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  • Collection: Hebden Bridge Local History Society

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The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.

Destroyed by a storm in 1847, the ruins of the Church of St Thomas a Becket at Heptonstall strangely hold the same aura…

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The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…

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A piscina is a shallow basin placed near the altar of a church, used for washing the communion vessels. PH12 HBS07

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The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…

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It was decided to open a subscription list for a new church following extensive storm damage to the old church in 1847. The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 15th May, 1850; the completed church being consecrated on 26th October, 1854,…

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In times of draught the pump was chained up and the buckets were left in line until it was turned on.

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The buildings on the right down Bridge Lanes were demolished in the mid-1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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The junction of Heptonstall Road and Bridge lanes with the 'Fox & Goose'. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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The lintel bears the initials J.B. (John Bentley) and the date 1578. The house beyond the arch on the left is Whitehall, a farmhouse, once the home of the Bentley family, hence its former name of 'Bentley's' The family lived here before 1578, when…

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The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.

The history of the Shelf Bentleys has been traced back to the 13th century. This homestead has on its doorway the date and lettering ‘RWL, 1661’, the…

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View over to Heptonstall possibly from Dodd Naze and High Hirst. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Can anyone identify? Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Can anyone identify? Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
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