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- Collection: The Making of Todmorden exhibition
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- MOT00137
Looking over Walsden sports field to Scar Rocks, c 1910. The small building on the left, called, 'Jerico' once stood on the line of the old canal. Winterbutlee Mill now gordon Rigg's Garden Centre, can be seen on the right. The mill in the middle…
- Springside and Lob Mill txt
Board 51B of the Made in Todmorden Exhibition.
Advertisement for Barker's cycle works - MOT00329
This advertisement accompanies photographs for Barker's cycle works at Millwood, 1902. In 1909 the Barker family moved to Bolton and set up a business selling and repairing motor cars.
Pioneer Mill, Walsden - MOT00371
Mule Spinners at Pioneer Mill, Walsden c1912 - The mill was built by the Pioneer Mill Company which had been formed to celebrate the jubilee of the Walsden Co-operative Society. The corner stone of the new mill (actually named 'Jubilee' Mill) was…
Ramsden Wood Mill, Walsden about 1870 - MOT00167
Originally built as a cotton spinning mill in the early 19th Century, the buildings were later converted to a print and dye works. The abundant water supply was the chief reason for the selection of the site, but the chimney which is situated on the…
Stansfield Corn Mill - MOT00320
Stansfield Corn Mill showing later additions, including the detached office building.
Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.
Sutcliffe's bought grain at the ports of Liverpool,…
Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.
Sutcliffe's bought grain at the ports of Liverpool,…
Technical Education - MOT00372
Cotton Spinning. Syllabus. First Year's Course
Technical Education - MOT00373
Todmorden Technical School - part of dressmaking room
Technical Education - MOT00374
Todmorden Technical Institute - part of spinning room
The working day. Alma Dawson, weaver - MOT00406
Alma Dawson, aged about 17, weaver at Dawson's in 1943. Like most weavers, Alma looked after 4 looms.
Walsden Printing Co. Ramsden Wood Mill - MOT00286
The company, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1985, is one of the top four specialist fabric printers in the UK, producing work for Marks & Spencer, Mothercare, and many other high street chain stores.
Waterside Mill 1858 - MOT00361
Safety notice in Waterside Works.
Waterside School - MOT00358
Letter from schoolchild at Waterside School to John Fielden, 1841, thanking him for their education.
Waterside School
December 27 1841
Mr John Fielden,
Since I came to this School I have improved much but especially since John Fielden came…
Waterside School
December 27 1841
Mr John Fielden,
Since I came to this School I have improved much but especially since John Fielden came…
Waterside School - MOT00360
Letter of thanks by schoolchild of Waterside School, 1841
A Canal Boat at Waterside, 1904. - MOT00126
A canal boat off-loading stone at the corporation yard at Waterside, 1904.
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening up of the valleys and the construction of Turn Pike Roads, with their…
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening up of the valleys and the construction of Turn Pike Roads, with their…
A Local Carter and his Team - MOT00127
A local carter and his team hauling a load towards the upland; this often required the assistance of one or more chain horses, as illustrated here.
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening…
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening…