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The Curse of the Factory System by John Fielden, M.P. for Oldham. - MOT00357
Prior to the commencement of the 19th Century little thought had been given to the conditions under which factory workers were employed, whether they were children or adults.
By the early 1820s several attempts had been made to introduce…
By the early 1820s several attempts had been made to introduce…
The Bridge, Station Road, Luddendenfoot. - WAO00249
Postcard with September 1922 postmark. Looking up to the junction with Burnley Road with the bridge over the River Calder in the foreground and then the bridge over the Rochdale Canal further on.
The Birchcliffe Hillside, Hebden Bridge, c1920 - ALC00484
The Birchcliffe Hillside, Hebden Bridge, c1920
Stubbings Council Mixed School Group IV, 1921 - HLS01049
L to R. Back Row - Mr George Seal, George Croad, Terence Mitchell, Joe Thomas, Willie Wade, George Horsfall, Harold Horsfall, Howard Thomas, Ronald Craven, Jimmy Ackroyd (Stumpy Jim). 3rd Row from front - Ida Windle, Mary Ashworth, Gwen Pickles,…
Stubbings Council Mixed School Group II 1921 - HLS01050
L to R. Back Row - Miss Lottie Eastwood, Selwyn Berkley, Albert Parker, Fred Bramall, Ronald Greenwood, Edward Astin, Eric Shaw, James Stansfield, Denis Parker, Kenneth Wilcock, Mr George Seel. Middle Row - Raymond Pickles, Hida (Hilda?) Jackson,…
Stubbing Wharf Hotel, Hebden Bridge, c1920 - GEE00114
The man in the photo is the Landlord. His name is Lummas Lumb. Former Landlord of Royal Oak, Mytholmroyd. Great-Grandfather of Max Sunderland. The lady may be Lummas's daughter, Ethel ,who would have been living there too.
Strines Bridge, Colden - HLS05244
Under the arch you can just make out the chimney of Land Mill. Photo probably dates from about 1920 as the stonework was repointed in, or around, 1928.
Steam Train, Luddendenfoot, c.1925. - WAO00255
Loco number 11279 taking up water on the troughs between Sowerby Tunnel and Luddendenfoot as it heads towards Sowerby Bridge. Water troughs such as these enabled steam engines to take on water without stopping.
Stainland & Holywell Green Station. - LYR00149
LYRS 2599 - Stainland Station & Goods Shed with Railmotor No 10614 (LMS) in the later 1920s.
The Stainland Branch left the Calder Valley Main Line at Greetland and opened in 1875 up to near Brookroyd Mills at Holywell Green, whose owners, the…
The Stainland Branch left the Calder Valley Main Line at Greetland and opened in 1875 up to near Brookroyd Mills at Holywell Green, whose owners, the…
St John the Baptist, Cragg Vale - ALC00508
Interior view, c1920
South African Memorial, Halifax - DPC00104
Situated in West View Park, Warley Road, Halifax. A proud soldier dressed in the uniform of an officer in the Boer War with binoculars in one hand and holding a rifle in the other. The bronze statue sculptured by Benjamin Shepherd of Chelsea tops the…
Slack Top, Heptonstall looking east, c1926. - ALC05183
Beyond the cow stands Sutcliffe Cafe used for funeral teas.
The entrance of the Heptonstall grave yard is just beyond the building.
One of George Thomas's sons Edward George Thomas is playing tennis with his brother on the right. EGT who owned…
The entrance of the Heptonstall grave yard is just beyond the building.
One of George Thomas's sons Edward George Thomas is playing tennis with his brother on the right. EGT who owned…
Slack Top, c1926 - HCC00215
Slack Bottom looking West. The church in the background is Mount Zion Baptists. On the right is Slack House and Stone Slack.
Donated by Esther Dean
Donated by Esther Dean
Site of Baitings Intake Reservoir, Ryburn Valley - BRS00102
The building on the right on the horizon is Baitings Farm. Photograph taken prior to start of construction in 1929.
See-Saw, 1921 - ALC03437
Taken at the north end of Church Street, Heptonstall, by Rev John Vincent Haswell, Vicar of Heptonstall.
The children are L to R: Sarah Alice Wadsworth, Margaret Gill, Mary Greenwood, Richard Greenwood, Geoff Sunderland, Mick the dog, Alice…
The children are L to R: Sarah Alice Wadsworth, Margaret Gill, Mary Greenwood, Richard Greenwood, Geoff Sunderland, Mick the dog, Alice…
Right Reverend Eden, Bishop of Wakefield - HCC00145
Right Reverend Eden, Bishop of Wakefield 1897 - 1928
Rev E G Thomas and his wife - HCC00218
Donated by Esther Dean
Portrait of Rev E G Thomas - HCC00219
Rev Thomas was minister at Slack Baptist Chapel from 1903-1928
Donated by Esther Dean
Donated by Esther Dean
Phyllis Ashworth, 1928 - JET00189
Phyllis was born at Willcroft Cottage, Pecket Well.
Percy Pollard - DEP00362
Percy on his 2-stroke, belt driven Norton in Blind Lane, Todmorden, c1920.
Oxenhope Charabanc Disaster - ALC00622
30th October 1920. An outing of 37 people from the Robin Hood Inn at Pecket Well to Keighley ended in disaster when their charabanc overturned on a bend coming down from Cock Hill to Oxenhope. Five people were killed and four seriously injured. The…
Open Top Bus, Todmorden - ALC00603
Outside the White Lion & Greyhound, Shade.
An early open top bus with external stairs at the rear to the upper deck and solid rubber tyres. Open top buses were not popular in winter and started to be replaced by covered top deck models from the…
An early open top bus with external stairs at the rear to the upper deck and solid rubber tyres. Open top buses were not popular in winter and started to be replaced by covered top deck models from the…
Oats Royd Tug of War Team, 1926 - HOL00163
Back Row, Left to Right: Tom Pettingell; Joe Howarth; Roderick Fisher; Albert Mitchell. Front row: Jack Wilkes; George Hayes; Verney Sykes; Harold Fielden.
Nutclough Mill - ALC00835
Pencil note on back of print says 16.3.25 . Also "In 1952 1/2 ??"