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Misty view of distant Stoodley Pike from Stansfield

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June 1981. The Town Hall facade covered in scaffolding.

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PNH00830.March 1990. View over the Canal to Stoodley Pike.

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Calder Valley with Stoodley Pike in the distance

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Stoodley Pike stands on the top of Langfield Moor, Todmorden. It was built by public subscription in 1814 to commemorate the general peace. By an amazing coincidence it crumbled to the ground on the day on which the Russian Ambassador was withdrawn…

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From R A Priestley

The 4th oldest Peace Monument in the world. AN 70083628

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The Pike and Horsehold from the opposite side of the valley.

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Moorland view from Stoodley Pike, Todmorden.

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What's going on here? There looks to be someone standing on the top, possibly installing a lightning conductor.

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The text on this postcard reads: This Peace Monument was erected near Todmorden the Pennine Range by public subscription. Commenced in 1814 to commemorate the surrender of Paris to the Allies. It was finished in 1815 after after the Battle of…

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The text on this postcard reads: This Peace Monument was erected near Todmorden the Pennine Range by public subscription. Commenced in 1814 to commemorate the surrender of Paris to the Allies. It was finished in 1815 after after the Battle of…

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Stoodley Pike refers to a 1400 feet (400m) hill, although it is better known for its 121feet (37m) monument which was designed by local architect James Green and completed in 1856 at the end of the Crimean War.

The monument replaced an earlier…

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Photo taken of the western facade.

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Stoodley Pike, Todmorden. Obelisk 121 ft tall on a hill 1,300 ft above sea level. Completed in 1856 at the end of the Crimean War. It is on the Pennine Way. (2013)
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