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Hebden Bridge - BIM00496
Looking down on Market Street up the valley towards Todmorden. The landmark chimney of Calder Mill in the centre, much of the mill itself was destroyed by fire in November 1964.
Bridge Mill, Hebden Bridge. - BIM00606
To the right is St Georges Square.
Weir on the Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge. - BIM00892
Across the river the rear of Bridge Mill and outside seating at Innovation Cafe.
Hebble End Bridge and the Neptune Inn, Hebden Bridge - HBC00555
The River Calder flows under the bridge.
Hebble End from Fountain Street Bridge, Hebden Bridge - HBC00556
Looking east, Melbourne and Salem Mills are on the right.
Mill on Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge - HBC00566
The little building to the left of the picture was an abattoir To the right is the rear of Westbourne House.
Calder Holmes Footbridge, Hebden Bridge, 1962 - HBC00592
The bridge over the Rochdale Canal links the Memorial Gardens to Calder Holmes Park. Situated behind the Picture House, it was constructed preparatory to the opening of the gardens in 1938.
F & H Sutcliffe, Victoria Mill - HBC00620
Victoria Mill at Mayroyd
F & H Sutcliffe, Victoria Mill - HBC00621
Victoria Mill at Mayroyd. The bridge was private
Crossley Mill Fire, December 1964 - HBC00623
The mill on New Road and next to the Rochdale Canal was destroyed by fire in December 1964. By that time it was used to store Moderna blankets.
Nickies Snack Bar, West End, Hebden Bridge, 1962 - HBC00664
Situated at the junction of Old Gate and West End, this was a popular meeting place for the teenagers of the day. to the right of the cafe Bridge Gate Mill can be seen.
Canal bridge near Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, 1962 - HBC00666
The building behind the bridge is Riverside School.
Beaming or Warping at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00110
The picture shows the Warping or Beaming department, technically this is back beam warping, the usual practice in the cotton industry, as opposed to section warping in the woollen and worsted trades. A very large unit!
Weaving at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00111
Ethel Crabtree at Work. On her right is a dobby, a mechanism for pattern weaving.
Beaming at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00112
Winding the warp yarns, in one winding operation, onto the weaving beam.
Winding at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00113
These machines are bobbin winding frames. The front one is probably made by Joseph Stubbs Ltd, Manchester, who specialised in winding machinery and had works at Ancoats and Openshaw. The nearest machine is 'assembly winding' ie winding two ends from…
Cylinder Sizing Machine at Nutclough Mill, 1930 - CWS00115
The machine was manufactured by Howard & Bullough in Accrington, Lancashire. Founded in 1851, the company was a major manufacturer of power looms in the 1860s.
Revolving Flat Carding Engine at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00116
This is carding, the first process in the Cardroom, where the raw wool or cotton is prepared for subsequent spinning by separating the fibres to form a sliver, this is performed on a revolving flat card made by Platt Bros & Co Ltd of Oldham, the…
A Hopper Opener at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00117
This look like a woollen card hopper, but actually the photo was taken in the Blowing Room and shows a hopper opener, feeding a line of machines leading to the scutcher. Cotton comes in press-packed bales, and it must be loosened up or 'opened' and…