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Lovers Walk, Todmorden. - RDA00202
Lovers Walk through Buckley Wood on the hillside above Centre Vale Park.
Lower Laithe, Todmorden. - RDA00246
East of the town centre on the Halifax-Todmorden Road (now the A646) near Hall Royd. Cross Stone Church on the hilltop.
Lumbutts, Todmorden. - RDA00280
A small village on the moors above Todmorden with Stoodley Pike on the skyline and the United Methodist Chapel centre right.
Lydgate, Todmorden - RDA00216
Nott Wood Viaduct in the centre with Robinwood Mill to its right. To the right of the viaduct the former primary school now the Robinwood Activity Centre.
Lydgate, Todmorden. - RDA00215
The 13 arch Nott Wood Viaduct, Lydgate, on the Todmorden-Burnley 'Copy Pit' line, completed 1849. Robinwood Mill on the left.
Lydgate, Todmorden. - RDA00218
The large building on the left the former primary school now the Robinwood Activity Centre.
Lydgate, Todmorden. - RDA00220
Looking up Burnley Road to Knott Wood Viaduct on the Todmorden-Burnley 'Copy Pit' line. To the left the top storeys of Robinwood Mill.
Lydgate, Todmorden. - RDA00228
Looking up the valley with Robinwood Mill prominent centre left. Harley Wood church to the right.
Mankinholes Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. - RDA00183
The Chapel was erected in 1814 and the Sunday School at the rear in 1833. The Chapel, but not the Sunday School, was completely re-built in 1912 but due to structural problems and dry rot it closed in 1979 and was demolished. The Sunday School is now…
Mankinholes, Todmorden. - RDA00279
On the moors above Todmorden with Stoodley Pike above.
Meadow Bottom, Todmorden. - RDA00261
Meadow Bottom on the north hillside above Burnley Road. Originally known as Hole-Bottom-Meadow-Bottom. In the distance Stoodley Pike and bottom right the Todmorden-Burnley 'Copy Pit' Line.
Millwood and Kilnhurst, Todmorden. - RDA00254
The area down the Calder Valley to the east of the town with Cross Stone Church on the hillside.
Mons Mill, Todmorden. - RDA00212
When built it was called Hare Mill but was renamed after the battle of Mons in the First World War. Demolished 2000.
Mytholm, Hebden Bridge. - RDA00296
Looking up Colden Clough. Above St James' Church Upper and Lower Eaves Mills, below the church Mytholm Hall and to the left Pickles, which became Brown's, engineering works.
Mytholm, Hebden Bridge. - RDA00298
RDA00298. Postcard looking over Mytholm to Heptonstall Church. The text says it was taken from the top of Horsehold Scout by Mr Lord of King Street. Formerly 184RD.
Mytholmroyd from Daisy Bank. - RDA00160
View over the town from the south west. A train can be seen pulling away from the station towards Hebden Bridge.
Mytholmroyd, c1900 - RDA00171
View over the town from the north hillside. Scout Rocks are on the left, with Scout Road School below.
National School, Todmorden - RDA00169
National Schools were founded in 19th century by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education, to provide elementary education for poor children based on the teaching of the Church of England.
Todmorden National School opened in 1851 on…
Todmorden National School opened in 1851 on…
National School, Todmorden - RDA00170
Todmorden National School, built on part of the church burial ground, had 153 scholars at the official opening ceremony in 1845. By 1851 this had increased to 294, although this figure included the Sunday School. There were 90 pupils in the day…
Naze Bottom, Charlestown - RDA00141
Looking towards Hebden Bridge with the tall chimney of Calderside Mill and barely visible below it the road passing under Whiteley Arches. A railway signal can just be seen below the top row of houses.
New Bridge, Midgehole, c1910 - RDA00121
Looking down on Midgehole towards Crimsworth Dean and the entrance to Hardcastle Crags.
On the left foreground is New Bridge Mill, a former fustian manufacturing mill, water powered but supplemented by steam in times of drought. By the late 1890s…
On the left foreground is New Bridge Mill, a former fustian manufacturing mill, water powered but supplemented by steam in times of drought. By the late 1890s…
New Bridge, Midgehole - RDA00154
Originally a water powered cotton mill, by the time this photo was taken it was used by Frank Leelo as Tea Rooms to cater for the vast number of visitors to Hardcastle Crags. The Lodge at the gates into the Crags is on the right hand side.
Newton, Todmorden. - RDA00231
Burnley Road at Newton between Todmorden and Lydgate.
Odd-Fellows Hall, Todmorden, c1902 - RDA00173
The Hall stands near the Town Hall with the market behind it, and appears to have been decked for some celebration.
Oldroyd Mill, Todmorden. - RDA00282
Oldroyd in Lumbutts Clough, demolished in the 1920s.