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Todmorden Unitarian Church spire - BIM00260
Set in an elevated position, its spire pointing 196 feet to the sky, the Unitarian Church at Todmorden symbolises man’s earnest attempts to glorify God, while at the same time demonstrating a desire to perpetuate man’s achievements. Designed by John…
Looking down on Todmorden - BIM00259
Taken from the road to Dobroyd Castle, the Rochdale Canal is in the foreground, and the Unitarian Church is in the centre
Looking down on Brearley - BIM00251
Haymaking is in progress in the valley.
Distant view of Heptonstall - BIM00213
On the left is the near derelict great barn at Old Chamber.
Rochdale Canal at Hebden Bridge - BIM00206
The drained canal at Mayroyd with Princes Bridge on Station Road.
View over Halifax. - BIM00191
Eureka carpark is in the centre, The Minster, formerly the Parish church is on the right, and Square Chapel and the spire of Square Church and the Piece Hall are on the left.
Heptonstall Old Church in the snow - BIM00119
Occupying a dominant hill-top site within an ancient Pennine weaving community, the parochial chapel of Heptonstall was the third ecclesiastical edifice to be erected in the medieval parish of Halifax. Today it is a charming ruin, overshadowed by…
Heptonstall Church - BIM00118
BT104BM
Heptonstall Church - BIM00117
BT103BM
Heptonstall Old Church - BIM00116
Taken from the top of the tower of the new church 128BM. Occupying a dominant hill-top site within an ancient Pennine weaving community, the parochial chapel of Heptonstall was the third ecclesiastical edifice to be erected in…
Waterside After the Fire - MOT00469
Waterside Mill fire 1901 - On 17th June 1901 fire destroyed the old spinning mill belonging to Fielden Bros. Built around 1800 and adjoining the Laneside cottages, the four-storey building was the first of many extensions and additions that would…
Todmorden Fire Service - MOT00447
The horse-drawn fire tender with its crew are photographed on Rochdale Road before joining a procession, about 1905. The man holding the horse is John Hamer Hollinrake who, in 1911, became the Chief Fire Officer.
The Todmorden Gas Company - MOT00440
The Todmorden Gas Company, an independent enterprise, was formed around 1848. In 1887 the Local Board were in favour of purchasing the gas company, but the asking price £69,569, was too high and it was not until 1893, when the Gas Purchases Act was…
After Work : Waiting to join Band of Hope procession - MOT00384
Children of Roomfield Baptist Sunday School waiting to join the annual Band of Hope procession, at Anchor Street, Halifax Road.
In the late 19th Century every Chapel and Sunday School had its library, Mutual Improvement Society, Debating Society,…
In the late 19th Century every Chapel and Sunday School had its library, Mutual Improvement Society, Debating Society,…
After Work : Roomfield Baptist Chapel - MOT00383
A typical Sunday Service at Roomfield Baptist Chapel in the early 1900s.
In the late 19th Century every Chapel and Sunday School had its library, Mutual Improvement Society, Debating Society, lectures and Musical Events. All social events and…
In the late 19th Century every Chapel and Sunday School had its library, Mutual Improvement Society, Debating Society, lectures and Musical Events. All social events and…
Copper Drying Cylinder - MOT00296
The lorry is carrying a copper drying cylinder made by Geo. Whitehead & Sons at their Salford Works. This type of cylinder was used in the sizing process at firms such as Matthew Stuttard's, Warp Sizers, of Knowlwood Mill.
Industrial Units Being Built - MOT00422
Calderdale's small industrial units were built on the site of Salford Mill in 1980.
Water Power - MOT00162
Lumbutts in the 1900s.