Boating was a popular activity on the mill pond at Gibson Mill and also, seen here, on Lord Holme Dam a little above the mill pond on the other side of the river.
The cottages, now demolished, were a little way downstream from Gibson Mill on the other side of the river, on what today is the path down from the National Trust top car park on Widdop Road. The cobbles seen here are still there.
Postcard with February 1909 postmark. A former water powered cotton mill at the heart of Hardcastle Crags it was built early 19th century by Abraham Gibson of Greenwood Lee and officially known as Lord Holme Mill. The mill was converted into an…
Crossley and Porter School History
The Crossley Heath school building owes its existence to the philanthropy of the Crossley brothers, Francis, John and Joseph. In 1857 they formulated a scheme for the establishment of a ‘superior College for the…
When Halifax Corporation built Walshaw Dean Reservoir, they wanted to close the footpath across the moor. A group of people from the Scientific Society carried out an Opposition Ramble from Blakedean to Oxenhope. It was agreed that there would be a…