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Tinted lithograph of the station by A. F. Tait from his book 'Views on the Manchester & Leeds Railway, published in 1845. This section of the line had opened in October 1840.

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Tinted lithograph of Whitely Arches by A. F. Tait from his book 'Views on the Manchester & Leeds Railway' published in 1845. The valley is so narrow at this point with the river, canal and turnpike all squeezed into the valley bottom that with the…

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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

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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…

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A general view from Holebottom showing the railway cutting across the centre of the town. Clearly visible on the right are Christ Church and its Vicarage. The former Ridgefoot Mill complex can be seen abutting the viaduct.

From a lithograph by…

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Cragg road runs across the bottom of the picture, and Dean Hey is to the bottom right of the picture.

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The Manchester and Leeds Railway (later the Lancashire and Yorkshire) opened the Normanton to Hebden Bridge section of a line to Manchester in 1840. This station building dates from 1893 but was renovated in the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway style…

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Tank Locomotive No. 1008, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Designed by John Aspinall, this locomotive was placed in service in 1889. No. 1008 was the first locomotive to be built at Horwich Works, and was designed to operate the numerous busy…

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Showing from left to right, the railway, the A646 road, the River Calder and the Rochdale Canal.

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The River Calder snakes its way through the picture, with the Rochdale Canal on the left initially and then on the right. Note the funfare in the Community Centre carpark.

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Crossing the picture is the railway line as it goes over the road to Bacup at Gauxholme. Looking towards Littleborough, Copperas House Bridge over the Rochdale Canal can be seen further along the line. The former Mason's Arms can be seen in close…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was taken over by the Lancashire…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…
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