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Hebden Bridge - Footbridge over the Canal. - ALC00450
c1937/8. Constructing the footbridge over the canal from the Memorial Garden to Calder Holmes Park. In the distance beneath the bridge can be seen Victoria Bridge on Station Road over the Calder and centre right semaphore signal on the railway near…
Charlestown - ALC00424
"This photo was taken from the South hillside with Woodland view in the foreground. Beyond the railway line Knott Hall is on the left, Old Charlestown and Stoney Lane are in the centre with Turret Royd just above. Turret Hall (Wood farm) can be seen…
Whiteley Arches - ALC00423
1933. The bowstring bridge over the Rochdale Canal; when built in 1840 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway it was one of the first such in the country. It was replaced in 1939 with the metal trough bridge we see today. To the left Canalside Mill…
Charlestown and Whiteley Arches c1918 - ALC00422
The steel bow string bridge was designed by George Stephenson and was one of the earliest of its type. He was employed by Manchester & Leeds Railway when the line was built in the late 1830's. The line was opened in October 1840 except for the…
Hebden Bridge - View from Wood Top. - ALC00414
Bottom centre the passenger station and to its left the large railway warehouse and goods sidings. Above them can be seen Riverside School, originally Hebden Bridge Grammar School which opened 1909. At the top of Station Road by Princes Bridge is…
Hebden Bridge - View from Wood Top, c1900 - ALC00413
View across the railway station to the town. The passenger station, re-built 1891/2, wedged between Victoria Mill to its right and the large railway warehouse to the left and beyond it Crossley Mill. Bottom right the Crow Nest Works of the joint…
Hebden Bridge - General View. - ALC00409
ALC00409. In the foreground is Riverside School , opened in 1909. The the building on what is now the Memorial Gardens is the black and white cafe.
Hebden Bridge - General Town View. - ALC00407
ALC00407. General town view c.1900. The new Birchcliffe Baptist Chapel (1899) just visible on the righthand hillside above Stubbings School but Riverside School (1908/9) being built on the land above the houses in the foreground. The Council Offices…
Hebden Bridge - Mytholm, c1910 - ALC00390
Looking across Mytholm to the Steeps up to Blackshawhead. In the foreground the canal and towpath and centre right Mytholm Hall is just visible. In the foreground Stubbings Holme Dyeworks and above it Brown's factory, both now long gone.
Hebden Bridge - Mytholm - ALC00389
The blocks of flats at Mytholm Close, replaced early 21st with houses. Behind left is Bankfoot Mill which was demolished in 1971 and centre right Bridge Lanes and the bottom of Heptonstall Road.
Horse drawn barge on Rochdale Canal. - ALC00251
Photo taken behind Burnley Road school, looking towards Mytholmroyd. The barge has just been through Broadbottom lock. The building on the left is part of the sewerage works and the gas holder can be seen in the distance.
Rochdale Canal Restoration Hebden Bridge - ALC00245
Restoration work on the Rochdale Canal showing the dry dock.
Canal at Fallingroyd, c1910 - ALC00230
The barge 'James' on the Rochdale Canal at Fallingroyd between Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd passing the Old Vicarage renamed Acacia House. Beyond the trees is Fallingroyd House.
Hebden Bridge from Fairfield. c.1912. - ALC00229
Palace House is in the right foreground and to the left is the Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas of Canterbury adjoining which is the school, now demolished. Beyond Palace House is Calder Holmes and the original canal basin and New road. An open top…
Rebuilding Moderna Bridge 1986 - ALC00220
Rebuilding the bridge over the Rochdale canal at Moderna east of Mytholmroyd.
Culverted Canal, Mytholmroyd - ALC00217
The canal is unusable, Mount Zion Church is being demolished, depressing times.
The chapel was opened in 1887, but by 1960 it was suffering from dry rot. It closed in August 1960 and was demolished in 1970.
The chapel was opened in 1887, but by 1960 it was suffering from dry rot. It closed in August 1960 and was demolished in 1970.
Rebuilding the canal bridge at Moderna - ALC00212
Formerly 07B
Rochdale Canal at Fallingroyd - ALC00142
Bridge over the Rochdale Canal at Fallingroyd near Hebden Bridge. The canal has become derelict and this bridge was replaced when the dangerous bend was straightened.
Hebden Bridge from Fairfield - ALC00140
The Catholic Church at Fairfield. St. Thomas of Canterbury was opened on 31st October 1896. The converted premises in Union Street became too small so land was purchased at Fairfield. Members of the congregation helped with its construction as there…
Lobb Mill, Todmorden around 1902-6. - MOT00431
The five arch viaduct on the Manchester & Leeds Railway is right of centre and the Rochdale Canal to the left.
Gauxholme, todmorden - MOT00426
View over Gauxholme industrial area, 1960.
Springside, Todmorden, c1910 - MOT00419
View looking towards Springside from Lob Mill area, c1910.
The long wooden building by the canalside was originally a rope works, erected Jonas Clegg in 1887.
The buildings on the roadside have all disappeared, along with the place names: Nell Cote…
The long wooden building by the canalside was originally a rope works, erected Jonas Clegg in 1887.
The buildings on the roadside have all disappeared, along with the place names: Nell Cote…
Woodhouse Mill - MOT00175
Woodhouse Mill, built in 1832, was sited directly alongside the Rochdale Canal to take advantage of the transport facilities and process water. The small engine house can be seen on the left of the mill. The chimney was detached from the mill in…
Robinwood Mill and Nott Wood Viaduct, Lydgate. - MOT00174
Robinwood c1910, a panorama of industry and communications with the 13 arch Nott Wood Viaduct on the Todmorden-Burnley line, the so called Copy Pit Line. Robinwood Mill, built in 1834, and purchased by Fielden Bros. in 1844, became the centre of…