Postcard with October 1904 postmark. A busy small industrial village at the time this photo was taken, but all the mills have now gone. On the hillside is Brearley House built in 1841 and not to be confused with the older nearby Brearley Hall. The…
Postcard with May 1907 date stamp. Correctly called Brearley Mills it was occupied by Levi Sykes & Co (Brearley) Ltd, blanket manufacturers, and was gutted by fire 30 April 1907.
Undated postcard. Bottom centre is Scout Road leading to its junction with Cragg Road. Bottom left are the railings of the Weslyan Chapel. Running above the top of the buildings is the railway viaduct.
Undated postcard. The junction of Scout Road, left, and Cragg Road. The building behind the signpost is the Library; note the drinking fountain, which was donated by Sir Charles Robertshaw.
Undated postcard. During late Victorian and Edwardian times this was a popular beauty spot for a country walk. The little building right of centre was once a toll house.
Early 20th century postcard pre-1910, posted in Mytholmroyd. It was sent by a Mr & Mrs Hargreaves of 23 Hall Gate, Mytholmroyd. Is this them? Sending family postcards was quite common at the time.
Undated postcard. Looking towards Dauber Bridge. The women's dress suggests possibly pre-First World War. Intriguingly the postcard contains some rudimentary re-touching.
Undated postcard. Looking towards Mytholmroyd. The building at the far end of the row on the left is the former fire station with the then Council Offices next door.
Pre-1961 postcard. Top left the War Memorial in front of Grange Dene House, now site of the Health Centre. Bottom left Calder High School, opened 1950.
The York-Liverpool express double headed by Stanier Class 'Black 5' 44782 and 44987 passing through Mytholmroyd 30th September 1961. The line had been increased to four tracks between Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd in 1906 but reverted to two tracks…
The York-Liverpool express double headed by Stanier Class 'Black 5' 44782 and 44987 passing through Mytholmroyd 30th September 1961. The line had been increased to four tracks between Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd in 1906 but reverted to two tracks…
Unknown locomotive heading from Mytholmroyd towards Hebden Bridge. The line had been increased to four tracks between Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd in 1906 but reverted to two tracks in the 1980s.
Undated postcard but the image is prior to the construction of Caldene Bridge in 1908. Prominent left of centre is the Primitive Methodist Zion Chapel.