In the is New Bridge and as following demolition of the mill the photo is post 1950s. Amongst the trees on the centre hillside is Hebden Hey now site of two scout hostels.
Postcard date stamped September 1917. Second of a series published by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway using this photo promoting cheap rail fares to Hebden Bridge for Hardcastle Crags. The promotional text on the reverse of the card…
The building in the foreground is New Bridge Mill which was demolished in the 1950s. Above it is the Lodge at the gates into Hardcastle Crags. At the top of the picture is the war memorial on Smeakin Hill at Pecket Well.
On the left Lee Wood Road bends round the corner at Whitehill Nook. The chimney and Midgehole Dye works can be seen towards the bottom of the picture. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
On the left Lee Wood Road bends round the corner at Whitehill Nook. The chimney and Midgehole Dye works can be seen towards the bottom of the picture. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
A fulling mill existed in the area prior to the 16th century which had been replaced and extended. In 1861, Worrals a firm of dyers and finishers from Salford bought the newly built dyeworks and…