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Thorpe House Barn, Almondsbury - HLS01449
July 1958. PH11/20.
The working day - MOT00405
Weaver's and Tacklers at Emmet's shed, Caldervale Mill, Cornholme, 1913.
The Weaving Shed at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00125
These are Lancashire looms. The loom was a semi-automatic power loom invented by James Bullough and William Kenworthy in 1842.
The Pulpit at Wainsgate Chapel, Old Town, Nr Hebden Bridge. - DEF00141
A Particular Baptists Chapel was established here in about 1750 and the present building dates from1859/60 and is Grade ii listed. It closed in 2001 and is now in the hands of the Historic Chapels Trust and is used for various events such as…
The Old Nutclough Weaving Shed - CWS00155
This section of the mill was demolished in 1914.
The New Crescent Street Premises - MOT00543
Heavy-lifting machinery in the new Crescent Street premises.
The New Crescent Street Premises - MOT00540
Heavy-lifting machinery in the new Crescent Street premises.
The Nave, St michael's Church, Mytholmroyd - JNB00568
Postcard dated 1979
The Library, Marske Hall, Swaledale - HLS05867
Slide 11: Marske owes its splendid library of books to Mr John Hutton, who died in 1863, aged 84. A view of the room in which the books are stored is now shown. Over the mantle-piece hangs a portrait of Matthew Hutton, who formed the destinies of…
The Last Supper - KST00243
St Thomas' Church Heptonstall. Copy of the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci
The Kitchen, Kildwick Hall - HLS05925
Slide 10 - The oldest part of the hall is now the kitchen, which is dated 1673 and the initials HC are shown on one side of the fireplace. The initials stand for Hugh Currer, who was the builder of this portion of the hall at that date.
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The Entrance Hall, Kildwick Hall - HLS05924
Slide 9 - The fire-place is the original one where logs and peat burn brightly on an open hearth supported by fire dogs. It may be mentioned that the fireplace was concealed by a modern mantelpiece which was only taken away in 1883 when Sir John…
The Entrance Hall, Kildwick Hall - HLS05923
Slide 8 - The description Emily Bronte gives of Heathcliffe's house in 'Wuthering Heights' answers to that of the Currer's. 'One step brought us into the family sitting-room without any introductory lobby or passage; they call it here The House'.…
The Dining Room, Marske Hall, Swaledale - HLS05866
Slide 10: The house is rich in family portraits, one of which is seen over the sideboard at the end of the Dining room, and is a portrait of John Hutton, died 1782. Note also the peculiar weight clock in an upright oak case, standing on three claw…
The Dining Room, Marske Hall, Swaledale - HLS05865
Slide 9: It is a fine apartment, and very characteristic of the period at which it was built, namely the early part of the 18th century. The furniture in the room has a substantial and homely character about it. Over the mantle-piece are the arms…
