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Low Bridge, Luddenden - TWA00235
LOW BRIDGE or Hebble Bridge at the head of the Luddenden Dean Valley, near Castle Carr Lower Lodge, Saltenstall. It is a stone bridge of one arch. According to John Longbottom it was in former days “one of the most used ‘cross-country’ bridges for…
Lily Bridge - TWA00234
At Lily Bridge in close proximity to the railway station there used to be open air baths, “the most extensive suite of baths in Yorkshire.” There is now an iron bridge over the railway lines, and a stone bridge of two arches over the brook. A.…
Lane House Bridge, Luddenden - TWA00233
LANE HOUSE BRIDGE is a narrow stone foot-bridge near Lane House between Kershaw House and Luddenden village, over the Lud Brook. It was repairable by Luddenden and Midgley. In 1768, in December, 1s 0d was paid for mending the “wood bridge” at Lane…
Jumples Bridge, Mixenden - TWA00232
JUMPLES BRIDGE Mixenden. There has been a bridge at Jumples for centuries. A deed dated 1494 refers to “between a house late held by Richard Burnley on the south and Jompyll brigg on the north . . . “ In 1595 William Lister had a mill at Jumples…
Jack Bridge, Colden - TWA00230
JACK BRIDGE is a stone bridge of one arch towards the upper end of the Colden Valley carrying the Burnley Road over the Colden, the old road to Burnley via Blackshawhead
Horse Bridge, Crimsworth Dean - TWA00229
HORSE BRIDGE lies in Horse Bridge Clough in Crimsworth Dean and from its name it would appear that it was originally a pack-horse bridge. The present single-arch stone bridge was probably built when Lord Savile had the road made
Hoo Hole Bridge, Cragg Vale - TWA00228
HOO HOLE BRIDGE in Cragg Vale is recorded in the 1752 Bridges Book as “Houghhoyl.” A private bridge, repairable by W. Sutcliffe. It is a single-arch stone bridge with parapet. Hoo Hole was formerly the site of a corn mill and a wool fulling mill. The…
Holme House Bridge, Luddenden - TWA00227
HOLME HOUSE BRIDGE at Booth in Luddenden Dean was originally a pack-horse bridge but it was widened to the eastward. In 1776 Isaac Patchet, a carpenter, was paid 13s 7d on September 30th, 1795 for further repairs. The following resolution is…
The Old Bridge, Hebden Bridge - TWA00226
HEPTON BRIDGE was written about by the late W.B. Crump at p121 in the 1924 HAS Transactions, in Part 111 of “Ancient Highways of the Parish of Halifax.”
Hebble Hole, Colden Valley - TWA00225
HEBBLE HOLE BRIDGE lies in the Colden valley in the deep clough below Hudson Mill. W. B. Crump thought that this hollow became known as Hebble-hole from the presence of the hebble or bridge there. When the meaning of the hebble passed out of common…
HEBBLE BRIDGE, Wheatley - TWA00224
This is crosses the Hebble Brook at the foot of Brackenbed Lane, midway between Wheatley and Mount Pellon, and carries the road between these two places. Neptune Hotel is o n the right.
Hebble End Bridge, Hebden Bridge - TWA00223
HEBBLE END BRIDGE is a single-arch stone bridge on the west side of Hebden Bridge. In the sixteenth century it was known as Litthouse Bridge from the dye¬house near at hand, referred to in the Heptonstall Parish Register as Litte-house. On April…
Bridge at Hawksclough, Mytholmroyd - TWA00222
HAWKSCLOUGH BRIDGE, Mytholmroyd, is a single-arch stone bridge over the Calder thought to be at least 200 years old. It was built to serve Hawksclough Manor, now known as Hawksclough Farm. The house was extended in 1735 and the bridge may have been…
Godley Brook, Halifax - TWA00221
GODLEY BROOK BRIDGE spanned the Red Beck at Stump Cross and part of it still exists in the bridge or culvert under which the brook flows. The following resolution appertains to this bridge. "At a vestry meeting of the in¬habitants of the township of…
Godley Bridge - TWA00220
GODLEY BRIDGE dates from 1900, the designer being E.R.S. Escott, Borough Engineer of that time. The iron skew bridge was opened on January 27th, 1900, replacing a narrow stone bridge which had probably been erected at the time Godley Cutting was made…
Foster Mill Bridge, Hebden Bridge - TWA00218
FOSTER MILL BRIDGE is situated in the Hebden Valley. It was described by W.B. Crump as “a private pack-horse bridge built probably in the 17th century to serve the fulling mill there.”
Elland Bridge - TWA00217
ELLAND BRIDGE was the subject of a paper by the late W.B. Crump in the 1935 HAS Transactions
Dumb Mill Bridge, Shibden Valley - TWA00216
DUMB MILL BRIDGE in the Shibden Valley has been known successively as Barrowclough Bridge, Place Bridge, Deaf Mill Bridge and its present name. It spans the Red Beck which was the boundary between the Hipperholme and Southowram townships. The stream…
Denton Bridge, Kebroyd - TWA00215
DENTON BRIDGE, Kebroyd. Below Kebroyd Mills the Lumb Brook is crossed by the main road between Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden at Denton Bridge, a high, stone, single-arch. This is probably the site of the ford over which Samuel Hill, the clothier,…
Dauber Bridge, Cragg Vale - TWA00214
DAUBER BRIDGE is in Cragg Vale just past Hoo Hole where the road from Mytholmroyd turns half left over the bridge. It is a single-arch stone bridge crossing the Cragg Brook (Cragg Brook is the modern name.)
Copley Bridge - TWA00213
COPLEY BRIDGE is a stone bridge of two spans crossing the River Calder. There was a toll bar here until 1856, the bridge and road up into the wood being privately owned. Until a few years ago a board showing the various amounts of toll payable was…
Clough Moor Bridge, Norland - TWA00212
CLOUGH MOOR BRIDGE, Norland, crosses the Maple Dean Clough stream in a single, stone span and carries the road from Norland to Greetland.
Clifton Bridge, Brighouse - TWA00211
CLIFTON BRIDGE carries the road from Brighouse over Clifton Beck and is mentioned at least three times in the West riding Quarter Sessions Records. In 1445 is the entry ‘Brighouse tenants to repair the way between Brighouse and Clifton brig.’ The…
Clark Bridge, Halifax - TWA00210
CLARK BRIDGE crosses the Hebble Brook below Halifax Parish Church. Watson wrote in 1775 that this bridge ‘seems to have been first built by the clergy, or clerks, for the convenience of passing from the church, either to their habitations, or some…
Catherine House Bridge, Luddenden - TWA00209
CATHERINE HOUSE BRIDGE in the upper Luddenden Dean valley is a picturesque stone footbridge formerly a wooden bridge.