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Originally workers cottages for Oats Royd Mill

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Possibly Thorney Lane Midgley.

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Known locally as ‘Parkin’ and seen here from the rear.

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The part on the right hand end has now been demolished.

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The building on the left is known locally as ‘Parkin’ and on the right is ‘The Bungalow’.

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Brownhill and Tincell off Thorney Lane, Midgeley

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Hathershelf Scout is in the far distance

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The timber framed and stone-clad Cliffe Hill barn probably dates to the early 17th century with late 18th century alterations. The archway is circa 1700, and the farmhouse has a date stone “INMN 1601”.

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For information about the house please see: http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/search/controlservlet?PageId=Detail&DocId=102264

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The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.

The fact that most local townships have a Great House lends confirmation to the idea that at some time they were used as minor manor homes. The Midgley…

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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…

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Undated postcard of Brearley in the valley bottom and Midgley on the hillside above. Brearley House can be seen amongst the trees in the centre but the mills have now gone.

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Postcard with October 1904 postmark. A busy small industrial village at the time this photo was taken, but all the mills have now gone. On the hillside is Brearley House built in 1841 and not to be confused with the older nearby Brearley Hall. The…

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Postcard with July 1972, Exeter, postmark.

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Interior of the chapel following closure. Looking towards the organ and pulpit; the stairs to the right ran down to the vestry.

The first chapel in the village, Union Chapel, was built in 1818 at a cost of £400 and replaced by Providence Chapel in…

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Interior of the chapel following closure. The organ and choir pews.

The first chapel in the village, Union Chapel, was built in 1818 at a cost of £400 and replaced by Providence Chapel in 1883, built at a cost of £1420. The last service was held…

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The Communion Table.

The first chapel in the village, Union Chapel, was built in 1818 at a cost of £400 and replaced by Providence Chapel in 1883, built at a cost of £1420. The chapel could hold 500/700 people and there were six class rooms and a…
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