Winners of the Halifax & District Charity Cup, 1896/97. Photo taken at Greenhill House. Back row l to r: Major Wild (Secretary), Joe Ingham, C. Spencer; Back row of players: G. Wheelwright, W.H. Wilkinson, Paul Carter, H. Tetley, D. Bell, W. Newell.…
Looking along Old Gate and the Hebden Water in the centre of the town towards Bridge Mill. Taken prior to the construction of the Council Offices and St Georges Bridge mid-1890s.
Standing at the back, L to R: Ellis, 21 years; Alice, 26 years; Mary, 13 years; Arthur, 23 years. Seated: Ellen (Helen?), 25 years; Oldfield, 47 years; Mary Ann, 47 years; Wilson, 18 years. Seated at the front: Willie, 11 years; Lizzie, 9 years.
An early saddle tank engine on the level crossing at Portsmouth Station, 1890s. The loco - No.541 - was built for the L & Y Railway in 1877 and withdrawn from service in 1936.
This Post Card shows the view down Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, towards West End where the Jubilee Arch can be just made out. Notice the sets making up the road surface. The old bridge is just behind the photographer and Cumberland House is on the…
The procession is going up Smith Well Lane. The ladies and gentlemen are carrying books which might be hymn books suggesting they are singing as they go. Notice the Union Jack flags from several houses and the decorated arch at the top of Towngate in…
The procession is going up Smith Well Lane. The banner indicates the Wesleyan Sunday School at Heptonstall. Notice the Union Jack flags from several houses and the decorated arch at the top of Towngate in the distance. Postcard.
The chimney of Bridge Mill can be seen to the right of the picture. The houses on the left were pulled down and are now the site of the Council Offices.
The precarious looking building over the river under the viaduct arch was a cafe. Above it are the massive brackets supporting the platform which overhangs the sides of the viaduct. Donated by Janice Dobson
More or less in the centre the 'new' Birchcliffe Baptist Chapel in course of construction with the old Chapel above it to the left. Lower centre Nutclough Mill with part of Hangingroyd Mill and Hebden Works below.
The Charter Day procession, 22nd August 1896. The procession, headed by the county police, is passing under the railway viaduct on Burnley Road. The building on the right is Ormerod's Mill.