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Towards the top left of the picture can be seen the former railway viaduct at Wyke. This was part of the 'Pickle Bridge' line that linked the Halilfax- Bradford line with Brighouse. In this view it appears to be complete. It was partially…

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View over the Baltimore area of Todmorden on the east side of the town, with Cross Stone Church just visible on the skyline.

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NAME: BANK HOUSE MILL

LOCATION: Beestonely

REF: BB 10

GRID REF: 067 198

CLASSIFICATION: C

CONDITION: Mostly used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mainly early 20C (site earlier)

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: This mill has been under the same…

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Crabtree Bros. Size mixing vats on last day of production 17th January 1969.

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Crabtree Bros. Size mixing vats on last day of production 17th January 1969.

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Crabtree Bros. Drying moleskins on last day of production 17th January 1969.

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Crabtree Bros., Mytholm. 1969.

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Possibly moored outside Nanholme Mill, Todmorden

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NAME: BARKISLAND MILLS
LOCATION: Beestonely
REF: BB 9
GRID REF: 066 197
CLASSIFICATION: C
CONDITION: Semi used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 19C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A large, five storey stone built mill with the…

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Winding the warp yarns, in one winding operation, onto the weaving beam.

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The picture shows the Warping or Beaming department, technically this is back beam warping, the usual practice in the cotton industry, as opposed to section warping in the woollen and worsted trades. A very large unit!

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The long low building along the canal bank is Beeton Rope Works. Above left the western portal of Horsfall Tunnel.

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Garment manufacturing in the former weaving shed at Crescent Mill, 1984. Bentwood Bros., closed the Todmorden factory in May 1992 and the premises are now occupied by the Todmorden Motor Co. (1993).

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Garment manufacturing in the former weaving shed at Crescent Mill, 1984. Bentwood Bros., closed the Todmorden factory in May 1992 and the premises are now occupied by the Todmorden Motor Co. (1993).

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The station on the Leeds & Bradford Extension Railway between Shipley and Colne opened at the same time as the section of the line between Shipley and Keighley in March 1847. The station on its last day as seen here was near the Bingley Three Rise…

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pencil notes on back "RGS in 2/1952 BS of plates Marked on base"

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Foster Mill far left, Hangingroyd Mill in the centre and above that Nutclough Mill. Birchcliffe Road climbing up the undeveloped hillside with the first Birchcliffe Chapel and grave yard to its left.
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