Moderna blankets, made in Mytholmroyd, were guaranteed to be mothproof, fadeless, unshrinkable and odourless - and which became world-famous. The firm developed a material known as wool-fibro, which was used for making coats and clothing. In 1951,…
In the latter part of the 19th Century the Liberals bought a plot of land between Carlton Street and Cheetham Street in Hebden Bridge for £1,400. They then sold half of it to the Co-operative Society for £1,350 and built the Liberal Club on the…