Turvin Mill was built in 1808. By 1833 it had a 10 HP water wheel and employed 57 workers (of which 31 were children). The water in the brook was supplemented by a catchwater drain half a mile long which collected the overflow from Whiteholm…
Victoria Mill was built by the Cragg Vale Manufacturing Co., a co-operative, in 1861, but went into liquidation by 1864 due to the 'Cotton Famine' and was sold to Hinchcliffe Hinchcliffe and Sons Ltd There were two 30HP engines and a 40HP water…
Broadbottom Farm, between Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge, has existed since before 1300. The oldest part is Broadbottom Old Hall, a medieval timber-framed aisled hall, encased in stone in the mid-16C. The attached farmhouse was also a timber-framed…
A note on the back of the photo says: Middle Goodgreave, and it was taken in August 1959. The photo shows the property in ruins. Only Lower Good Greave and Upper Good Greave are shown on the 1851 Ordnance Survey map. These properties are in Wadsworth…