Marie at 2 and a half months with her mum, Hilda, Grandma Wilkinson also seated, Philip Bradley is the young boy. Back row l to r: Eric Wilkinson, Elsie Bradley, Grandad Bradley, Jean Wilkinson, & Grandad Sam Wilkinson
Cleaning up after the floods of September 1954. From the left: Fred Sayer, Mary Sayer, Paul Sayer, June Halmshaw, later Hoyle, Lidia holding Dianne Sayer.
An interesting shot with St John's church in the valley, and Church Bank Mill with the school behind it. Note how bare the hillside looks. Turvin Mill is to the right.
The cottage was purchased in the 1960s for £350, there was no bathroom, the toilet facilities were an Elsan. The cottage was on spring water which ran very brown after heavy rain.. Donated by Anabel Nairn
The cottage was purchased in the 1960s for £350, there was no bathroom, the toilet facilities were an Elsan. The cottage was on spring water which ran very brown after heavy rain.. Donated by Anabel Nairn
MARSHAW BRIDGE is situated in Cragg Vale near St. John's in the Wilderness Church. It is a stone bridge of one arch. Its former name was Marschagh and the spelling has varied since then. In the Manor Court Rolls it is mentioned with "the Baytinges"…
HOO HOLE BRIDGE in Cragg Vale is recorded in the 1752 Bridges Book as “Houghhoyl.” A private bridge, repairable by W. Sutcliffe. It is a single-arch stone bridge with parapet. Hoo Hole was formerly the site of a corn mill and a wool fulling mill. The…
DAUBER BRIDGE is in Cragg Vale just past Hoo Hole where the road from Mytholmroyd turns half left over the bridge. It is a single-arch stone bridge crossing the Cragg Brook (Cragg Brook is the modern name.)