This hexagonal gritstone toll house between Littleborough and Todmorden stands on a natural route through the Pennines that has been used by traders for centuries. It was erected in 1824 during the second major period of turnpike construction in…
L to R - Roy Temperley, Young Uttley, Jack Uttley, Barker Holden, Roy Nuttall and David Martin. Temperley's manufactured ceramic, clay and sanitary pipes at Clough Head Mine, Dulesgate, Todmorden.
The sculpture, by Mike Williams, is of a “fustian knife”, which also serves as a giant sundial gnomon (shadow caster). Fustian knives were used in the manufacture of corduroy, a fabric for which Hebden Bridge was known throughout the world.