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Jubilee Decorations - DMC00537
Ayre View, Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge
Kate Moreton-Deakin with her husband Tony. - DMC00538
She is Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire.
Looking down Hebden Dale towards Old Town, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00144
Undated postcard. Although the postcard is captioned ‘Old Bridge’ it is in fact New Bridge at Midgehole below the entrance to Hardcastle Crags; the angle of the camera has hidden from view the buildings on the right of the river bank. Old Town Mill…
Looking down on Hebden Bridge from Horsehold - JSB00122
The Methodist Church hall on Market Street is on the left of the picture and opposite it is Hangingroyd Road. St Johns Church and the lower Birchcliffe houses are on the right.
Looking over from on or near Sandy Gate. Heptonstall on the left and Old Town on the right. - KEC00325
SONY DSC Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
Looking over Old Town, c1910 - ALC05131
Towards the right the gabled building is Walker Lane Methodist Chapel, and to the left can be seen part of Acre Mill. Coronation Terrace is under construction.
Looking towards Old Town - KEC00330
Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
Made at Acre Mill, Old Town, Wadsworth. - HLS00171
The mill became notorious for asbestos related diseases amongst its workforce many of whom died from their illnesses. The mill closed and was demolished in 1979.
Mayor Janet McConachie – BCC00172
Cllr Janet McConachie, Mayor of Hebden Royd 1983-84 pictured on the moor at Old Town.
Mitchell Bros Mill Dam, Old Town, Hebden Bridge - DEP00104
The wooden hut contained the large valve which controlled the flow of water in the 9” (225 mm) pipe flowing to the turbine, near Sandy Gate.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00103
The Mitchell Mill reservoir on Wadsworth Moor. The water was used to power the turbine near Sandy Gate. The turbine was stopped or started by a large valve situated in a wooden hut over the mill dam.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00114
Percy Pollard at this time was the steam engineer at Charlie Crabtree Mill in Blind Lane, Todmorden, in reserved war-time occupation. Boston Hill Cottages had been servants' quarters when the big house was still there. at this time it was all owned…
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00115
The parallel motion piston connecting rod to beam.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00116
Plan showing tunnel from reservoir to mill.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00117
Plan showing mill and Old Town Hall.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00118
Plan showing mill and Old Town Hall.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00119
Plan showing mill line of pipe to Sandy Gate.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00120
View of high pressure cylinder, note the flywheel and connecting rod.
Mitchell Bros Mill, Old Town - DEP00121
Percy Pollard inspecting missing tooth on gear wheel on No 1 motion shaft. This other gear wheel is connected to the main drive electric motor.