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GRADE II*

House, partly occupied, partly used for agricultural purposes. 2nd ½ of C16 with early C17 new front to west wing. Large finely dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. Hall-and-cross-wings plan with rear kitchen wing rebuilt early…

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GRADE . II*

House, partly occupied, partly used for agricultural purposes. 2nd ½ of C16 with early C17 new front to west wing. Large finely dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. Hall-and-cross-wings plan with rear kitchen wing rebuilt early…

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Jack Bridge cricket club won the cup in 1930. Here are three of the players. From L to R:

Jack Chambers, Clifford Crabtree and Rennie Thwaites.

They are pictured at Hudson Mill with the bottom of Pilling Steps behind the group. Note that they…

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An open air service takes place here at 8 o'clock on the first Sunday in May.

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Bridge over Colden Water just below the houses at the top of Eaves Estate.

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Taken from Hell Hole rocks below Heptonstall, the Ragley road, from Mytholm to Jack Bridge, can be seen on the left; the chimney of Lumb Mill is in the bottom of the valley, with Lumb Bank, a former home of Ted Hughes, to the right.

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Land Mill is in the rural Colden Valley to the north of the New Delight Inn.

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The hilltop farms of Scotland and Greenland can be seen.

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In the foreground is Colden Water, the houses top right are Lower Smithy. Colden school is to the right of the mill chimney

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Colden Road, which runs from Mytholm to Jack Bridge, can be seen rising through the woodland. The "road" is known localley as the "Ragley".

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An early steam powered mill, built in 1861 by Colden Cotton & Commercial Company Limited, was the last to be built in the Colden Valley. It was demolished in the 1970s following a fire. Colden School can be seen left of centre. On the very left of…

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Postcard, published by Lilywhite Ltd, Brighouse. Colden School is on the left hand side. The row of cottages in the foreground on the right are called High Street. Towards the left at the top of the picture is Highgate Chapel.

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Lumb Bank at Top and below the chimney of the demolished Lower Lumb Mill.

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Postcard. Handwritten note on bottom of postcard says 'oft have I wandered here in solitude, and gazed with rapture, upon the glorious surroundings - Chas (?)

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Higher and Lower Lumb Mills, Lumb Bank in foreground

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Jean Forrest Recalls
Jack Bridge Mill was built in 1861 as a steam powered spinning mill with twin Lancashire boilers and a beam engine, all buildings being on one level. In 1862 a large weaving shed was added, at that time the largest in the valley…
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