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The Old Grammar School, Heptonstall - EWA00111
In 1626 Charles Greenwood, Rector of Thornhill Church, purchased the sub-manor of Heptonstall from Sir Arthur Ingram for £500. He founded Heptonstall Grammar School in 1642 to be maintained by rents from property in Colden (still known as School…
The Old Grammar School, Heptonstall - EWA00110
In 1626 Charles Greenwood, Rector of Thornhill Church, purchased the sub-manor of Heptonstall from Sir Arthur Ingram for £500. He founded Heptonstall Grammar School in 1642 to be maintained by rents from property in Colden (still known as School…
The Old Church, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge - MCH00147
The photo shows the central aisle of the old church
The Old Church, Heptonstall, c1950. - ALC04482
The church of St Thomas a Becket was built around the middle of the 13th century.
The Old Church, Heptonstall - KEC00362
Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
The Old Church, Heptonstall - KEC00360
Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
The Old Church, Heptonstall - KEC00359
One of the few churches in England dedicated to St Thomas a Becket. The Chantry house can be seen through the graveyard and the pinnacles of the porch of the new church are on the right. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
The Old Church, Heptonstall - JSB00191
The old church at Heptonstall was dedicated to God and St Thomas a Becket – Thomas a Becket being in great popularity after his murder in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 and his canonisation three years later. There may have been a structure in the…
The Old Church, Heptonstall - JSB00151
The ruined Church of St Thomas a Becket.
The Octagonal Methodist Church, Heptonstall - ALC04550
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 Octagonal Chapel, Heptonstall - HLS01036
This Grade II listed chapel is situated off Northgate, Heptonstall, and is one of the earliest Wesleyan chapels in the country. John Wesley laid the foundation stone for the unusual octagonal building which was completed in 1764, since when it has…
The Last Supper - KST00243
St Thomas' Church Heptonstall. Copy of the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci
The Hartley Family - EIL00591
Photo of the Hartley family taken on Churchyard Bottom, Heptonstall. Lady on the right is Martha Ann and the one holding the baby is Lily Metcalfe (her daughter).
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.
The Great North Gate, Heptonstall - HLS00252
Looking from the churchyard towards Towngate, c 1930.