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Todmorden viaduct by A. F. Tait - MOT00139
The Todmorden viaduct, laid out on a curve, comprising nine spans. The stone came from Lobb Quarry, near Dobroyd Castle. Drawing by A. F. Tait
The Skew Bridge at Gauxholme, Todmorden - MOT00140
The skew bridge passing over the Rochdale Canal at Gauxholme with a clear span of 101 ft. The castellated abutments of solid masonry were brought from Knowlwood Quarry. Along with Whiteley Arches at Charlestown this was one of the first bow string…
Barry Suthers - AGW00231
The firm of Foster and Suthers Ltd was located on Valley Road, Hebden Bridge. They were pattern makers but had a side line of engraving trophies etc. This photo was taken on 4th March, 2006, a few days before the firm closed. The building is now…
Bankfoot Mill - Interior Processing - HBC00512
Crabtree Bros. Size mixing vats on last day of production 17th January 1969.
Bankfoot Mill - Interior Processing - HBC00513
Crabtree Bros. Size mixing vats on last day of production 17th January 1969.
Bankfoot Mill - Interior Processing - HBC00514
Crabtree Bros. Drying moleskins on last day of production 17th January 1969.
Westfield Shed, Mytholmroyd, 1957 - HBC01057
Cornelius Giblin, Warp Twister at Greenwood Stell & Sons Ltd.
Fencing prior to planting Park Wood, Mytholmroyd - DEF00238
Richard Walker fencing at Park Wood
Trouser Makers, c2012 - AGW00324
Sutcliffe Farrar and Company Ltd., Mount Pleasant Mill., Mytholmroyd. Trouser making machinists. c2012 prior to
factory closure.
factory closure.
A Pack-horse Train - MOT00124
A painting by Alfred Bayes, the Lumbutts-born artist, depicts a packhorse train travelling along the moorland causey stones, which still exist in many places today. The horses, led by a drover, were disciplined to follow the sound of bells fastened…
Hinchliffe's Chauffer - ALC00623
Chauffeur and car at Cragg Hall, Cragg Vale.
Fielden Wharf, Todmorden, 2002 - CRN00281
Building the new retaining wall on Fielden Wharf, Todmorden
Fielden Wharf, Todmorden, 2002 - CRN00282
Building the new retaining wall on Fielden Wharf, Todmorden
Fielden Wharf, Todmorden, 2002 - CRN00283
Building the new retaining wall on Fielden Wharf, Todmorden
Improvements to Todmorden Market Stalls - CRN00318
23rd April, 2003
Farrier at Work - CRN00338
At Stannally Farm, Stoney Royd Lane, Todmorden
Beaming or Warping at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00110
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!
Weaving at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00111
Ethel Crabtree at Work. On her right is a dobby, a mechanism for pattern weaving.
Beaming at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00112
Winding the warp yarns, in one winding operation, onto the weaving beam.
Winding at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00113
These machines are bobbin winding frames. The front one is probably made by Joseph Stubbs Ltd, Manchester, who specialised in winding machinery and had works at Ancoats and Openshaw. The nearest machine is 'assembly winding' ie winding two ends from…
Machine Knotting (Warp Tying) at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00118
Machine manufactured by Barber-Colman
Intermediate Roving Frame at Nutclough Mill, c1930 - CWS00119
This shows a later process in the Cardroom, the machines are flyer frames, specifically,either intermediate or roving frames. Bobbins from the previous process, eg the slubbing frame, are placed in the creel and pass through the drafting system,…