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In the back room of Alice Longstaff's Shop, Hebden Bridge - LLG00507
L to r: John Longstaff, Alice Longstaff and Hilary Crossley.
The Growth of the Cottage Industry. - MOT00118
Handloom weavers, as depicted by the artist A.W. Bayes of Lumbutts.
Wilson Bros Bobbin Company Ltd. - MOT00223
Cornholme Bobbin Works, Todmorden.
Painting of Jumble Hole Road - ALC00126
This is part of a painting looking from a field at Mulcture Hall towards Callis and Horsehold. The original is at Banksfield Museum, Halifax.
Painting of Mill - ALC00627
Calderside Mill and Whiteley Arches. When it was built in 1842, at 300 feet the chimney was said to be the tallest in the area.
St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00109
Undated postcard showing an 1849 engraving of the church. The foundation stone was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. Enlarged in 1887, the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively it has a small…
Piece Hall, Halifax - PNH00237
During the course of the 18th century Halifax came to occupy a prominent place in West Yorkshire as a cloth market, and the Piece Hall, opened in 1779, is a striking monument to the pre-factory age. ‘Pieces’ or lengths of cloth, handwoven in Pennine…