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Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00116
Plan showing tunnel from reservoir to mill.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00115
The parallel motion piston connecting rod to beam.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00114
Percy Pollard at this time was the steam engineer at Charlie Crabtree Mill in Blind Lane, Todmorden, in reserved war-time occupation. Boston Hill Cottages had been servants' quarters when the big house was still there. at this time it was all owned…
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00103
The Mitchell Mill reservoir on Wadsworth Moor. The water was used to power the turbine near Sandy Gate. The turbine was stopped or started by a large valve situated in a wooden hut over the mill dam.
Mitchell Bros Mill Dam, Old Town, Hebden Bridge - DEP00104
The wooden hut contained the large valve which controlled the flow of water in the 9” (225 mm) pipe flowing to the turbine, near Sandy Gate.
Midgley Road, Mytholmroyd - DEP00456
Taken from the bridge over the canal. Note the Co-op on right and Watsons Mill on the left. The mill was demolished to allow the entrance to Midgley Road to be widened.
Midgley Road Canal Bridge & Mount Zion Chapel - DEP00455
The Chapel was built in 1887. Dry rot caused the chapel to be closed in 1960 and it was demolished in 1970. This picture may have been taken between those two dates.
Men on the Town - DEP00373
Percy Pollard, second from left, with friends in West Street, Todmmorden.
Mary Ann Hollingrake, left, with Colleagues - DEP00440
Left is Mary Ann Holinrake, Grandmother of Derek Pollard. She lived in Heptonstall and worked in a sewing shop in Hebden Bridge. Mary holds a pair of scissors in her hand, the girl in the centre has a tape measure round her neck and the one on the…
Mark Above Doorway - DEP00437
This strange mark is above a doorway at Charlestown.
Laneside, Mytholmroyd - DEP00387
Looking on to New Road with the railway viaduct in the distance. On the right of the picture is Royal Fold and Scout Road goes off to the right. One of the 2 boys is Leslie Greenwood who worked for the Co-op most of his life.
Lacy House, Callis - DEP00321
Unusually placed date stone. The initials are for Isaac Rawdon.
Joseph Hirst and Delia Pollard - DEP00319
Taken at Delia and Percy's house at Old Town.
Joseph and Annie May Hirst - DEP00318
Taken at Old Town.
John Pickles & Sons, Mytholm - DEP00431
Trip to Olympia, 1948
John Pickles & Sons, Mytholm - DEP00430
Leaving work, c1960
John Pickles & Sons, Mytholm - DEP00429
Derek Pollard and Roy Baker, May 1957
John Pickles & Son, Mytholm - DEP00147
Poster advertising sale of John Pickles machinery
John Pickles & Son, Mytholm - DEP00145
View over Mytholm showing Mytholm Hall, and the King Street cottages that were prone to flooding. Right hand end of two storey house opposite was a Co-op. Bungalow in centre bottom was originally a Dawson City hut that was stone clad.
Christine…
Christine…
John Pickles & Son, Mytholm - DEP00144
Machine in fitting bay, the despatch bay is in the background
John Pickles & Son, Mytholm - DEP00143
Multi spindle moulder, used for making skirting boards etc. Douglas Parker holding the sheet.
John Pickles & Son, Mytholm - DEP00142
Machine for head rounding and bevelling barrel lids, in the packing bay.