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Sowerby Bridge Station - MCH00196
Postcard dated June 1908.
Conductor's Funeral, Pye Nest Tram Crash - MCH00195
Conductor Robinson was hailed a hero. He had stuck at his post, frantically seeking to prevent the catastrophe, shouting warnings and stopping passengers falling off. Many survivors were later to testify as to his calm command in a dire…
Conductor's Funeral, Pye Nest Tram Crash - MCH00194
On October 15th 1907 an electrical failure caused a disastrous tram crash. Conductor Robinson was hailed a hero. He had stuck at his post, frantically seeking to prevent the catastrophe, shouting warnings and stopping passengers falling off. Many…
Haugh End, Sowerby - MCH00193
The home of John Carr architect, who designed Harewood House. A Grade 2* listed building.
Fire at Boy Mill, Luddenden Foot - MCH00192
Originally a corn mill and latter a fulling mill in 1599, it was rebuilt in 1787. It was used to produce Worsted cloth between 1829 and 1847, James Clay who owned this mill and many others in the Calderdale area emplyed 1100 operatives in total in…
Halifax Tram Crash, October 15th 1907 - MCH00190
From the Halifax Courier:
On the wet morning of October 15, 1907, car No 64 was en route from Triangle to Halifax. Dawn had not yet broken as it climbed slowly out of Sowerby Bridge, passing Bolton Brow. On board were about 60 early-morning…
On the wet morning of October 15, 1907, car No 64 was en route from Triangle to Halifax. Dawn had not yet broken as it climbed slowly out of Sowerby Bridge, passing Bolton Brow. On board were about 60 early-morning…
War Memorial, Luddenden Foot - MCH00189
This photo shows the War Memorial in its original site adjacent to the A 646, it has subsequently been moved to Ellen Holme Park, Station Road, Luddenden Foot, and the site shown here is now shrouded in Rhododendrons.
Luddenden Foot Church - MCH00187
Postcard dated October 1918. Message reads: Dear Willie, Just a note to say how sorry I were not to send your paper last week the same as usual. I were expecting you coming and this week I left the paper at my work on Friday night, so I am sure you…
Christ Church, Todmorden - MCH00186
Formerly Todmorden Parish Church. A Grade 2 listed building in Gothic style. It was a Commissioner's Church built in 1832. It closed for worship in 1992.
Brearley from Scout - MCH00185
The photograph shows the village of Midgley above the wooded escarpment. Running through the centre of the photo is the A646 road. The light coloured building with the chimney behind is the Grove Inn which had its own brewery to the rear. To the left…
Luddenden Foot Church - MCH00184
Known locally as Blackwood Hall. The church was dedicated to St. Mary and it was demolished in 1980
Garden of Remembrance, Todmorden - MCH00183
Situated in Centre Vale Park in what was the kitchen garden of the former Centre Vale Mansion.
The Town Hall, Todmorden - MCH00182
Postcard dated September 1936. Todmorden Town Hall straddles the Walsden Water and was situated in both Lancashire and Yorkshire until the county boundary was moved on January 1st 1888. Designed by John Gibson of Westminster, this Grade 1…
North Street, Todmorden - MCH00181
On the right hand edge of the photo is Todmorden Town Hall. The viaduct takes the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway through the centre of Todmorden as the railway line approaches Todmorden station.
Bottle Neck Rock, Bridestones, Todmorden - MCH00180
These rocks are known locally as Bridestones on Bridestones Moor They are to be found on the north side of the valley above Cornholme, Todmorden
Lydgate, Todmorden - MCH00179
Postcard, possibly dated 1909, addressed to Mr Willie Spencer, Chatburn C Jennings Hotel Luddenden Foot. The mill to the right is Robin Wood Mill, The viaduct takes the railway from Todmorden to Burnley. The three gabled building is the former Robin…
Stoneyroyd, Todmorden - MCH00178
Postcard from 1939. Situated on the south facing side of the Cornholme valley. The present house is divided into east and west.
Carlaithe, Todmorden - MCH00177
Postcard dated May 1910.
Stoodley Pike, Todmorden - MCH00176
Photo taken of the western facade.
Fielden Square, Todmorden - MCH00175
Postcard dated 1906. The statue of John Fielden designed by J.H. Foley and cast in 1869, was moved here from its original site outside the Town Hall. In 1939 it was again moved to its current site (2019) in Centre Vale Park.
Stoodley Pike - MCH00174
The balcony of the Pike can be reached from the west facing side via a dark spiral staircase.
Lee Dam, Lumbutts, Todmorden - MCH00173
Lumbutts Methodist Church to the left hand side of the photo, with Stoodley Pike to the horizon on the right hand corner. The chapel was built in 1860 - 1870. In the foreground is Lee Dam, which was one of three dams which powered Lumbutts Mill.…
Scaitcliffe Hall, Todmorden - MCH00172
A Grade 2 listed building
Scaitcliffe Hall is beautifully situated in a picturesque part of the Burnley valley. The south part was re-built in 1666 and the north part in 1738, but it was completely pulled down and re-erected in 1833. It is now a…
Scaitcliffe Hall is beautifully situated in a picturesque part of the Burnley valley. The south part was re-built in 1666 and the north part in 1738, but it was completely pulled down and re-erected in 1833. It is now a…