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A Floodlit Ryburn Dam, Halifax - DPC00149
Ryburn Reservoir is a supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn and is the lower of two reservoirs built to supply Wakefield with water. Started in 1925 it was completed in 1933 and has…
Baitings Dam, Ripponden - MIC00105
Baitings and Ryburn reservoirs were built between 1948 and 1956 for Wakefield Corporation. Baitings was opened on 14 November 1956 after eight years work and a cost of £1.4 million. It covers 64 acres with a volume of 775 million gallons, reaching a…
Baitings Reservoir Spillway and Overflow - MIC00106
Baitings and Ryburn reservoirs were built for Wakefield Corporation. Baitings was opened on 14 November 1956 after eight years work and a cost of £1.4 million. It covers 64 acres with a volume of 775 million gallons, reaching a depth of 155 feet (47…
Barkisland Mill - HPC00261
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…
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…
Brewery, Ripponden - MCH00234
Ripponden Free Brewery Co. Ltd, Hanging Lee Mill, Hanging Lane, Ripponden, West Yorkshire.
Registered March 1900 as the Sowerby Bridge & District United Clubs Brewery Co. Ltd.
Wound up 17th November 1923 and a new company was registered as above in…
Registered March 1900 as the Sowerby Bridge & District United Clubs Brewery Co. Ltd.
Wound up 17th November 1923 and a new company was registered as above in…
Chapel Field Mill, Ripponden - HPC00153
NAME: Chapel Field Mill, Ripponden
LOCATION: Elland Road, Ripponden
REF: RY 20
GRID REF: 042 197
CLASSIFICATION: D
CONDITION: Fully used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: 20C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: The present three storey,…
LOCATION: Elland Road, Ripponden
REF: RY 20
GRID REF: 042 197
CLASSIFICATION: D
CONDITION: Fully used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: 20C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: The present three storey,…
Commercial Mill, Oldham Road, Ripponden - HPC00406
NAME: COMMERCIAL MILLS
LOCATION: Oldham Road, Ripponden
REF: RY 16
GRID REF: 035 192
CLASSIFICATION: D
CONDITION: Mostly used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mostly 20C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Most of this…
LOCATION: Oldham Road, Ripponden
REF: RY 16
GRID REF: 035 192
CLASSIFICATION: D
CONDITION: Mostly used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mostly 20C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Most of this…
Excelsior Mill, Oldham Road, Ripponden - HPC00407
LOCATION: Oldham Road, Ripponden
REF: RY 15
GRID REF: 035 191
CLASSIFICATION: C
CONDITION: Mostly used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 19C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Now known as Excelsior Mill, there has been a mill on…
REF: RY 15
GRID REF: 035 191
CLASSIFICATION: C
CONDITION: Mostly used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 19C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Now known as Excelsior Mill, there has been a mill on…
Fielding Farm, (Kettlesnout), Ripponden - RAC1957.038
Farm, Ripponden, Porch, Mullion, Finial, Kneeler, Kettlesnout
Great House, Soyland, Ripponden - RAC1957.040.1
Ripponden, Soyland, Porch, Mullion and transom window, Finial, Waterspout, Barn
Great House, Soyland, Ripponden - RAC1957.040.2
House, Mullion and transom window, Hoodmould, Porch, Finial
Law (Lour) Cote, Ripponden - RAC1957.039
Farm, Ripponden, Porch, Mullion, Finial, Barn, Car, Standard, Vanguard, Dovecote
Ripponden Bridge - DTA00332
Stone bridge built in 16th century where many trans-Pennine tracks met to cross the River Ryburn.
Ripponden Bridge - TWA00106
Ripponden old Bridge, circa 1960
Ripponden Mill - HPC00259
NAME: RIPPONDEN MILL
LOCATION: Ripponden
REF: RY 19
GRID REF: 040 197
CLASSIFICATION: C
CONDITION: Derelict
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid – late 19C
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: To be found in the centre of Ripponden, this is another…
LOCATION: Ripponden
REF: RY 19
GRID REF: 040 197
CLASSIFICATION: C
CONDITION: Derelict
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid – late 19C
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: To be found in the centre of Ripponden, this is another…
Ripponden Old Bridge - TWA00255
RIPPONDEN OLD BRIDGE was written about by a former President of the Halifax Antiquairans, the late J. H. Priestley, and his paper appeared in the 1935 Transactions.
Ripponden Station. - LYR00107
LYRS 2581 - Railmotor Hughes 0-4-0RM at Ripponden Station looking towards Rishworth. Railmotors, short tank engines with a carriage attached, were introduced on the Rishworth Branch in 1907 in response to competition from electric trams. As a result…
Ripponden Station. - LYR00108
LYRS 2583 - Ripponden Station - general view looking towards Sowerby Bridge. Although double track only one had ever been commercially used. The Branch from Sowerby Bridge to Ripponden opened in 1878 and then on to Rishworth in 1881. The original…
Ripponden Station. - LYR00109
LYRS 2584 - Ripponden Station - general view of Goods Shed & Yard. The Branch from Sowerby Bridge to Ripponden opened in 1878 and then on to Rishworth in 1881. Although double track only one had ever been commercially used. The original intention…