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Mary Ann Hollingrake, left, with Colleagues - DEP00440
Left is Mary Ann Holinrake, Grandmother of Derek Pollard. She lived in Heptonstall and worked in a sewing shop in Hebden Bridge. Mary holds a pair of scissors in her hand, the girl in the centre has a tape measure round her neck and the one on the…
Buttress and Hole in the Wall - ALC08281
On the right of the photo is the original "Hole in the Wall". The wedge shaped building is the end of Royd Terrace. The buildings on the left formed "Buttress Brink", with Old Gate passing in front of the shops.
In 1899 the Hole in the Wall was…
In 1899 the Hole in the Wall was…
Hebden Bridge Carnival, 1897 - RUD00102
This was probably to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. From a stereographic photograph.
Colden Valley from Horsehold Road - HBC00515
Late 19th century. Bankfoot and Eaves Mills can be seen.
St George's Bridge & Blackwater St, Hebden Bridge, 1894 - HBC00764
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.
Demolition of the original Hole in the Wall Inn in 1899 - HLS05042
The old inn at the bottom of the Buttress next to the Old Bridge prior to demolition and replacement in 1899 with the building we see today.
Circus Parade in Hebden Bridge c1897 - ALC05005
The Co-op building is on the left and to the right you can just see the White Horse Hotel, now the site of Lees Yard Car Park.
View over Mytholmroyd, pre 1900 - DEP00301
In the foreground the railway west of the viaduct and station pre doubling to four tracks between here and Hebden Bridge in 1906. This is also before the construction of Caldene Bridge.
Foster Lane from Heptonstall Road c1890 - HBC00659
Nutclough Mill is near the centre of the picture, with the old Birchcliffe Chapel to the right of centre higher up.
View over Hebden Bridge, c1895 - HBC00765
Taken from Fairfield the railway warehouse is prominent, with to the left of it many wagons in the sidings.
View over Hebden Bridge, c1895 - HBC00766
Hope Baptist Church is in the foreground.
View over Hebden Bridge, c1895 - HBC00767
The New Birchcliffe Chapel is being built, the roof is not yet on. The old Birchcliffe chapel can be seen on the hillside beyond. In town the big mill in the centre is Nutclough Mill, clearly showing that the mill has been considerably enlarged over…
Grange or Horsfall Mill Chimney, 1897 - HBC01103
Preparations are being made for demolition. Stones at the bottom of the chimney have been knocked out and replaced by timbers, a fire will shortly be lit.
Mytholmroyd Football Club - HBC01129
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.…
A Local Carter and his Team - MOT00127
A local carter and his team hauling a load towards the upland; this often required the assistance of one or more chain horses, as illustrated here.
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening…
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening…
Portsmouth Station on the Copy Pit Line. - MOT00145
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.
Todmorden - MOT00149
View of the central railway triangle, taken from Ridgefoot in the late 19th Century showing the coal chutes on Stansfield Road, and beyond, the triangle with a void at its centre. Immediately beyond the coal chutes on the left is the Stansfield, or…
Gorpley Mill, Bacup Road - MOT00159
Gorpley Mill was built in 1805, initially as a fulling and perching mill for wool, but later converted to cotton spinning. Until 1838 it was powered by water from Midgelden Brook (the upper and lower water-wheel races can be seen on the left in this…