Loco number 11279 taking up water on the troughs between Sowerby Tunnel and Luddendenfoot as it heads towards Sowerby Bridge. Water troughs such as these enabled steam engines to take on water without stopping.
Looking down the road in the Mytholmroyd direction. The newspaper bill boards are mentioning the total eclipse which took place 27th June 1927. The tram lines were lifted mid-1930s.
This photo was taken at Luddendenfoot C of E (Blackwood Hall) Junior School. C1966. Right in the middle of the picture in the cowboy outfit and mask is Wayne Ogden himself!
Built in Early Decorated style in 1873 at a cost of £7,000, four sisters bore the cost in memory of their parents. The tower contained one bell. It was demolished in the mid 1970s. On the left is the former Blackwood Hall School, now a private…
This group of walkers outside the Packhorse Inn on the Widdop Road, which includes Ann and Wayne Ogden on the left, ready to set off. Are they fundraising for the Moorland Rescue?