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Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge - MCH00128
Hope Baptist Church was established in 1777. The present church was opened in 1858 and could seat 1000 people.
Interior of Birchcliffe Baptist Church - MCH00130
Taken from the horseshoe shaped balcony of the pulpit
Fisherman's Hut, Hardcastle Crags - MCH00131
Postcard dated 1904 The remains of the Fisherman's Hut still can be found on the river bank some waY up stream from Gibson Mill
Lumb Falls, Crimsworth Dean. - MCH00132
The pool below the falls in used as a wild swimming site.
Lumb Falls, Crimsworth Dene. - MCH00133
Postcard dated 1914
Thornton's Tea Rooms, Hardcastle Crags - MCH00135
Also known at sometime in the past as Cosy Corner. It is the present site of the Halifax Scout's hostels and camp site.
Boothroyd Farm, Widdop Road - MCH00137
Taken from behind Boothroyd looking over Hardcastle Crags at the Shackketon hillside.
Middle Bank & Valve house, Walshaw Dean Reservoir - MCH00140
The railway line was used to transport men and materials during the construction of the reservoir, which was opened in October 1907.
The Trestle Bridge, Blake Dean, Hebden Bridge - MCH00141
The bridge carried a narrow gauge railway across the steep valley during the construction of the Walshaw Dean reservoirs. Postcard dated 1905.
Withens, Haworth - MCH00142
Thought to be the inspiration for Wuthering Heights
Unknown Location - MCH00143
Originally thought to be Edge Hey Green
Colden Valley - MCH00145
Postcard dated 1925. Message reads: Dear mother, We're all well and having a nice holiday. We are sat in the field and Alice is chanting for us. We have come to hear the Clarions but they have not started yet. We have all we could wish for in food…
The Slack, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge - MCH00146
The photo shows the junction of Crown Point Road and Lee Wood Road at Draper Corner at Slack Bottom. The large building towards the top of the photo is the former Slack Baptist Church.
The Old Church, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge - MCH00147
The photo shows the central aisle of the old church
Mount Zion Baptist Chapel, Slack - MCH00149
Chapel of 1878 with manse of c.1830 attached to chapel by single bay of earlier chapel house of 1807. Hammer-dressed stone with ashlar dressings to chapel. Forms an L-shaped group with manse to the left which is of 2 storeys. Quoins. 3 bays of sashed…
Mytholmroyd Wesleyan Church Fete - MCH00155
A nautical themed "Fete and Bazaar" in March 1929. The Wesleyan Methodist Church was most recently known as Mytholmroyd Methodist Church. It is now (2019) "The Chapel" a development of office spaces for hire.
Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge - MCH00156
Postcard dated 1905. Hope Baptist Church with the adjacent Manse - Hope House.
Blackshaw Head Methodist Church - MCH00157
"The church at the heart of the community"
We aim to serve the local community in whatever ways we can, as both a spiritual and a practical resource.
The chapel provides a useful suite of community rooms which we make available for community…
We aim to serve the local community in whatever ways we can, as both a spiritual and a practical resource.
The chapel provides a useful suite of community rooms which we make available for community…
Demonstration - MCH00159
Taken from "Clough Mill" which was at the bottom of Midgley Road, Mytholmroyd, looking towards County Bridge. Demonstrations were the forerunner of Mytholmroyd Gala.