Tennis was one of the many sports and activities which were a popular feature of Birchcliffe Baptist Church. The only clues to the date and setting of this photo are an address at Wood End, Hebden Bridge, and the signature of Herbert Greenwood on the…
The procession is going up Smith Well Lane. The banner indicates the Wesleyan Sunday School at Heptonstall. Notice the Union Jack flags from several houses and the decorated arch at the top of Towngate in the distance. Postcard.
The chapel was built in 1764 by a Methodist Society which had grown steadily since John Wesley’s first visit in 1747. At first it was a perfect octagon, but in 1802 the sides were extended and the gallery reconstructed to increase the capacity. The…
Scenes from the Bible, organised by Mothers of Salem, the ladies of the church. Information provided by Helen Ranton, nee Waterworth, who is the little girl in the centre of the front row. Also included are Doris Horner, Philip and Gwen Shackleton,…
Ladies of Heptonstall Methodist Chapel at a village fete in Weavers Square, at a stall with a nautical theme. L to R: Vera Ingham, Marian Greenwood, Eileen Longbottom, Margaret Harwood, Dorothy Smith, Emma Longbottom.
Hebden Bridge in the 1950s, with Buttress Brink on the left, Royd Terrace in the centre, Hole in the Wall on the right and Cross Lanes Chapel in the distance. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
Taken from the bridge over the Rochdale Canal, known as Navigation Bridge. The chapel on Midgeley Road closed 1960 and was demolished in 1970. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive