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Tower of the Old Church, Heptonstall - JSB00153
The ruined church of St Thomas a Becket. Photograph dated 1972.
In the Old Graveyard, Heptonstall - JSB00152
Monuments in the churchyard of the ruined church of St Thomas a Becket, Heptonstall
The Old Church, Heptonstall - JSB00151
The ruined Church of St Thomas a Becket.
Heptonstall Village - JSB00149
The junction of Heptonstall Road and Towngate, Hepton Drive goes off to the left. The Post Office is on the left and the Cross Inn straight ahead. Photograph dated 1972.
View of Lumb Bank from Hell Hole Rocks, Heptonstall - JSB00132
To the right of the picture is Mount Zion Baptist Chapel, Slack
Children playing in churchyard at Heptonstall - JSB00126
Linda Collins (left) and Leslie Williams (right)
Heptonstall Old Church - JSB00103
Children playing in the churchyard at Heptonstall. Left Leslie Williams, right Linda Collins
Children at Dawson City, Heptonstall - HLS05248
Many of the navvies who came to Dawson City to work on the construction of the Walshaw Dean reservoirs brought their families with them.
Colden Clough - Bob Mill Ruins. - HLS05190
Bob Mill was a watered powered cotton spinning mill built in 1805 but probably production did not continue after 1809 and the mill subsequently fell into dilapidation. The adjoining house though seems to have been occupied up until the end of the…
Smithwell Lane, Heptonstall, around 1930. - HLS05187
The Cloth Hall, built around 1545. is on the left, White Lion on right.
Heptonstall - Interior Bent Head, Widdop Road, 1956. - HLS05186
An early 17th century yeomen clothiers house. Grade ll listed since 1984. In the housebody of Bent Head is preserved possibly the finest inglenook fireplace in Calderdale. A door is set against a stud partition which is fixed into an upright post…
Heptonstall Old Church - Grave of Rev. Daniel Towne 1712 . - HLS05185
The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…
Heptonstall Old Church "Old mad Sal" Gargoyle. - HLS05184
The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…
Heptonstall Old Church. - HLS05158
The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…
Heptonstall New Church. - HLS05154
The old medieval church was badly damaged by a gale in 1847 but rather than repairing it a decision was taken to build a new church in the same churchyard. Dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle this was completed in 1854 at a cost of
Heptonstall New Church Nave. - HLS05153
The old medieval church was badly damaged by a gale in 1847 but rather than repairing it a decision was taken to build a new church adjacent to it. Dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle this opened in 1854. This photo was taken before the re-ordering of…
Heptonstall - Pinnacle from the New Church - HLS05152
The 'new' Church, replacing the old medieval one, opened in 1854 but was struck by lightning in 1875 causing a pinnacle to come crashing down onto the graves below. The pinnacle now sits by the church wall and the inscription reads:
"This pinnacle…
"This pinnacle…
Heptonstall Graveyard. - HLS05151
The grave of Samuel Sutcliffe who was murdered at Hawden Hole in February 1817. His murderers were hanged at York the following month.
The building barely visible on the left was the Black Bull Inn.
The building barely visible on the left was the Black Bull Inn.
Heptonstall - The Old Grammar School. - HLS05150
The plaque above the doorway is dated 1642. The building now houses Heptonstall Museum operated by Calderdale Council.
Heptonstall - Archway Entrance to Churchyard Bottom. - HLS05149
HLS05149. Entrance from off Smithwell Lane.
Heptonstall - Wesleyan Chapel. - HLS05148
The unusual octagonal Grade ll Listed Chapel which was built in 1764 and was one of the earliest Wesleyan Chapels in the country. It was built following one of John Wesley's many visits to Heptonstall where he had a large following.
Sunday School Procession on Cross Hill. - HLS05147
Sunday School procession on Cross Hill at the top of Smithwell Lane, late 19th or early 20th century.
Heptonstall - Smithwell Lane. - HLS05146
Wesleyan Sunday School Procession, carrying their banner down Smithwell Lane, Heptonstall, which is bedecked with flags. Note the little girls in pinafore dresses, ladies in boaters, and men in cloth caps. Date unknown.