Slide 17 - On one side of the village green is the Boat Farm, formerly the Boat Inn shown in the photograph on the right. The Copley coat of arms appears over the doorway. A tradition lingers about Sprotbrough that Sir Walter Scott and a friend spent…
The cottages on the right were demolished in the 1970s, and a single house was built on the site, the tree is still there, 2014. The cottages were originally owned by Murgatroyds of Oats Royd Mill.
Postcard with June 1910 postmark. This walled path leads to Robin Hood Rocks. The nearest building is Birks Hall, behind and slightly to the right is Glen House. On the right of the picture is Twist Clough and Beech Cottages.
Hamer Cottages at the junction of Badger Land and Old Shaw Lane. The date above the window on the right-hand cottage is 1770. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
HLS05087. Mill goit farm and cottages at Eaves Bottom in Colden Clough. The Eaves Mills, Upper and Lower, had been silk mills but ceased trading early 20th century and were taken over by a workers co-operative for weaving but the venture failed and…
HLS05137. Heptonstall people relied on four pumps for their water supply. The pumps were locked on a Saturday night until Monday and residents put their cans or buckets out ready to fill when the water came back on.