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. Previously They were originally at Redman's Scarbottom Mill, but that burned down so they moved to Moderna Estate, Mytholmroyd

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Richard Tattersall (1724–1795), founder of racehorse auctioneers Tattersalls, was born here.

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The M registration came out in August 1973 so perhaps this picture is dated late 70s/early 80s.

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John Westall preparing a couple of tups for showing, in the corner of his Mid Slack pasture by the red van. 1980s.

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In December 1984 a train of petrol tankers derailed in the tunnel resulting in a fierce fire with flames rising out of the shafts visible for miles around high over the hillsides and the fire continued burning for several days. Remarkably there was…

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Photo taken c1985. In 2011 a stonemason began work on 10 tenter posts in Marsden.

The Grade II listed structures at Crowther Bruce Mill Road had been left to deteriorate for many years. Most tenter posts were made of wood and have long since…

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NAME: WATERSTALLS MILL

LOCATION: Bottomley

REF: CD1

GRID REF: 943 212

CLASSIFICATION: A

CONDITION: Ruins

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Early-mid 19C

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Perched high on the westerly facing hillside of…

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NAME: STONES MILL

LOCATION: Quarter mile SW of Slitheroe Bridge

REF: RY 10

GRID REF: 033 187

CONDITION: Mostly empty

CLASSIFICATION: C

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 19C (site earlier)

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A…

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NAME: STONES MILL

LOCATION: Quarter mile SW of Slitheroe Bridge

REF: RY 10

GRID REF: 033 187

CONDITION: Mostly empty

CLASSIFICATION: C

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 19C (site earlier)

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A…

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Taken from Edge Lane beyond Highgate. The farm on the far left of the photo is Higher Strines Farm and beyond that is the stream, Strines Clough. The dip in the foreground is the lane leading down past Broadstone towards Hudson Fold and eventually…

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The wagon is a Foden 6 ton, No 12364.

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This is a good example of an upland route taken by packhorses in the years prior to the construction of the turnpike roads and canal.

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Adamroyd chimney on Blind Lane was demolished in the summer of 1980.

As a result of the mill closures, some families left the area, causing a drop in population. House building schemes had been left in abeyance during the war. Now the government…

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Lloyd Greenwood was born at Fairfield, Hebden Bridge. In 1938, he won a place at the Halifax Junior Technical School, now Calderdale College, and went on to become a clerk with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company.
He started work at the…

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For the Methodist Sunday School Centenery in 1980 they had a parade of sunday School Queens.
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