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The Hebden Valley from Pecket Well - HLS05540
Pecket War Memorial is on the right of the picture. Taken 19th October 1959.
Mytholm, Hebden Bridge - HLS05535
St James church is in the foreground with Mytholm Steeps going up the hill. Note the tall chimney. Heath House is on the right
Buttress, Hebden Bridge - HLS05534
The Hole in the Wall is on the right, Buttress on the left, with Royd Terrace in between. On the sky line is Cross Lanes Chapel.
Hebden Bridge - Hawden Hall pre-First World War. - HLS05202
HLS05202. Originally Hawden Hole it is situate on the south Hebden Dale hillside between Midge Hole and Hebden Hey above Hebden Water and the lower part of Hardcastle Crags. It was the site of the locally infamous murder of Samuel Sutcliffe in…
Hebden Bridge - Hawden Hall pre-First World War - HLS05201
HLS05201. Originally Hawden Hole it is situate on the south Hebden Dale hillside between Midge Hole and Hebden Hey above Hebden Water and the lower part of Hardcastle Crags. It was the site of the locally infamous murder of Samuel Sutcliffe in…
Hebden Bridge - Hawden Hall pre-First World War - HLS05200
Originally Hawden Hole, it is situated on the south Hebden Dale hillside between Midge Hole and Hebden Hey above Hebden Water and the lower part of Hardcastle Crags. It was the site of the locally infamous murder of Samuel Sutcliffe in February 1817.…
Hebden Bridge - Hawden Hall pre-First World War. - HLS05199
Originally Hawden Hole, it is situated on the south Hebden Dale hillside between Midge Hole and Hebden Hey above Hebden Water and the lower part of Hardcastle Crags. It was the site of the locally infamous murder of Samuel Sutcliffe in February 1817.…
Hebden Bridge - Eaves Rocks, Slanting Rock on the left - HLS05195
Eaves Rocks above Colden Clough near Heptonstall. A popular rock climbing venue.
Colden Clough - Bob Mill Ruins. - HLS05190
Bob Mill was a watered powered cotton spinning mill built in 1805 but probably production did not continue after 1809 and the mill subsequently fell into dilapidation. The adjoining house though seems to have been occupied up until the end of the…
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.
Smithwell Lane, Heptonstall, around 1930. - HLS05187
The Cloth Hall, built around 1545. is on the left, White Lion on right.
Heptonstall - Interior Bent Head, Widdop Road, 1956. - HLS05186
An early 17th century yeomen clothiers house. Grade ll listed since 1984. In the housebody of Bent Head is preserved possibly the finest inglenook fireplace in Calderdale. A door is set against a stud partition which is fixed into an upright post…
Heptonstall Old Church - Grave of Rev. Daniel Towne 1712 . - HLS05185
The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…
Heptonstall Old Church "Old mad Sal" Gargoyle. - HLS05184
The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…
Heptonstall Old Church. - HLS05158
The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…
Heptonstall New Church. - HLS05154
The old medieval church was badly damaged by a gale in 1847 but rather than repairing it a decision was taken to build a new church in the same churchyard. Dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle this was completed in 1854 at a cost of
Heptonstall New Church Nave. - HLS05153
The old medieval church was badly damaged by a gale in 1847 but rather than repairing it a decision was taken to build a new church adjacent to it. Dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle this opened in 1854. This photo was taken before the re-ordering of…
Heptonstall - Pinnacle from the New Church - HLS05152
The 'new' Church, replacing the old medieval one, opened in 1854 but was struck by lightning in 1875 causing a pinnacle to come crashing down onto the graves below. The pinnacle now sits by the church wall and the inscription reads:
"This pinnacle…
"This pinnacle…
Heptonstall - The Old Grammar School. - HLS05150
The plaque above the doorway is dated 1642. The building now houses Heptonstall Museum operated by Calderdale Council.
Heptonstall - Archway Entrance to Churchyard Bottom. - HLS05149
HLS05149. Entrance from off Smithwell Lane.
Heptonstall - Wesleyan Chapel. - HLS05148
The unusual octagonal Grade ll Listed Chapel which was built in 1764 and was one of the earliest Wesleyan Chapels in the country. It was built following one of John Wesley's many visits to Heptonstall where he had a large following.
Sunday School Procession on Cross Hill. - HLS05147
Sunday School procession on Cross Hill at the top of Smithwell Lane, late 19th or early 20th century.