monument which was designed by local architect James Green and completed in 1856 at the end of the Crimean War.
The monument replaced an earlier…
The monument replaced an earlier…
Carlaith, Todmorden - RDA00138
Carr Laithe house on Lovers Walk through Buckley Wood on the hillside above Centre Vale Park. The house has now been demolished.
Gandy Bridge, Todmorden - RDA00136
Burnley Road opposite Centre Vale Park, the park entrance can be seen on far left.