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Schofield's joinery and timber yard, 1893 - MOT00343
The yard, which was behind the Weavers Arms, is now a residential site. The entrance is from Ferney Lee Road
Springside, Todmorden, c1910 - MOT00419
View looking towards Springside from Lob Mill area, c1910.
The long wooden building by the canalside was originally a rope works, erected Jonas Clegg in 1887.
The buildings on the roadside have all disappeared, along with the place names: Nell Cote…
The long wooden building by the canalside was originally a rope works, erected Jonas Clegg in 1887.
The buildings on the roadside have all disappeared, along with the place names: Nell Cote…
Stansfield Corn Mill - MOT00319
The earliest known photograph of the corn mill, taken from the present Simon Warman site. To the right of the chimney are Hallroyd Cottages, and further right, the signal box and original railway crossing, later replaced by a bridge.
Originally…
Originally…
Stansfield Corn Mill - MOT00321
Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.
Sutcliffe's teams of horses, noted for their strength, were constantly seen on the roads as they moved the grain and flour to and from the mill.…
Sutcliffe's teams of horses, noted for their strength, were constantly seen on the roads as they moved the grain and flour to and from the mill.…
Stansfield Corn Mill - MOT00322
Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.
Stansfield Corn Mill - MOT00323
This decorated cart has been prepared for a procession, under the eye of Mr William Sutcliffe, of Lowerlaithe.
Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.
Sutcliffe's teams of horses,…
Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.
Sutcliffe's teams of horses,…
Stationary Fire Engine - MOT00228
Wilson Bros' Fire Engine 1905-10 - Wilson's Mill had a stationary fire engine, or pump was strategically placed for immediate use within this woodworking factory. The fire crew would operate a mobile engine for use in the Cornholme district.
Statue of John Fielden M.P. in Centre Vale Park, Todmorden - MOT00355
In memory of his activities, a statue was originally erected by Todmorden Town Hall in 1875. It was then moved to Fielden Square in 1890. It was moved to its present location in Centre Vale Park in 1939.
Steanor Bottom Toll House - MOT00130
The toll house was built in 1847-8, at the junction of Rochdale and Calderbrook roads. For many years the toll board was blanked out by an imitation window frame.
Stoneswood Mill, Bacup Road, 1993. - MOT00176
Midgelden Clough flowing down the Bacup valley provided a ready source of water for the early cotton mills. Stoneswood Mill once formed one of the outside factories of Fielden Bros. but was given up more than a century ago, the spinning machinery…
Stuttard's Wagon - MOT00233
Stuttard's Wagon 1906 - This wagon carrying cotton goods is photographed at the corner of Blind Lane where it joins Victoria Road. The date is 7th July 1906. The wagon had been in the mile-long Lifeboat Saturday parade, in which most of the town's…
Sunnyside, Todmorden - MOT00423
Todmorden's earliest industrial 'estate', viewed from Sunnyside about 1905.
Takler's Wives - MOT00394
Workers' outings to Blackpool. The stopping off place for photographs and liquid refreshment was the Fielden Arms at Mellor Brook. 'Broken Picks' was the title of the tacklers' outing from Joshua Smith's, Cornholme.
Technical Education - MOT00375
Municipal Technical School : subject timetable
Technical Education : Aims and Objects of the Schools - MOT00376
A part of Waterside Mill (top left) was handed over to the town to provide technical education in local trades and industries. This building was superseded by Calder College in 1955
Technical Education : Weaving - MOT00377
Todmorden Technical School - weaving room
Textile Ancillary Trades - MOT00220
With the building of steam factories and the continual improvement in machines, there was a need for supportive trades to maintain production of yarn or cloth. From 1823, Lawrence Wilson had produced bobbins and spindles, his firm starting in a…
Textile Ancillary Trades - MOT00221
With the building of steam factories and the continual improvement in machines, there was a need for supportive trades to maintain production of yarn or cloth. From 1823, Lawrence Wilson had produced bobbins and spindles, his firm starting in a…
Textile Ancillary Trades - MOT00222
With the building of steam factories and the continual improvement in machines, there was a need for supportive trades to maintain production of yarn or cloth. From 1823, Lawrence Wilson had produced bobbins and spindles, his firm starting in a…
The Canal and Railway at Walsden. - MOT00136
When the railway was constructed in the late 1830s the canal had to be diverted to make way for the deep railway cutting. The line of the canal originally ran closer to the cottages on Square Road, via the present railway bridge and through what is…
The Charter Day Procession, 1896 - MOT00465
The Charter Day procession, 22nd August 1896. The procession, headed by the county police, is passing under the railway viaduct on Burnley Road. The building on the right is Ormerod's Mill.
The Curse of the Factory System by John Fielden, M.P. for Oldham. - MOT00357
Prior to the commencement of the 19th Century little thought had been given to the conditions under which factory workers were employed, whether they were children or adults.
By the early 1820s several attempts had been made to introduce…
By the early 1820s several attempts had been made to introduce…
The entrance to Lower Ashes - MOT00122
The entrance to Lower Ashes, a splendid example of the type of house favoured by the well-to-do farmer and merchant clothier of the 17th century.