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The Old Bridge Inn, St Bartholemews Church, Oldham Road, Ryburn Reservoir. Postcard dated 1993.

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NAME: VICTORIA MILLS
LOCATION: Halifax Road, Ripponden
REF: RY 21
GRID REF: 043 203
CLASSIFICATION: D
CONDITION: Semi used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid to late 19C
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: This is a large six storey, stone built mill…

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The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.

There have been four church buildings near the River Ryburn in the long history of Ripponden. The present spired…

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NAME: SMALL LEES MILL

LOCATION: Oldham Road, Ripponden

REF: RY 18

GRID REF: 037 196

CLASSIFICATION: B

CONDITION: Mostly used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Early – mid 19C

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: This was another cotton…

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NAME: SMALL LEES MILL
LOCATION: Oldham Road, Ripponden
REF: RY 18
GRID REF: 037 196
CLASSIFICATION: B
CONDITION: Mostly used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Early-mid 19C
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: This was another cotton mill and was…

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LYRS 6111 - 1965. Ripponden - iron girder overbridge. The branch had closed to all traffic in 1958.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Stone bridge built in 16th century where many trans-Pennine tracks met to cross the River Ryburn.

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Farm, Ripponden, Porch, Mullion, Finial, Barn, Car, Standard, Vanguard, Dovecote

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Ripponden, Soyland, Porch, Mullion and transom window, Finial, Waterspout, Barn

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Farm, Ripponden, Porch, Mullion, Finial, Kneeler, Kettlesnout

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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…
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