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Hebden Bridge Station 1951. - LYR00215
LYRS 4478 - General view of the 'up' platform, buildings and canopy in 1951 with westbound Stanier 4-6-0 Class No. 45421. The station warehouse to the left and Victoria Mill beyond were demolished in the late 1960s. The sleepers on the platform…
Mytholmroyd Station - LYR00198
LYRS 4578 - 1951. General view of the platforms, buildings and canopy looking east. Only the canopy and adjacent building now survive but disused and passenger facilities are bus-stop style shelters on each platform. The station was de-staffed in…
Pioneer Mill, Walsden - MOT00371
Mule Spinners at Pioneer Mill, Walsden c1912 - The mill was built by the Pioneer Mill Company which had been formed to celebrate the jubilee of the Walsden Co-operative Society. The corner stone of the new mill (actually named 'Jubilee' Mill) was…
The working day. Alma Dawson, weaver - MOT00406
Alma Dawson, aged about 17, weaver at Dawson's in 1943. Like most weavers, Alma looked after 4 looms.
Walsden Printing Co. Ramsden Wood Mill - MOT00286
The company, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1985, is one of the top four specialist fabric printers in the UK, producing work for Marks & Spencer, Mothercare, and many other high street chain stores.
A Canal Boat at Waterside, 1904. - MOT00126
A canal boat off-loading stone at the corporation yard at Waterside, 1904.
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening up of the valleys and the construction of Turn Pike Roads, with their…
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening up of the valleys and the construction of Turn Pike Roads, with their…
A Local Carter and his Team - MOT00127
A local carter and his team hauling a load towards the upland; this often required the assistance of one or more chain horses, as illustrated here.
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening…
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening…
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…
Acre Mill Canteen Staff - DEP00184
The BBC broadcast a Worker's Playtime from the canteen in the 1950s. Part of the mill can be seen in the background. Lily Young is front row left hand side, back row left hand side is Mrs Gough whose husband worked in the mill..
Acre Mill Canteen Staff, Old town - DEP00186
The BBC broadcast a "Workers Playtime" from the canteen in the 1950s.
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00192
David Colclough spraying drawer fronts
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00192
David Colclough spraying drawer fronts
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00193
Graham Pickles, machinist.
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00193
Graham Pickles, machinist.
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00194
Cyril Platt, a former employee at Alan Cooper's, visiting friends, May 1993.
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00194
Cyril Platt, a former employee at Alan Cooper's, visiting friends, May 1993.
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00195
Workers operating the cleating machine, May 1993.
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00195
Workers operating the cleating machine, May 1993.
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00196
Peter Lord and Alan Whitaker in the fitting shop.
Alan Cooper Office Furniture Systems, Frostholme Mill - MOT00196
Peter Lord and Alan Whitaker in the fitting shop.
