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Old Birchcliffe Chapel, Sandy Gate, Hebden Bridge - HLS00153
The first General Baptist's meetings were held in a house on Wadsworth Lane but requiring bigger premises the congregation built the first Birchcliffe Chapel in 1764 on Sandy Gate.
This was re-built and enlarged in 1825 and then replaced in 1898 by…
This was re-built and enlarged in 1825 and then replaced in 1898 by…
The Hole in the Wall Hotel, Hebden Bridge - HLS00156
The opening of the new Hole in the Wall in 1899. This replaced an earlier Inn which had been demolished a few years earlier and temperance groups unsuccessfully fought to prevent it being replaced.
Greenwood Lee, Heptonstall. - HLS00165
Greenwood Lee was the home of several generations of the Gibson family, but Abraham Gibson, a bachelor, was the last of the line. The property was left to the National Trust, but was sold in 1961 to raise money for the upkeep of Hardcastle Crags. On…
Farm at Heptonstall Slack - HLS00206
Circa 1920.
Haugh End, Sowerby - HLS00216
This is Haugh End, Sowerby, built c1526, sometimes refered to as Old Haugh End. John Tillotson was born here in 1630 he went on to be Archbishop of Canturbury.
Midgehole & Lane Ends, c1950 - HLS00219
The building in the foreground is New Bridge Mill which was demolished in the 1950s. Above it is the Lodge at the gates into Hardcastle Crags. At the top of the picture is the war memorial on Smeakin Hill at Pecket Well.
Castle Gate, Cragg Vale - HLS00401
The mill in the centre of the picture is Castle Gate Mill. The chimney is for Paper Mill.
Gibson Mill and Dam, c1950 - HLS00423
Built around 1800 by Abraham Gibson, this was one of the earliest mills in the area and was water powered producing cotton cloth, until it ceased production in 1890.
In the early part of the 20th century it was an entertainment centre for visitors…
In the early part of the 20th century it was an entertainment centre for visitors…
Bell Hole - HLS00433
Wood gatherer
