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Trestle Viaduct, Walshaw Dean. - KEC00190
"At 105 feet high the trestle bridge carrying Blakedean railway across the valley remained a stunning spectacle for over a decade in the early years of the 20th century. Enoch Tempest commissioned architect William Henry Cockcroft and engineer George…
Trestle Bridge, Hebden Bridge - ALC01491
Postcard date stamped June 20 1905 sent to Mr J. Mr J. Mitchell in Whitworth from Lill.
Trestle Bridge, Blake Dean, c1902 - ALC00842
"But hark! What sound is that which startles him (the tourist) with its shrill shriek, almost making him forget that he is 'far away from the madding crowd?' On the opposite side of the valley he descries a railway engine with a train of trucks just…
Trestle Bridge, Blake Dean - JNB00506
Used during the construction of the Walshaw Dean Reservoirs.
Trestle Bridge, Blake Dean - ALC00812
"But hark! What sound is that which startles him (the tourist) with its shrill shriek, almost making him forget that he is 'far away from the madding crowd?' On the opposite side of the valley he descries a railway engine with a train of trucks just…
The Trestle Bridge, Blake Dean, Hebden Bridge - MCH00141
The bridge carried a narrow gauge railway across the steep valley during the construction of the Walshaw Dean reservoirs. Postcard dated 1905.
The Trestle Bridge at Blake Dean 1901 - RDA00120
"At 105 feet high the trestle bridge carrying Blakedean railway across the valley remained a stunning spectacle for over a decade in the early years of the 20th century. Enoch Tempest commissioned architect William Henry Cockcroft and engineer George…
The River at Blake Dean - WMH00732
Undated postcard. Looking upstream, the remains of the supports for the trestle bridge can be seen.
The Bridge at Blake Dean - WMH00741
Undated postcard.The moorland road between Heptonstall and Colne looking in the Heptonstall direction with Blake Dean Bridge over Alcomden Water at the bottom.
Supports of the Trestle Bridge at Blakedean - DEF00108
These supports are all that remains of the bridge that carried the rail or tramway used for the transportation of men and equipment from the base camp at White Hill Nook, Heptonstall, to the construction site of the Washaw Dean Reservoirs.
Right of Way Walk, from Blake Dean, 1907 - MOS00100
When Halifax Corporation built Walshaw Dean Reservoir, they wanted to close the footpath across the moor. A group of people from the Scientific Society carried out an Opposition Ramble, called at the time a walk over, from Blakedean to Oxenhope. It…
Pennine Farm - HCC00611
Overwood, Hebden Dean, between Gibson Mill and Blake Dean
Path at Blake Dean - KST00608
Causey at the meeting of the waters, between Heptonstall and Colne
Hebden Dale - Blake Dean Bridge. - HLS05189
The bridge carrying Widdop Road over Graining Water just before its confluence with Alcomden Water to form Hebden water. Historical OS maps refer to the area as Black Dean and today it is a famous local beauty spot and picnic site..
Hebden Dale - Blake Dean Bridge - HLS05188
The underside of the bridge carrying Widdop Road over Graining Water. Historical OS maps call the whole area Black Dean.
Graining Water and Alcomden Water - HLS01204
Featured in the Geoff Boswell Calendar of 2004.
Bridge at Blake Dean near Hebden Bridge - TWA00203
BLAKE DEAN BRIDGE is a single-arch stone bridge. Just downstream from the present structure there used to be a wooden trestle bridge erected when the three Walshaw Dean reservoirs were being constructed. It was 700 feet long and 105 feet high, and…
Blakedean, 27th July 1907 - MOS00102
When Halifax Corporation built Walshaw Dean Reservoir, they wanted to close the footpath across the moor. A group of people from the Scientific Society carried out an Opposition Ramble from Blakedean to Oxenhope. It was agreed that there would be a…
Blake Dean, Wadsworth - HBW00685
The gate beside the bridge