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Hebden Bridge Mill - HLS01482
PH/25. The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd. Strange how quickly attitudes change
Heptonstall Old Church - HLS01334
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Destroyed by a storm in 1847, the ruins of the Church of St Thomas a Becket at Heptonstall strangely hold the same aura…
Destroyed by a storm in 1847, the ruins of the Church of St Thomas a Becket at Heptonstall strangely hold the same aura…
High Bentley, Shelf - HLS01280
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The history of the Shelf Bentleys has been traced back to the 13th century. This homestead has on its doorway the date and lettering ‘RWL, 1661’, the…
The history of the Shelf Bentleys has been traced back to the 13th century. This homestead has on its doorway the date and lettering ‘RWL, 1661’, the…
High Sunderland, Halifax - HLS01261
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
A unique building, crumbling to pieces; but for unsightly buttresses some of the walls would fall; the pillars and figures on the south porch are…
A unique building, crumbling to pieces; but for unsightly buttresses some of the walls would fall; the pillars and figures on the south porch are…
Highley Hall Farm, Clifton - HLS01332
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Now listed by the National Trust, this building bears the date 1632. Formerly known as Highley Hall, it is now much…
Now listed by the National Trust, this building bears the date 1632. Formerly known as Highley Hall, it is now much…
Holdsworth House, Holmfield - HLS01263
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Passing up the main road from Holmfield Station to the district known as Holdsworth, attention is attracted by iron gates at the entrance to the remains…
Passing up the main road from Holmfield Station to the district known as Holdsworth, attention is attracted by iron gates at the entrance to the remains…
Hope Hall, Halifax - HLS01255
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Hope Hall (Hope House originally) is thought to have been built some 160 years ago by David Stansfield (1719-1769). In its earlier days it was a…
Hope Hall (Hope House originally) is thought to have been built some 160 years ago by David Stansfield (1719-1769). In its earlier days it was a…
Howroyde Hall, Barkisland - HLS01249
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Howroyde, with its ivy-clad walls, rookery, fish pond and glorious prospect of hill and dale, is deeply impressed with old-world characteristics. It was…
Howroyde, with its ivy-clad walls, rookery, fish pond and glorious prospect of hill and dale, is deeply impressed with old-world characteristics. It was…
Jagger Green Hall, Stainland - HLS01291
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
This hall, standing on the hillside above Holywell Green and approached by road from Holywell Brook, is now divided into a farmhouse and three cottages. …
This hall, standing on the hillside above Holywell Green and approached by road from Holywell Brook, is now divided into a farmhouse and three cottages. …
Kershaw House, Midgley - HLS01268
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
From the point of view of preservation it is one of the finest local old buildings. Almost square, it is adorned by eleven stone-pinnacled gables and two…
From the point of view of preservation it is one of the finest local old buildings. Almost square, it is adorned by eleven stone-pinnacled gables and two…
Mytholmroyd Farm - HLS01269
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Originally known as simply ‘Mytholmroyd’ and said to have given its name to the village. In a will dated 1549 Richard Draper of ‘Michomroode’ is referred…
Originally known as simply ‘Mytholmroyd’ and said to have given its name to the village. In a will dated 1549 Richard Draper of ‘Michomroode’ is referred…
New Hall, Elland - HLS01250
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The hall stands on the hillside between the Upper and Lower Edges. It is one of the domestic buildings of the 14th century and in all probability was…
The hall stands on the hillside between the Upper and Lower Edges. It is one of the domestic buildings of the 14th century and in all probability was…
New Road, Mytholmroyd - HLS01331
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
There is no better example of Mytholmroyd
There is no better example of Mytholmroyd
Norland Hall - HLS01273
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The hall occupies – or rather occupied – a prominent site on the spur of the hill overlooking Sterne Bridge. In the summer of 1912 lightning struck the…
The hall occupies – or rather occupied – a prominent site on the spur of the hill overlooking Sterne Bridge. In the summer of 1912 lightning struck the…
Norland Lower Hall - HLS01274
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
This hall overlooks Sowerby Bridge at the extremity of the straggling village of Norland. Like Norland Hall and Norland Upper Hall this homestead was…
This hall overlooks Sowerby Bridge at the extremity of the straggling village of Norland. Like Norland Hall and Norland Upper Hall this homestead was…
Northowram Parish Church - HLS01329
PH/25. The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Soon after Northowram had become a legally constituted ecclesiastical parish in 1909, steps were taken towards…
Soon after Northowram had become a legally constituted ecclesiastical parish in 1909, steps were taken towards…
Nutclough Works, Hebden Bridge - HLS01323
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Looking at the now disused Nutclough Works at Hebden Bridge, it is hard to imagine the grey stone walls once enclosed an…
Looking at the now disused Nutclough Works at Hebden Bridge, it is hard to imagine the grey stone walls once enclosed an…
Old Cragg Hall, Mytholmroyd - HLS01272
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The history of the original homestead is not available. Towards the close of the thirties, Mr Christopher Rawson obtained possession and as the structure…
The history of the original homestead is not available. Towards the close of the thirties, Mr Christopher Rawson obtained possession and as the structure…
Old Haugh End, Sowerby - HLS01283
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
A 17th century building, with additions of a later period which have destroyed the old arrangement considerably. It is a good example of the evolution of…
A 17th century building, with additions of a later period which have destroyed the old arrangement considerably. It is a good example of the evolution of…
Old Sunnybank, Greetland - HLS01333
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Old Sunnybank, as it is now known, has given its name to quite an area of the Greetland hillside facing across the…
Old Sunnybank, as it is now known, has given its name to quite an area of the Greetland hillside facing across the…
Old Town Hall, Old Town - HLS01293
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Old Town is the ancient village on Wadsworth hillside above Hebden Bridge. The hall is at the south west corner of the village green and at the extreme…
Old Town is the ancient village on Wadsworth hillside above Hebden Bridge. The hall is at the south west corner of the village green and at the extreme…
Peel House, Warley - HLS01296
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
In Warley Township but more intimately associated with the Luddenden valley, for it lies to the right of the steep, long road between Mount Tabor and…
In Warley Township but more intimately associated with the Luddenden valley, for it lies to the right of the steep, long road between Mount Tabor and…
Piece Hall, Halifax - HLS01254
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The Halifax manufacturers’ Hall was opened on Jan 2, 1779 for the use of the textile manufacturers of the district. It has been declared that as a…
The Halifax manufacturers’ Hall was opened on Jan 2, 1779 for the use of the textile manufacturers of the district. It has been declared that as a…
Relief Road, Halifax - HLS01343
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Seen from New Bank are the two approach lanes (inward and outward) of Halifax
Seen from New Bank are the two approach lanes (inward and outward) of Halifax
Ryding's Park, Brighouse - HLS01341
PH/25. The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
The Rydings (original name of the building) was built in 1821 as a mansion for Mr John Brooke who was in…
The Rydings (original name of the building) was built in 1821 as a mansion for Mr John Brooke who was in…