Hebden Bridge gas works under construction on 3rd August 1912. The gas works were a municipal undertaking and remained so until nationalisation of the gas industry in 1949.
Hebden Bridge gas works under construction on 2nd November 1912. The gas works were a municipal undertaking and remained so until nationalisation of the gas industry in 1949.
Originally called Underbank Dyeworks it was used for dying silk, having two dye sheds. The remains of the mill dam which was fed by a goit from Jumble Hole Clough, can still be seen above the mill. nearby is Underbank Hall
Construction of the bridge over the River Calder in 1907. The bridge was opened in 1908 and appeared in the Engineering and Building journal, because it was the one of first pre-cast concrete bridges to be built in this country, as opposed to…
The newly constructed the bridge over the River Calder in 1907. The bridge was opened in 1908 and appeared in the Engineering and Building journal, because it was the one of first pre-cast concrete bridges to be built in this country, as opposed to…
The message of Eat More Fruit and Keep Fit was certainly better than another fad of the 1920s, which advised people to actively smoke instead of eating, as it was though to help some physical problems. Many began using them as an appetite suppressant…
The Talbot dog supported fountain can still be seen in Treveleyan Square in Leeds city centre. The Talbot was a type of hunting hound common in England during the Middle Ages.