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The Octagonal Methodist Church, Heptonstall - EIL00138
The chapel was built in 1764 by a Methodist Society which had grown steadily since John Wesley’s first visit in 1747. At first it was a perfect octagon, but in 1802 the sides were extended and the gallery reconstructed to increase the capacity. The…
The Methodist Chapel at Blackshaw Head - DEF00104
Taken in 1976 by a Manchester Polytechnic photographer as part of a research project on the area.
The Hebden Valley from Heptonstall Slack - LLG00241
Taken from inside Slack Cemetery looking west along the Hebden valley.
The Great North Gate, Heptonstall - HLS00253
Seen from the churchyard. The building on the right of the arch was once the Bull Inn and later housed the Heptonstall Working Men's Club until 1972.
Sylvia Plath Grave 1963 - KST00254
In the new churchyard, Heptonstall
Stanley Blaylock - MEC00234
Heptonstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel yard, Grave AX.4. Family grave of Elias and Ada Blaylock includes inscription:- Also Stanley son of the above killed in action in Burma March 27th 1944, aged 29 years. Memorial plaque also in Chapel. Sapper, 2nd…
Stanley Blaylock - MEC00233
Heptonstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel yard, Grave AX.4. Family grave of Elias and Ada Blaylock includes inscription:- Also Stanley son of the above killed in action in Burma March 27th 1944, aged 29 years. Memorial plaque also in Chapel. Sapper, 2nd…
St. Peters Church, Walsden - TAL00511
AN 70081694
St Thomas a Becket Church, Heptonstall. - BIM00966
The ruins of the old medieval church which following gale damage in the mid-19th century was replace by a new church adjacent to it.
St Thomas a Becket Church, Heptonstall. - BIM00933
The ruins of the old medieval church which following gale damage in the mid-19th century was replace by a new church adjacent to it.
St Michaels, Mytholmroyd c1950 - ALC05129
The church was built in 1848 in an Early English Style; it was a Million Pound church. The Sunday school, which can be seen on the left, was reduced to one story in the 1970s; this is now the church hall.
St Michaels Mytholmroydl, - JNB00564
Postcard dated 1980
St Michael's Church and Graveyard, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00115
Postcard with 1953 postmark. The foundation stone was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848, was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively it has a small octagonal spire on…
St Michael's Church and Graveyard, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00112
Postcard with possible 1909 postmark. The foundation stone for the Church was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. The church was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively…
St Michael's Church and Graveyard, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00111
Post card with 1917 postmark. The foundation stone for the church was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. The church was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively it has a…
St Michael's Church and Graveyard, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00110
Undated postcard. The Church foundation stone was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. The church was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively it has a small octagonal…
St John the Baptist, Cragg Vale, c1900 - ALC06340
In 1813 they laid the foundation stone of a small church at Marshaw Bridge. The building was completed 1815. There was accommodation for 250, but it soon became inadequate and was in a state of disrepair.
1838 New church commenced.
1839 Church of St.…
1838 New church commenced.
1839 Church of St.…