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Todmorden Bus Company - MOT00450
A double decker approaching Hungry Wood railway arch, Cornholme in 1934. The sign on the wall reads "Passengers much keep seated when passing this arch". Due to the limited headroom buses had to keep to the centre of the road when negotiating the…
The Weaving Shed at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00125
These are Lancashire looms. The loom was a semi-automatic power loom invented by James Bullough and William Kenworthy in 1842.
The Stream, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00244
Postcard with 1931 postmark.
The Old Bridge, Hebden Bridge, c1870 - ALC00503
Viewed from West End Bridge, Old Gate is to the left, the chimney of Bridge Mill is in the centre of the picture. The bridge was scheduled as an ancient monument in 1932
The Great North Gate, Heptonstall - HLS00252
Looking from the churchyard towards Towngate, c 1930.
The Construction of Gorple Reservoir - ALC04770
Gorple Lower and Upper Reservoir was completed in 1934 and has a capacity of 227.42 million gallons.
The Baileys - ALC06012
Kenneth, Dorothy and Donald Bailey who lived in Mytholmroyd. Probably taken in the late 1930s
The 'Roman Road' Looking From Blackstone Edge - BRS00110
The top of the hill on the horizon is Manshead and the embankment at the top centre is New Gate Bridge, which carries the A58.
Ted Hughes Birthplace at Mytholmroyd - DBC00102
The West Yorkshire house in which the late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes was born.
Ted Hughes lived at the three-bedroomed end-terrace at 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, near Hebden Bridge, from his birth on 17 August 1930 until 1938. At least eight…
Ted Hughes lived at the three-bedroomed end-terrace at 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, near Hebden Bridge, from his birth on 17 August 1930 until 1938. At least eight…
Stubbings School, Hebden Bridge - ALC06304
Photo taken in the late 30s/early 40s
Mr H Potts, headmaster in the centre.
Mr H Potts, headmaster in the centre.
Steanor Bottom Toll House - MOT00130
The toll house was built in 1847-8, at the junction of Rochdale and Calderbrook roads. For many years the toll board was blanked out by an imitation window frame.
Statue of John Fielden M.P. in Centre Vale Park, Todmorden - MOT00355
In memory of his activities, a statue was originally erected by Todmorden Town Hall in 1875. It was then moved to Fielden Square in 1890. It was moved to its present location in Centre Vale Park in 1939.
Stansfield Corn Mill - MOT00323
This decorated cart has been prepared for a procession, under the eye of Mr William Sutcliffe, of Lowerlaithe.
Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.
Sutcliffe's teams of horses,…
Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.
Sutcliffe's teams of horses,…
Stansfield Corn Mill - MOT00321
Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.
Sutcliffe's teams of horses, noted for their strength, were constantly seen on the roads as they moved the grain and flour to and from the mill.…
Sutcliffe's teams of horses, noted for their strength, were constantly seen on the roads as they moved the grain and flour to and from the mill.…
St John's Church, Hebden Bridge - ALC06001
The foundation stone for this church was laid on 26th June 1929. The church opened on 6th May 1931. Those who gave money for the building included Mary Sowden.
The church became redundant in 1984 and is now private dwellings.
The pulpit and…
The church became redundant in 1984 and is now private dwellings.
The pulpit and…
St John the Baptist, Cragg Vale - ALC00509
Taken in 1933 just after de-decoration.
St James the Great, Hebden Bridge - WSC00191
Hebden Bridge's Parish Church situated out of the town to the west at Mytholm. One of the so called 'million pound' churches it was built on land donated by the Rev. John Armytage Rhodes of adjacent Mytholm Hall. it was consecrated in 1933.
St James Church Interior, Mytholm, 1930. - HBC00707
Although at Mytholm on the western edge of Hebden Bridge this is its Parish Church; built in 1833 on land given by the Rev. J.A.Rhodes and his wife of nearby Mytholm Hall.
Spinning mule in Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00122
This view is of the spinning room and shows a pair of self-acting mules spinning cotton yarn from roving. The spindles are mounted in a moving carriage and move away from the drafting rollers, inserting twist. Usually in cotton spinning, the carriage…
Spinning at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00140
This view in the Spinning Room shows ring spinning frames, an alternative process for the production of cotton yarn to the self-acting mule. Rovings from the roving frame are placed in the creel and the ends threaded through the roller drafting…
Sowerby Bridge - Goods Yard and Locomotive Depot. - LYR00122
LYRS 2777n -1937. Sowerby Bridge - general view of track formation, loco depot, Goods Yard and West Signal Box taken from the top of Sowerby Tunnel.
Sowerby Bridge was the main operating centre for the Upper Calder Valley with a large engine and…
Sowerby Bridge was the main operating centre for the Upper Calder Valley with a large engine and…
Scout Road Wesleyan Cricket Field 1930’s - STG00118
Showing old pavilion with high scorer’s box.
Scout Road School - GMA00129
Miss Livermore's class, c1930.
Back row, left to right: Reginald Whittingham; Tommy Whitehead; Keith Sutcliffe; Albert Nutter? ; Edward Meadowcroft; Jimmy Haslam; Earnest Anderson.
Middle row, Connie Greenwood; Alice Ogden; Marjorie Harris; Doris…
Back row, left to right: Reginald Whittingham; Tommy Whitehead; Keith Sutcliffe; Albert Nutter? ; Edward Meadowcroft; Jimmy Haslam; Earnest Anderson.
Middle row, Connie Greenwood; Alice Ogden; Marjorie Harris; Doris…