The cottage was purchased in the 1960s for £350, there was no bathroom, the toilet facilities were an Elsan. The cottage was on spring water which ran very brown after heavy rain.. Donated by Anabel Nairn
The cottage was purchased in the 1960s for £350, there was no bathroom, the toilet facilities were an Elsan. The cottage was on spring water which ran very brown after heavy rain.. Donated by Anabel Nairn
Postcard with 1917 postmark. This church, built in 1838 to replace a smaller church constructed in 1813, was paid for from the 'million pound fund'. An Act of Parliament allocated £1 million to build churches in the rapidly expanding industrial areas…
Postcard with September 1906 postmark. Not to be confused with 'Old' Cragg Hall. The New Hall, or Lower Cragg Hall to distinguish it from Old Cragg Hall, was enlarged and embellished built around 1904 and was destroyed by fire in 1921 with a re-build…
Pre-1961 postcard. Top left the War Memorial in front of Grange Dene House, now site of the Health Centre. Bottom left Calder High School, opened 1950.
Undated postcard. Looking towards Dauber Bridge. The women's dress suggests possibly pre-First World War. Intriguingly the postcard contains some rudimentary re-touching.
Undated postcard but the photos appear to date from early 20th century; bottom left image shows the tram lines and the tramway, which reached Mytholmroyd in 1901.