Looking in the Halifax direction with the junction onto County Bridge on the far right. The Halifax Corporation Tramway reached Mytholmroyd in 1901 and trams ceased running in 1936.
Undated postcard but after erection of the War Memorial in 1922. Behind the Memorial is Grange Dean, now site of the Health Centre; note that the main road is still cobbled. The cobbles far right lead onto County Bridge.
Between the wars postcard. Diagonally to the left of St Michael's Church is the rear of the railway station with the overhanging timber buildings on the 'up' platform supported on stilts.
Undated postcard but Calder High School, top centre, is under construction and although work on the school started before the war, it did not open until 1950, it was the West Riding's first comprehensive school. Redman's Scarbottom Mill, with its…
Undated between the wars postcard looking down the Calder Valley in the Halifax direction. Scout Road School can be seen left of centre, and to the left of that Scout Bottom Farm and cottages.
Postcard with 1938 postmark. Still a busy small mill town! Scarbottom Mill with its mill dam is to the right of centre, with Thornber's poultry sheds to the left. On the skyline towards the left is Midgley Methodist Chapel.
Undated postcard showing an 1849 engraving of the church. The foundation stone was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. Enlarged in 1887, the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively it has a small…
Undated postcard. The Church foundation stone was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. The church was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively it has a small octagonal…
Post card with 1917 postmark. The foundation stone for the church was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. The church was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively it has a…
Postcard with possible 1909 postmark. The foundation stone for the Church was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. The church was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively…
Postcard with 1904 postmark. The foundation stone of the Church was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. The church was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Intriguingly the sender…
Postcard with 1958 postmark. The foundation stone was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848; it was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for the new chancel. The mosaics were added in 1928/9.
Postcard with 1953 postmark. The foundation stone was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848, was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively it has a small octagonal spire on…
Undated postcard. Taken outside St Michael's Sunday School. A note on the reverse gives the Vicar as Thomas Metcalfe and John Willie Fielding centre front and on the right hand side Elsie Hargreaves.
Undated postcard but the photos appear to date from early 20th century; bottom left image shows the tram lines and the tramway, which reached Mytholmroyd in 1901.
Undated postcard. The image top right shows the tram lines on Burnley Road with a policeman seemingly on point duty at the junction with New Road. Top left photo shows Cleveley Gardens.
Poatcard with1931 postmark. Top left a tram on Burnley Road, they were withdrawn in 1936. Top right Dauber Bridge on Cragg Road and bottom right Hawksclough and bridge over the River Calder.
On the left workmen are repairing the viaduct fence. The platforms not only ran along the viaduct but also extended over the sides, supported by massive iron brackets, hence the reason for fencing instead of the usual stone parapet.