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Blake Dean Trestle Bridge - ALC00985
The rail or tramway was used for the transportation of men and equipment from the base camp at White Hill Nook, Heptonstall, to the construction site of the Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the early 1900s.
Boat Farm formerly Boat Inn, Sprotbrough - HLS06025
Slide 17 - On one side of the village green is the Boat Farm, formerly the Boat Inn shown in the photograph on the right. The Copley coat of arms appears over the doorway. A tradition lingers about Sprotbrough that Sir Walter Scott and a friend spent…
Boat House on Lake at Chevet Park - HLS05779
Slide 5 - The lake is nearly a mile in length and is the resort of numerous water fowl of various species, and these are carefully protected by the owner of the estate. A boat house on the margin of the lake forms rather a picturesque object.
Brass Band on Parade - MOT00464
Brass Band on Parade in Todmorden
Brass Band, Hebden Bridge, c1905 - HLS00100
Brass Band at Machpelah c1905. Ref; 008Morgan
Brearley House, Brearley, Nearr Mytholmroyd. - WAO00151
Postcard date stamped September 1906. The House is not to be confused with Brearley Hall. It was built in 1841 by John Riley, a Halifax worsted manufacturer and merchant, and a major shareholder in the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.
Brearley, between Mytholmroyd and Luddendenfoot. - WAO00152
Postcard date stamped October 1908. Looking down the valley towards Luddendenfoot. In the foreground is the Rochdale Canal and behind it the River Calder. Beyond on the right hillside the spire of Luddendenfoot Church which was demolished in 1980, as…
Brearley, between Mytholmroyd and Luddendenfoot. - WAO00153
Postcard with October 1904 postmark. A busy small industrial village at the time this photo was taken, but all the mills have now gone. On the hillside is Brearley House built in 1841 and not to be confused with the older nearby Brearley Hall. The…
Bridge and Stepping Stones - HLS00103
On the River Wharfe near Burnsall and below the small village of Hebden, not to be confused with Hebden Bridge.
Bridge over Rochdale Canal - JGC00111
Butler Lane lock, Lock 81, in Miles Platting.
6th April, 1908.
6th April, 1908.
Bridges over the canal and river Don - HLS06022
Slide 14 - Leaving the Church we descend the hill leading to the village, and note the elegant bridges which span the canal and River Don at this point. These bridges were erected about the year 1845 by the Copley family, and took the place of an…
Building Caldene Bridge, Mytholmroyd - ALC05077
Construction of the bridge over the River Calder in 1907. The bridge was opened in 1908 and appeared in the Engineering and Building journal, because it was the one of first pre-cast concrete bridges to be built in this country, as opposed to…
Burnley Road, Cornholme - MOT00226
General view of Burnley Road, Cornholme, dominated by Wilson Bros' mill and their factory clock, 1905
Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00103
Looking in the Halifax direction with the junction onto County Bridge on the far right. The Halifax Corporation Tramway reached Mytholmroyd in 1901 and trams ceased running in 1936.
Burton Agnes Church - HLS05731
Slide 26 - From the churchyard gate to the South Porch, the pathway passes under a yew tree avenue, the whole distance.
It will be seen that there is much at Burton Agnes to attract those who delight in our ancient architecture.
And there we…
It will be seen that there is much at Burton Agnes to attract those who delight in our ancient architecture.
And there we…
Burton Agnes Church and Village - HLS05730
Slide 25 - Before we leave Burton Agnes some reference may be made to the very interesting church in the village, which is intimately associated with the Hall. It is an ancient edifice, going back to the Norman period. It has been the burial place…
Burton Agnes Hall, Archway in Hall - HLS05719
Slide 14 - The paneling of the room is very beautiful, and most elaborately worked, and the round-headed arch adds to the appearance of richness.
Such a place as Burton Agnes would scarcely be without its ghost, and the story as related in the…
Such a place as Burton Agnes would scarcely be without its ghost, and the story as related in the…
Burton Agnes Hall, Entrance Porch - HLS05711
Slide 6 - The Entrance Porch with its Ionic and Corinthian columns and its achievements of arms, bespeaks the care and skill of some master architect.
The Hall was built by Sir Henry Griffiths, whose initials appear over the porch door together with…
The Hall was built by Sir Henry Griffiths, whose initials appear over the porch door together with…
Burton Agnes Hall, entrance to the Kitchen Court - HLS05715
Slide 10 - The blending of the older portions of the house with the newer 18th Century additions and alterations, are again seen in this view, which shows the entrance to the Kitchen Court.
Burton Agnes Hall, King James's State Room - HLS05726
Slide 21 - The State, or King James's State Room, is another fine apartment, the walls of which are wainscoted in oak, formed into large panels with enriched arches and borders, and pilasters between. The ceiling is divided up into a graceful…
Burton Agnes Hall, School Room or Day Nursery - HLS05728
Slide 23 - In the room at the top of the House, now used as a schoolroom or day nursery, is a fine mantle piece, the upper part having various coat of arms and emblematic figures carved into it.
This room is wainscoted with oak, but unfortunately it…
This room is wainscoted with oak, but unfortunately it…