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Building the 'Great Wall of Todmorden', 1881. - MOT00142
The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company had to build a double retaining wall alongside the canal side at Salford due to land subsidence but also to extend the goods yard.
Dale Street Todmorden 1984 - TNC00434.tif
Restoration work in progress on the canal, the tower of Dobroyd Castle can be seen top centre.
Demolition of Todmorden Co-op Building - BIM00494
. Dobroyd Castle on the skyline.
Demolition of Todmorden Co-op Building - BIM00494
. Dobroyd Castle on the skyline.
Dobroyd Castle - ALC00674
John Fielden, born in 1822, fell in love with one of his mill workers, Ruth Stansfield. The story goes that she replied to his proposal of marriage by jokingly saying that she would accept on the condition that he built her a castle on top of the…
Dobroyd Castle and the Cliviger Wind farm - CRN00222
Looking towards Flower Scar Hill
Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - RDA00129
The home of the Fielden family. The castle was built for John Fielden between 1866 and 1869 at a cost of £71,589. In the mid-twentieth century it became an approved school, then a Buddhist Retreat and is currently used as an Activity Centre for…
Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - ALC05141
Joshua Fielden’s brother John, born in 1822, fell in love with one of his mill workers, Ruth Stansfield. The story goes that she replied to his proposal of marriage by jokingly saying that she would accept on the condition that he built her a castle…
Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - FJW00229
The main staircase.
Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - RDA00128
The home of the Fielden family. The castle was built for John Fielden between 1866 and 1869 at a cost of £71,589. In the mid-twentieth century it became an approved school, then a Buddhist Retreat and is currently used as an Activity Centre for…
Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - TAL00201
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Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - TAL00202
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Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - TAL00203
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Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - TAL00491
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Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - TAL00492
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Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - TAL00493
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Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden, 2008 - CRN00470
Looking towards Gaddings Edge, with the ever present Stoodley Pike top left. The Unitarian Church spire can be seen bottom centre.
Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden, c. 1869 - PNH01806
Joshua Fielden’s brother John, born in 1822, fell in love with one of his mill workers, Ruth Stansfield. The story goes that she replied to his proposal of marriage by jokingly saying that she would accept on the condition that he built her a castle…
Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden, December 2013 - FJW00214
The dome in the main hall.
Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden, December 2013 - FJW00216
The main hall.
