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Judy Brigg, Sowden Lane, Norwood Green - TWA00231
“JUDY BRIG” or HORSE CLOSE BRIDGE, is a one-arch stone bridge in Royds Hall Woods. It was named after a woman called Judy North colloquially known from her size as “Gurt Judy.” At one time there were pleasure gardens at this place.
Royds Hall Beck…
Royds Hall Beck…
Jumples Bridge, Mixenden - TWA00232
JUMPLES BRIDGE Mixenden. There has been a bridge at Jumples for centuries. A deed dated 1494 refers to “between a house late held by Richard Burnley on the south and Jompyll brigg on the north . . . “ In 1595 William Lister had a mill at Jumples…
Lane House Bridge, Luddenden - TWA00233
LANE HOUSE BRIDGE is a narrow stone foot-bridge near Lane House between Kershaw House and Luddenden village, over the Lud Brook. It was repairable by Luddenden and Midgley. In 1768, in December, 1s 0d was paid for mending the “wood bridge” at Lane…
Lily Bridge - TWA00234
At Lily Bridge in close proximity to the railway station there used to be open air baths, “the most extensive suite of baths in Yorkshire.” There is now an iron bridge over the railway lines, and a stone bridge of two arches over the brook. A.…
Low Bridge, Luddenden - TWA00235
LOW BRIDGE or Hebble Bridge at the head of the Luddenden Dean Valley, near Castle Carr Lower Lodge, Saltenstall. It is a stone bridge of one arch. According to John Longbottom it was in former days “one of the most used ‘cross-country’ bridges for…
Luddenden Bridge - TWA00236
LUDDENDEN BRIDGE in Luddenden Village is mentioned in the will of Richard Stanclyffe of Halifax who in 1518 bequeathed “to the byldyng of Luddenden brige Xli (£10) if so be they take upon hand to bilde the brigge of stone.” This bridge and the…
Luddendenfoot - TWA00142
Luddendenfoot Bridge
Luddendenfoot - TWA00147
Bridge over Canal, Luddendenfoot
Luddendenfoot Bridge - TWA00237
LUDDENDEN FOOT BRIDGE was erected in 1882 by the Luddenden Foot board of Health to replace an earlier bridge washed away in the flood of December 23rd, 1880. This bridge, known as the “currie” bridge, was built between 1790 and 1795, Sowerby paying…
Lum Bridge, Soyland - TWA00238
LUM BRIDGE is the bridge crossed on the way from the Alma Inn to Soyland. It is a single-arch stone bridge with the date 1866 carved on a stone above the arch on the Sowerby side. An earlier bridge was repaired for 1s 8d according to the accounts of…
Lumb Bridge, Crimsworth - TWA00239
LUMB BRIDGE is the fine single-arch stone pack-horse bridge in Crimsworth Dean at Lumb Falls. W.B. Crump expressed his opinion that the bridge “can hardly be later than 17th century and is not earlier than the 16th".
M62 - TWA00260
The start of the construction of the M62
Marshaw Bridge, Cragg Vale - TWA00240
MARSHAW BRIDGE is situated in Cragg Vale near St. John's in the Wilderness Church. It is a stone bridge of one arch. Its former name was Marschagh and the spelling has varied since then. In the Manor Court Rolls it is mentioned with "the Baytinges"…
Mereclough Bridge, near Sowerby Bridge - TWA00241
MEARCLOUGH BRIDGE is a double-arch stone bridge over the river Calder at the foot of Fall Lane. As far back as 1300 there was a corn mill here run by water, and for nearly 500 years this mill was owned by the Waterhouse family of Skircoat. Mearclough…
Milking Bridge, Colden Valley - TWA00242
MILKING BRIDGE is a very narrow stone footbridge of one arch in a dell at the lower end of the Colden Valley. According to W. B. Crump it was the subject of two drawings by J. Horner.
Mytholme Bridge, Halifax - TWA00243
MYTHOLME BRIDGE takes Lister Road over the Red Beck in the Shibden Valley. It has one stone arch and an inscription on the north side of the bridge records "This Bridge was Built and the Diversion of the Road made in the year 1809." In the West…
Mytholmroyd - TWA00157
Thrush Hill Bridge at Caldene, Mytholmroyd
Mytholmroyd Viaduct and 'down' Platform. - TWA00153
The platforms not only extended along the viaducts but also extended over its sides it supported by the massive brackets seen here.
Mytholmroyd Viaduct and 'up' Platform. - TWA00156
The platforms not only extended along the viaducts but also extended over its sides it supported by the massive brackets seen here.
New Bridge, Cragg Vale - TWA00101
New Bridge, Cragg Vale. c 1960
New Bridge, Cragg Vale - TWA00102
Date C 1960
New Bridge, Midgehole, Hardcastle Crags - TWA00245
NEW BRIDGE spanning the Hebden near the entrance to Hardcastle Crags is a stone bridge of one arch built probably in the middle of the eighteenth century.