A general view from Holebottom showing the railway cutting across the centre of the town. Clearly visible on the right are Christ Church and its Vicarage. The former Ridgefoot Mill complex can be seen abutting the viaduct.
The parish church of St James is in the centre of the picture. In the middle distance is Lumb Bank, the former home of Ted Hughes, with the houses of Slack on the skyline.
A local history first took place when Mytholmroyd Historical Society hosted a joint meeting with Hebden Bridge Local History Society on 12th May 2006. On the right Frank Woolrych.
A packed audience, at Mytholmroyd Methodist Church, of well over…
Members and guests at the joint meeting of Mytholmroyd Historical Society and Hebden Bridge historical Society which took place on Friday 12th May 2006 at the Methodist church in Mytholmroyd.
The trowel used by Mrs Joseph Thomas for the occasion of the ceremonial laying of the first foundation stone for the Birchcliffe New Baptist Chapel, 3rd July 1897.
The key is believed to have been used for the ceremonial opening of the…
The trowel used by Mrs Joseph Thomas for the occasion of the ceremonial laying of the first foundation stone for the Birchcliffe New Baptist Chapel, 3rd July 1897.
The hall marks on the trowel used by Mrs Joseph Thomas for the occasion of the ceremonial laying of the first foundation stone for the Birchcliffe New Baptist Chapel, 3rd July 1897.
Foundation Stone Ceremony for Salem Sunday School, Hebden Bridge. The gentleman far right is Maurice Morgan, who was a lay preacher. Clerical gentleman R to L: Rev Ted Matkovitch, Rev Brian Holt, a previous minister at Salem; Rev Abraham Hall…
St Mary's church, now demolished, is just visible on the right. In the foreground is the aqueduct taking the Rochdale Canal over the River Lud. The building on the left, the former Mechanic's Institute, now Barley Wine; the building beyond this has…