Undated postcard. The path seen here drops down from the Drive a few hundred metres beyond Gibson Mill to a bridge over Hebden Water and the river path back to Gibson Mill.
Undated postcard. Cosy Corner, on the south hillside above Hardcastle Crags, started life as Hebden Farm but by the 1890s the occupiers had, like several others in and around Hardcastle Crags, started providing refreshments for the thousands who…
Postcard date stamped December 1929. A former water powered cotton mill at the heart of Hardcastle Crags it was built early 19th century by Abraham Gibson of Greenwood Lee and officially known as Lord Holme Mill. The mill was converted into an…
Undated postcard. A former water powered cotton mill at the heart of Hardcastle Crags it was built early 19th century by Abraham Gibson of Greenwood Lee and officially known as Lord Holme Mill. The mill was converted into an ‘entertainment emporium’…
Postcard with February 1909 postmark. A former water powered cotton mill at the heart of Hardcastle Crags it was built early 19th century by Abraham Gibson of Greenwood Lee and officially known as Lord Holme Mill. The mill was converted into an…
Undated postcard. The cottages, now demolished, were a little way downstream from Gibson Mill on the other side of the river on what today is the track from the top (Widdop Road) National Trust Car Park. The tenant of the lefthand cottage, like many…
The cottages, now demolished, were a little way downstream from Gibson Mill on the other side of the river, on what today is the path down from the National Trust top car park on Widdop Road. The cobbles seen here are still there.
Postcard date stamped Nelson, 19 August 1914. The senders' rather enigmatic message reads:
"Dear Cousin
Just a line in answer to your PC no doubt you will know we are all unemployed as all the mills are stopped. We had a long walk yesterday to…