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Construction of Gorple Reservoir, Heptonstall, 1928 - HBC01068
Gorple Reservoirs Upper Tunnel. August 1928
Construction of Gorple Reservoir, Heptonstall, 1928 - HBC01064
Gorple Lower Reservoir looking south. 10.4.28
Construction of Gorple Reservoir, Heptonstall, 1928 - HBC01063
Gorple Lower Reservoir looking north. 10.4.28
Construction of Gorple Reservoir, Heptonstall, 1928 - HBC01059
Upper Gorple reservoir from the middle looking North. Lower Gorple is to the right. You can see the bottom of the Blondin tower on the centre line and only Upper reservoir had one.
Westfield Shed, Mytholmroyd, 1957 - HBC01057
Cornelius Giblin, Warp Twister at Greenwood Stell & Sons Ltd.
Haymaking, 1977 - HBC00972
Beatrice Wilkinson turning or rowing up with a horse drawn side delivery machine, at Brink Top, Lumbutts. Beatrice preferred to use traditional horse-power for haymaking.
Milking Time - HBC00971
Dick Sunderland of Cross Ends Farm, Crimsworth Dean, hand milking a Galloway Cow, 1977.
Widening Navigation Bridge, Midgley Road, Mytholmroyd, 1969 - HBC00956
Arthur Robertshaw, Stonemason at Oldfield Watson, Hebden Bridge.
Paul Watson recalls: I was working with Arthur when this photo was taken, he was putting the finishing touches to the parapet wall of the newly widened bridge. Arthur was probably…
Paul Watson recalls: I was working with Arthur when this photo was taken, he was putting the finishing touches to the parapet wall of the newly widened bridge. Arthur was probably…
Clough Mill, Mytholmroyd, Demolition 1969 - HBC00941
The mill was demolished to facilitate the widening of the junction of Midgley road and the main road,
Clough Mill, Mytholmroyd, Demolition 1969 - HBC00940
The mill was demolished to facilitate the widening of the junction of Midgley road and the main road,
Hawksclough Mill, Mytholmroyd - HBC00882
A firm of Blenders and Slitherers occupied the smaller premises for a number of years. The mill was finally demolished in 2013 and the site developed for housing.
Working Horse in Mytholmroyd, 1957 - HBC00866
Pictured outside the Dusty Miller this is reputed to be the last working horse on the streets of Hebden Royd, although horses were worked on some farms in the area for several more years. The man is Lewis Feather.