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Lydgate Viaduct c. 1908 - ALC00455
The 13 stone arch Lydgate, or Nott Wood Viaduct on the 1849 Todmorden to Burnley 'Copy Pit' line.
The viaduct towers over the village, once a bustling, densely-populated area centred around the cotton mills at Robinwood and Lineholme. Old code No.…
The viaduct towers over the village, once a bustling, densely-populated area centred around the cotton mills at Robinwood and Lineholme. Old code No.…
Mytholmroyd - Flood August 1954. - ALC00436
Cafe under the railway viaduct.
Mytholmroyd - General View. - ALC00431
ALC00431. Date unknown but the land in the foreground not yet levelled for the construction of the railway siding in 1919. Centre right
Todmorden. - ALC00428
Looking from the top of Halifax Road towards the market place and the railway viaduct over Burnley Road. On the right the Town Hall and on the left is the Yorkshire Penny Bank.
Whiteley Arches - ALC00423
1933. The bowstring bridge over the Rochdale Canal; when built in 1840 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway it was one of the first such in the country. It was replaced in 1939 with the metal trough bridge we see today. To the left Canalside Mill…
Charlestown and Whiteley Arches c1918 - ALC00422
The steel bow string bridge was designed by George Stephenson and was one of the earliest of its type. He was employed by Manchester & Leeds Railway when the line was built in the late 1830's. The line was opened in October 1840 except for the…
Hebden Bridge - Mytholm. c1924 - ALC00394
Looking up the valley to Charlestown. The tall chimney is Calderside Mill built in 1824 as a cotton mill but converted to a dyeworks in 1875. It was built by John Whiteley and the neighbouring railway viaduct became known as Whitley Arches. The mill…
Mytholmroyd Station - LLG00117
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.
Hebden Bridge - View up the Calder Valley from Eaves Wood.. - HLS05095
A snow covered view up the Calder Valley over Adelaide Street, Stubbing Holme and dye works and along King Street to Calderside Mill with the railway over Whiteley Arches next to it and onto Charlestown. Far right the terraced houses of Saville…
Hebden Bridge - Whiteley Arches, Charlestown. - HLS05092
HLS05092. Constructed by the Manchester & Leeds Railway in 1840 and named after the Whitleys whose Calderside Mill was adjacent. When built the bow string bridge over the Rochdale Canal along with that at Gauxholme were about the first such bridges…
Hebden Bridge - Whitley Arches, Charlestown. - HLS05091
HLS05091. Constructed by the Manchester & Leeds Railway in 1840 and named after the Whitleys whose Calderside Mill was adjacent. When built the bow string bridge over the Rochdale Canal along with that at Gauxholme were about the first such bridges…
Hebden Bridge - Stubbing Holme and King Street from Eaves Wood - HLS05040
An unusual view looking up the Calder Valley towards Calderside Mill with its tall chimney and the railway crossing Whiteley Arches. The road to the right is Burnley Road into King Street. To the left between the Calder and the Rochdale Canal are the…
Todmorden Market - HLS01230
Overgate Hospice calendar 2002. PH69.
Mytholmroyd Station - HLS00344
Mytholmroyd Station around 100 years ago: but the new buildings failed to impress critics. St Michael’s Church, top left, remains but much else has since disappeared including parts of the station and the signal box. The rear of the 'up' Manchester…
Bridges at Mytholmroyd, 1960 - HLS00159
Showing the rear of the 'up' Manchester Platform across the viaduct. The platforms not only extended across the viaduct but overhung it supported by massive brackets as seen here. This was not without incident and on more than one occasion flags and…
Copley Viaducts, Halifax. - JCA00331
Original postcard. In the foreground the three arch viaduct on the original M&LR Calder Valley Main Line. Behind it the impressive 23 arch viaduct completed 1851 on the WRU line from Milner Royd up to Dryclough Junction south of Halifax Station.
Copley Viaducts, Halifax. - JCA00330
In the foreground the three arch viaduct on the original M&LR Calder Valley Main Line. Behind it the impressive 23 arch viaduct completed 1851 on the WRU line from Milner Royd Junction up to Dryclough Junction south of Halifax Station.
Trestle Bridge, Blake Dean, Near. Hebden Bridge. - WAO00209
Undated postcard. The bridge was built to carry a tramway from Whitehill Nook, Heptonstall, to transport materials and navvies to the construction site of Walshaw Dean Reservoirs. The bridge was 700ft long and 105ft above the valley floor. The bridge…
Bus on Burnley Road, Todmorden - TAS00133
North Street, Burnley Road, Todmorden. The 3 storey buuilding in the centre of the picture is where the market is today.
This was the early terminus for bus services along Burnley Road. The vehicle in shot is believed to be a Ryknield, number 5.…
This was the early terminus for bus services along Burnley Road. The vehicle in shot is believed to be a Ryknield, number 5.…
Bus on Burnley Road, Todmorden - TAS00132
North Street, between the Town Hall and the viaduct, Todmorden. The building underneath the arch housed road salt. Note the train on the viaduct.
Bus number 2, registration number C-1503 and with its replacement single deck body following an…
Bus number 2, registration number C-1503 and with its replacement single deck body following an…
Mytholmroyd Station c. 1910 - DNT00116
Repairing the fence on the unusual viaduct platform. The station is well above the valley floor resulting in the platforms running along the length of the viaduct but they also overhung it supported by massive brackets. The now disused station…
Creating a garden at Mytholmroyd - DEF00265
c1966, this was one of Calder Civic Trust's first projects - creating a small garden on a piece of long derelict land in the ownership of British Rail. The relic of this garden remains (2014) in front of the Catholic Church, which has replaced the…
Landscaping at Whitely Arches, Hebden Bridge. - DEF00251
Landscaping by the Civic Trust at Whitely Arches. Robert Helliwell, David Fletcher and Phillip longbottom
Todmorden Station - Cottages and the viaduct - LYR00279
LYRS 3825 - c.1890. On the carriage drive to Dobroyd Castle. "The level crossing at Dobroyd was controlled from this quaint, doll's house-style structure, first erected in 1872, and replaced in 1901. The job of crossing keeper was an occupational…