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Gibson Mill began its life around 1803 as a water-powered spinning mill. Less than a hundred years later, it was called Lord Holme Mill, part of a major tourist attraction. It was eventually left to the National Trust by Abraham Gibson of Greenwood…

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Road improvements, view before widening. Note the cobbled road with tram lines and power lines above. The Halifax Corporation trams reached Hebden Bridge in 191/2 and ceased in 1936.

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William Barker, credited as the first local manufacturer of ready-made clothing, built most of Market Street. This view, taken around 1910, shows Lello's Dining Rooms with the Post Office next door.

The Post Office in Hebden Bridge occupied many…

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The building on the corner of Market Street and Old Gate, pictured here as Jackson Merchant Taylor, ended its days as 'Nicky's Cafe'. In 1910 the street was gas light. Beyond is Bridge Gate Mill.

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Inscription: Sacred to the memory of CROSSLY WESTERMAN Osborne House, Hebden Bridge BORN JULY 6TH 1861, DIED AUGUST 25TH 1918 ALSO OF ???? DAUGHTER OF SYDNEY (REDMAN?) DIED JUNE 12 1(9?? ??????) ALSO SYDNEY REDMAN DIED (DEC?)EMBER 2ND (1886?)…

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Sewing shop decorated for the 1911 Coronation.

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Until 1914 the mill was known as Hare Mill, recognisable by the huge white letters faced into the chimney in glazed brick.

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Mytholm, looking up the Colden Valley. Mytholm Hall can be seen to the right of the photo, behind it stands the Parish Church of St James the Great. Eaves Mills can be seen beyond the church. On the left of the picture is Mytholm Mill.

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Undated postcard showing the Church Institute Bowling Green 22 July 1911. Behind is St Michael's Church.

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The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.

Originally known as simply ‘Mytholmroyd’ and said to have given its name to the village. In a will dated 1549 Richard Draper of ‘Michomroode’ is referred…

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Mytholmroyd Co-op circa 1910. From left, Robert Boulton, Percy Horsfall, Fred Haigh, Fred Stansfield, Lewis Ackroyd and Bob Hartley. Inside the boy is Harry Greenwood and a man nicknamed "Luggage" so called because he once ran from Hollock Lea to the…

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Postcard with August 1913 postmark. A long, westbound passenger train is passing Mytholmroyd station.

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Roll of Honour for the men and women of the Sunday School who served in the 1914 - 18 war.

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Postcard, with April 1910 postmark, caricaturing nightly chaos, presumably on a Saturday, when the last tram of the night left.

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The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.

The hall stands on the hillside between the Upper and Lower Edges. It is one of the domestic buildings of the 14th century and in all probability was…

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The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.

The hall occupies – or rather occupied – a prominent site on the spur of the hill overlooking Sterne Bridge. In the summer of 1912 lightning struck the…

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The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.

This hall overlooks Sowerby Bridge at the extremity of the straggling village of Norland. Like Norland Hall and Norland Upper Hall this homestead was…

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Derrick's handwriting, the envelope contained the last letter he received from his father. Derrick was 8 years old on 1st July 1917 and his father, Clarance, was killed at Passchendaele 9th October that year.

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The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.

The history of the original homestead is not available. Towards the close of the thirties, Mr Christopher Rawson obtained possession and as the structure…

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The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.

A 17th century building, with additions of a later period which have destroyed the old arrangement considerably. It is a good example of the evolution of…

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The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.

Old Town is the ancient village on Wadsworth hillside above Hebden Bridge. The hall is at the south west corner of the village green and at the extreme…

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Sam Ashworth 2nd from right, front row.

Photo restoration by Charlie Morrisey.
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