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  • Collection: Pennine Heritage Collection

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Footpath from Hepton Drive towards the church

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Joshua Fielden’s brother John, born in 1822, fell in love with one of his mill workers, Ruth Stansfield. The story goes that she replied to his proposal of marriage by jokingly saying that she would accept on the condition that he built her a castle…

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This house was renovated about 1990. Before that the ground floor was used as an egg store. Photo possibly taken around 1980.

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John Fielden MP. A statue. in recognition of his part in introducing 'Ten Hours Act' of 1847. The The Ten Hours Act reduced the permitted maximum hours of work for women and children to 10 hrs per day and 58 in any one week.

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Halifax Road, Todmorden, taken from above Lob Mill

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The fifth man back, with the pipe, is Tom Horsfall, next is David Fletcher.
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