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Dusty Miller, Mytholmroyd, - WAO00183
Halifax Corporation trams reached Mytholmroyd in 1901 and were withdrawn in 1936.
Dusty Miller. Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd - ALC08277
The buildings on the right were demolished in 2017/8 as part of the Flood Prevention Scheme in Mytholmroyd, following the floods of Boxing Day 2015. The tram service along the Calder Valley was ended in 1936 so this picture pre-dates that.
Eagle Mill, Delph, Saddleworth - LLG00732
October 12th 1906. Originally called Delph Mill, it is on the site of what may well be the earliest fulling mill in Saddleworth. The building shown was seriously affected by fire in 1901 and 1906 when there were 150 employees. Presumably some…
East Riddlesden Hall - HLS05782
Slide 2 - Its south front stands on a grass grown terrace, about fifty feet above the level of the river, and commands a fine view of the Aire valley down to Bingley. It consists of three storeys, with three gables and long rows of mullioned windows.
East Riddlesden Hall - HLS05783
Slide 3 - The west front consists of two gables of three storeys and mullioned and transomed windows in groups of threes, and are exceedingly picturesque. At the north end of this front is a porch with semi-circular arched doorway and a fine wheel…
East Riddlesden Hall Interior - HLS05785
Slide 5 - In arrangement Riddlesden Hall differs materially from the conventional mansions of its period, and must have been erected by a person of considerable taste and opulance.
The interior displays much richness in its completeness and…
The interior displays much richness in its completeness and…
East Riddlesden Hall, North Front - HLS05781
Slide 1 - Of all the buildings that still remain to us from the 17th Century, there are few which rival in size and beauty East Riddlesden Hall, near Keighley. Dating as it does from the time of the Civil Wars, it is a splendid specimen of the…
East Riddlesden Hall, Steps to Private Chapel - HLS05784
Slide 4 - On the left abutting on the house on the north front, is a range of massive outbuildings - one of these has a battlemented parapet and was the family's private Chapel, the entrance to which was approached on the east side by a flight of…
Edgar Thornber - THB00111
Edgar started the firm of Thornber Bros in 1907.
Electricity Supply - MOT00438
Electricity cables being laid along Halifax Road, 1905-6. Roomfield Buildings are seen on the right.
Elm Tree and Avenue in the woods, Newburgh Priory
- HLS05883
Slide 13 - There is a strange legend that all the oaks at Newburgh were to be decapitated or shorn of their spreading boughs by order of Thomas Cromwell, and that only by this sacrifice could Fauconberg gain his daughter's hand, but at present the…
Entrance court on North side, Newburgh Priory - HLS05879
Slide 9 - On the North side facing the Lake, is seen the back of the 17th Century structure with an entrance porch in the centre of the facade.
On the left is the long gallery wing and to the right is the grand old kitchen which has windows almost…
On the left is the long gallery wing and to the right is the grand old kitchen which has windows almost…
Entrance Lodge, Hardcastle Crags - HLS01184
From a booklet entitled 'Views of Hebden Bridge & District', undated but believed to be around 1900.
Entrance Lodge, Kirklees Park - HLS05944
Slide 17 - On approaching the Hall from the Village of Clifton, the visitor enters the grounds by a carriage drive leading through a fine avenue of trees until the entrance is reached. In the gates of the latter may be noticed some excellent…
Entrance Lodge, Shibden Park - HLS06031
Slide 2 - The principle entrance to the park is on the highway from Hipperholme to Halifax, at Godley Cutting. The Entrance Lodge is an imposing building, but rather heavy in appearance. Above the pointed archway is a shield, bearing the Lister arms.
Entrance to Riverside School, Hebden Bridge. 1974 - HLS01113
Built in 1909 as a secondary school, it has also been a Grammar School and is now Riverside Junior & Infants School.
Esholt Hall - the South Front - HLS05786
Slide 1: Esholt Hall, like several other houses of its class in Yorkshire, occupies the site on which stood an ancient monastic establishment. The situation of Esholt lies snugly amid leafy surroundings, and is well sheltered from the north by a…
Esholt Hall from the Lawn - HLS05787
Slide 2: The Hall, above mentioned, has been the home of the Stansfield family since 1775 when Sir Walter Calverley sold the estate to Robert Stansfield. It is now the property of the Bradford Corporation who purchased the whole estate comprising…
Esholt Hall from the opposite side of the river - HLS05789
Slide 4 - The Aire, which makes a bend in front of the Hall, was in pre-mercantile days especially famous for the size and quality of its fish, and fine sport was obtainable in the river bordering Esholt Park.
Esholt Hall, the Gardens - HLS05788
Slide 3: The grounds around the Hall are beautifully kept and contain a large variety of choice trees and plants.
Exchange Station Manchester. - JCA00367
Postcard with February 1908 post mark.
Fanny Holt - HOL00103
Nee Smith. b. 1878, Skircoat, Halifax. m. Clarence Holt,12th Feb 1907. d. Halifax 1951. Thos. Heap, Sowerby
Farnhill Hall - HLS05791
Slide 2 - The Principal entrance fronts to the north, and it is protected by an overhanging chamber, heavily corbelled, and exceedingly picturesque. There is a secret entrance to this chamber from which an outlook was obtained in troublous times.
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Farnhill Hall from the South - HLS05790
Slide 1 - Farnhill Hall is charmingly situate on a round knoll, 480 feet above sea level, about half a mile from Kildwick, and commanding extensive and beautiful views of the landscape in every direction.
Farnhill Hall is a castellated fortified…
Farnhill Hall is a castellated fortified…