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Folly, Todmorden. - RDA00281
Folly Mill, in Lumbutts Clough. Seen here in a derelict condition and it was demolished in the 1920s. The row of houses was known locally as Mouse Nest.
Foster Mill, Hebden Bridge. - RDA00152
Redman Bros' Foster Mill after the fire of 1888. The mill was re-built.
Frostholme Mill, Cornholme, Todmorden. - RDA00238
The mill on Burnley Road was originally a cotton mill built in 1861 with subsequent extensions. Now occupied by furniture manufacturers.
Gandy Bridge, Todmorden - RDA00136
Burnley Road opposite Centre Vale Park, the park entrance can be seen on far left.
Gauxholme Bridge on the Rochdale Canal - RDA00124
Built by the Manchester & Leeds Railway in 1840 and always known by them as Gauxholme Bridge but locally referred to as Coppras House Bridge. It was one of the very first Bow String Bridges in the country along with Whiteley Arches, near Hebden…
Gauxholme Viaduct & Bridge. - RDA00114
A rambling viaduct of 17 stone spans of 35ft and 1 of 60ft plus the iron span bridge over the Rochdale Canal, much plainer than its more famous neighbour to the east of the viaduct.
Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags c.1910. - RDA00108
Gibson Mill, or Lord Holme Mill, at the heart of the Crags. Originally a water powered Cotton mill, subsequently supplemented by steam. By the 1890s it had become an 'entertainment emporium' providing for the vast number of visitors to the Crags…
Glen View, Todmorden. - RDA00199
Glen View, off the north side of Burnley Road between Scaitclffe and Harley Wood.
Gorpley Cottage, Dulesgate. - RDA00278
Situated on the Bacup Road from Gauxholme. Top left the remains of the waterwheel casement of Gorpley Mill, demolished in 1894.
Gorpley Mill, Dulesgate, Bacup Road. - RDA00275
Built in 1805 and taken over by the Ormerods in 1823 for cotton spinning and extended in 1838. They vacated it in 1865 and it stood empty for many years before being demolished in 1894. Seen here shortly before demolition.
Gorpley Reservoir. - RDA00276
Todmorden Waterworks Gorpley Reservoir came into operation in 1905.
Halifax Road, Todmorden - RDA00164
St Mary's Church at the top and the Town Hall on the right.
Hallroyd, Todmorden. - RDA00248
Hallroyd east of Todmorden town centre is where the Burnley line divides from the Manchester and Leeds line. The signal box and signals, but not the junction, seen here.
Hardcastle Hebden Valley. - RDA00295
Looking up Hebden Dale to Hardcastle Crags. In the foreground Midgehole Lower Mill and on the right Midgehole Upper Mill.
Hare Mill, Todmorden. - RDA00211
Hare Mill on Burnley Road was built for the Hare Spinning Company and was completed in 1910. It passed to the Mons Mill Company and was renamed Mons Mill after the First World War battle. Textile production ceased in 1968 and the mill was demolished…
Harley Wood Church, Todmorden. - RDA00240
All Saints Church, Harley Wood, Lydgate opened 1858 and was demolished in 1975 following closure.
Harley Wood, Lydgate, Todmorden. - RDA00219
Top right Harley Wood Church opened 1858 and demolished in 1975. The building in the foreground believed to be Lineholme Baptist Chapel which closed in 1962 and was subsequently demolished.
Hawden Hall - RDA00151
Originally known as Hawden Hole, it is situated on the south Hebden Dale hillside between Midgehole and Hebden Hey above Hebden Water and the lower part of Hardcastle Crags. It was the site of the locally infamous murder of Samuel Sutcliffe in…
Hebden Bridge - Cosy Corner, Hardcastle Crags. - RDA00293
Cosy Corner Guest House, Kiosk and camp site on the south side of the valley. Originally a farm then opened as Thornton's Tea Rooms before being converted to a guest house as seen here. Now the site of Hebden Hey scout hostel.
Hebden Bridge - Foster Lane Wesleyan Chapel - RDA00174
The Foster Lane chapel opened in 1904 and was closed and demolished in the mid-1960s. On the hillside top left is Cross Lanes United Methodist Chapel which had opened in 1840 but that too closed and was demolished in the 1960s. To the right is Foster…
Hebden Bridge - King Street. - RDA00294
Looking up the valley from above St James' Church. In the distance Calderside Mill and Whiteley Arches.
Hebden Bridge from Fairfield - RDA00142
Looking over to Heptonstall Road with Heptonstall Church on the skyline. Early 20th century prior to building of Riverside School in 1909.
Hebden Bridge from Horsehold Hillside. - RDA00291
Looking across to Wadsworth with Calder Mill prominent in the foreground.
Hebden Bridge from Wood Top. - RDA00287
View over the railway station to the town and Heptonstall hillside. Bottom right the municipal gas works at Crow Nest. The station wedged between the railway warehouse and Victoria Mill.
Hebden Bridge Parish Church, Mytholm - RDA00118
The Parish Church of Hebden Bridge, dedicated to St James the Great, was consecrated in 1833. The church was built on land given by the Revd. James Armitage Rhodes and his wife Mary, who lived at nearby Mytholm Hall.
One of the Mytholm silk mills…
One of the Mytholm silk mills…