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York Street Weslyan Sunday School, Todmorden. - TAS00452
A new Chapel and Sunday School were built here in the 1820s but in 1906, a new Sunday school was built, as seen here. Today (2015) this is the Central Methodist Church in Todmorden.
Winter Scene at Walsden, Todmorden - TAS00413
St Peter's Church of England Primary School with St Peter's Church behind. The school building is now (2014) being redeveloped as houses, and the school has been re-located to Walsden Junior School site on nearby Rochdale Road.
White Hart Fold, Todmorden - TAS00410
The building featured here was demolished and a bank built on the site. Later that was demolished and another bank built, which in its turn was demolished.
St Mary's Church can be seen on the left, and the coal merchant's was run by author Billy…
St Mary's Church can be seen on the left, and the coal merchant's was run by author Billy…
Well Street, off Dog House Lane, Todmorden - TAS00449
This is the site of the first Methodist Meeting Room in Todmorden. In the early days of the Methodist movement it was quite usual to meet in houses, it was only later as the Movement grew that purpose built chapels came into being.
Vale, Cornholme, Todmorden - TAS00443
The rear of Vale Baptist Chapel School is bottom right. During the first half of the 19th century there was a gradual movement from the hilltop villages down to the growing small mill towns in the valley bottom and in 1851 a small group from Shore…
Vale Baptist Chapel, Cornholme, Todmorden - TAS00444
During the first half of the 19th century there was a gradual movement from the hilltop villages down to the growing small mill towns in the valley bottom and in 1851 a small group from Shore Baptist Chapel on the hillside formed a congregation in…
Unknown Chapel Interior - TAS00454
Can anyone identify?
Unitarian Sunday School, Todmorden - TAS00436
Situated off Longfield Road, Todmorden it is Grade II listed. Built in 1823 this was Todmorden’s first Unitarian Church but as the congregation outgrew it so the new church, which still dominates the area, was built opening in 1869 and the old…
Unitarian Church, Todmorden - TAS00437
Built 1865/69 the church is Grade 1 listed and looking more like a cathedral than a non-conformist chapel with its 192 foot spire visible for miles around making it one of the areas landmarks. Todmorden’s first Unitarian church had opened in 1823 but…
Trinity Methodist Chapel, Walsden, Todmorden - TAS00462
A school and preaching room opened here in 1841 but they soon outgrew it and a new school and chapel opened in 1848 at Inchfield Bottom. This too proved too small and another chapel was built in 1861 as seen here.
Todmorden Town Hall and St Mary's C hurch - TAS00480
Building to the left demolished C.1969. Chemist shop, Campbells furniture shop. Prior to that Haigh's dress shop.
Todmorden Church - TAS00476
Can anybody identify?
The old St Paul's Church, Cross Stone, Todmorden - TAS00418
The Chapel of Cross Stone or Crostone takes its name from a fragment of an 11th century cross found in the wall of a barn. Situated in the Township of Stansfield, it was part of the Heptonstall parish, but due to the size of the area covered, a sub…
The Lodge, Unitarian Church, Todmorden - TAS00438
Completed in 1869 the Grade II listed lodge is at the gates to Todmorden’s landmark Unitarian Church, itself Grade 1 listed. When the church closed in 1987 services were held in the lodge for the dwindling congregation but this finally ended in 1992.
The Churchyard, St Mary's, Todmorden - TAS00479
1958 renovation works in progress
St Peter's, Walsden - TAS00412
St Peters Parish Church was constructed in 1845 when Walsden became a parish in its own right and no longer part of Todmorden Chapelry. The church was consecrated in 1848. This photo was taken before the devastating fire that took place on May 28th…
St Peter's Walsden - TAS00414
St Peter's was devastated by fire on 28th May 1948, but was rebuilt and re-dedicated on 10th March 1956. The church had originally been built in 1845 when Walsden became a parish in its own right.
St Michael and All Angels, Cornholme, Todmorden. - TAS00417
St Michael & All Angels C of E Church, Burnley Road, Cornholme built in 1902. The rear part of the church has been converted into a two storey community space, available for hire, and separated from the area used for services.
St Mary's Church, Todmorden, c1860. - TAS00401
There seems to have been a church on the site since the 15th century but prior to the mid-19th century Todmorden was a chapelry mainly in the Parish of Rochdale but part in the Parish of Halifax. With the opening of Christ Church in 1832 St Mary's…
St Mary's Church, Todmorden, c1770 - TAS00400
There seems to have been a church on the site since the 15th century but prior to the mid-19th century Todmorden was a chapelry mainly in the Parish of Rochdale but part in the Parish of Halifax. With the opening of Christ Church in 1832 St Mary's…
St Mary's Church, Todmorden - TAS00406
The choir and sanctary. Taken prior to the re-ordering of the church which took place in the early 1990s.
St Mary's Church, Todmorden - TAS00402
There seems to have been a church on the site since the 15th century but prior to the mid-19th century Todmorden was a chapelry mainly in the Parish of Rochdale but part in the Parish of Halifax. With the opening of Christ Church in 1832 St Mary's…