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Mytholmroyd Farm - HLS01269
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Originally known as simply ‘Mytholmroyd’ and said to have given its name to the village. In a will dated 1549 Richard Draper of ‘Michomroode’ is referred…
Originally known as simply ‘Mytholmroyd’ and said to have given its name to the village. In a will dated 1549 Richard Draper of ‘Michomroode’ is referred…
Mytholmroyd - WAO00181
Undated postcard showing the Church Institute Bowling Green 22 July 1911. Behind is St Michael's Church.
Mons Mill, Todmorden - MOT00199
Until 1914 the mill was known as Hare Mill, recognisable by the huge white letters faced into the chimney in glazed brick.
Mill Interior - ALC09026
Sewing shop decorated for the 1911 Coronation.
Memorial to Crossley Westerman at Slack Cemetery - LLG00142
Inscription: Sacred to the memory of CROSSLY WESTERMAN Osborne House, Hebden Bridge BORN JULY 6TH 1861, DIED AUGUST 25TH 1918 ALSO OF ???? DAUGHTER OF SYDNEY (REDMAN?) DIED JUNE 12 1(9?? ??????) ALSO SYDNEY REDMAN DIED (DEC?)EMBER 2ND (1886?)…
Market Street/West End, Hebden Bridge, c1910 - ALC00699
The building on the corner of Market Street and Old Gate, pictured here as Jackson Merchant Taylor, ended its days as 'Nicky's Cafe'. In 1910 the street was gas light. Beyond is Bridge Gate Mill.
Market Street, HebdenBridge - ALC00106
William Barker, credited as the first local manufacturer of ready-made clothing, built most of Market Street. This view, taken around 1910, shows Lello's Dining Rooms with the Post Office next door.
The Post Office in Hebden Bridge occupied many…
The Post Office in Hebden Bridge occupied many…
Machpelah May, Hebden Bridge, 1911 - RAW00124
Road improvements, view before widening. Note the cobbled road with tram lines and power lines above. The Halifax Corporation trams reached Hebden Bridge in 191/2 and ceased in 1936.
Letter from Clarance Holt - HOL00135
Letter from Clarance Holt to his youngest son, Derrick, on his 8th Birthday 1st July 1917.
Lee Mill, Hebden Bridge - ALC00108
Lee Mill, a cotton mill in the Hebden Valley and Dog Bottom, c1910. Seen here looking up towards hardcastle Crags. The mill was demolished in the 1960s by which time it was disused,
Ledston Hall, from the North West - HLS05834
Slide 10 - Passing along the terrace path another view is taken in the opposite direction, showing one of the corner Towers and a portion of the building front facing west.
Sir John Lewis, who died in 1671, left no son to inherit his properties, but…
L&YR Parcels Van No. 174. - JCA00358
Ford Model T chassis supplied 1916 with pneumatic tyres on the front
L&YR Lorry No. 84. - JCA00361
Leyland RAF type built at Horwich 1917/18.
L&YR Eddison Electric Lorry No.24. - JCA00362
Chain driven with a max speed of 8 mph and imported 1910/12.
L&YR 4 Ton Lorry No. 62. - JCA00360
Built by Dennis and supplied to the L&YR in 1914 it had a permitted speed of 12mph
Kildwick Hall from the Terrace - HLS05917
Slide 2 - After the Dissolution of the monasteries at the time of Henry V111, the Kildwick estates and Manor passed into the hands of the Currer family who built the Hall about 1673 and lived there for several generations. It now (1916) belongs to…
Kershaw House, Midgley - HLS01268
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
From the point of view of preservation it is one of the finest local old buildings. Almost square, it is adorned by eleven stone-pinnacled gables and two…
From the point of view of preservation it is one of the finest local old buildings. Almost square, it is adorned by eleven stone-pinnacled gables and two…
Joshua Smith's - MOT00191
Joshua Smith's winding room - A view of the winding room at Joshua Smith's Frostholme Mill, in Cornholme, 1913. The firm of Joshua Smith's ran the mill from 1882 until well into the 1950s, at one time employing over 700 people in the production of…
Joshua Smith's - MOT00188
View across the main weaving shed at Joshua Smith's, 1912.
John Mahony (Jack), 1878 Bradford. c1915 - HOL00124
John with Margaret Mahony nee O'Rourke, 1873 - 1944, with daughter Margaret (Peggy) 1914 – 1993.
John Ashworth - JET00146
133.1845 - 31.1.1910
James Herbert (Bert) McLean - JET00174
25.6.1916 - 28.3.1979. He served in Burma and the Falklands.
James Herbert (Bert) McLean - JET00173
25.6.1916 - 28.3.1979
James Herbert (Bert) McLean - JET00172
25.6.1916 - 28.3.1979. He served in Burma and the Falklands.
Jagger Green Hall, Stainland - HLS01291
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
This hall, standing on the hillside above Holywell Green and approached by road from Holywell Brook, is now divided into a farmhouse and three cottages. …
This hall, standing on the hillside above Holywell Green and approached by road from Holywell Brook, is now divided into a farmhouse and three cottages. …