This house, Mayroyd Mill House, was deluged with water when firemen fought a fire which destroyed the nearby Mayroyd Mill, on 10th February 1936. Overnight the water froze. Lloyd Greenwood, the boy looking at the camera, and his friends, stopped to…
L to R: Charlie Green (formerly of the Coldstream Guards) and Leslie Crossley, both porters, the Relief Station Master, Gordon Naylor, Stuart Haigh, Alan Brooks, booking clerks.
At the time the station staff consisted of the Station Master and…
1965. Booking clerk David Sutcliffe and porter Charlie Green with east bound train approaching. At the time the station staff consisted of the Station Master and his clerk, three Booking Office clerks and three porters. It was fully de-staffed in…
Photo was used in 'Aspects of Calderdale', edited by John Billingsley. Although the print was captioned by the late Lloyd Greenwood's mother as being Ted Hughes, it is in fact Gerald Hughes, his brother. It has appeared in several publications as…
Commissioned in the 1850s by Captain Joseph Edwards, this fountain with its Talbot dogs was previously in the courtyard of his house at Castle Carr, Luddenden. After the house was demolished in 1961 the fountain was neglected, but was rediscovered…
1962. Booking Office clerk Alan Brooks in the doorway to the Booking Office, the sign in British Railways' North Eastern Region's colour. In the early 1960s in addition to the Station Master there was his clerk, three Booking Office Clerks and three…
A Peppercorn A1 60118 engine Archibald Sturrock built at Doncaster in 1948. This image was probably taken in September 1950 when 60118 was exhibited to celebrate Doncaster Works centenary.
1960. Eastbound passenger train hauled by a former LMS Stanier Class 'Black 5' approaching the 'down' platform. Both platforms seen here extended over the viaduct.