Browse Items (2704 total)
Sort by:
Hill Farming & The Growth of the Cottage Industry. - MOT00114
Three hundred years ago, most of the population would be found in the farms and cottages on the upland "shelf", in areas such as Shore, Mankinholes and Bottomley. Families were self-sufficient, growing and producing most of their own food and…
A view of Ratcher and Hough Stones, above Hallbottom - MOT00115
Three hundred years ago, most of the population would be found in the farms and cottages on the upland "shelf", in areas such as Shore, Mankinholes and Bottomley. Families were self-sufficient, growing and producing most of their own food and…
Todmorden Hall (rear view) - MOT00120
The door at the top of the steps was the entrance to the "takkin' in shop" of John Fielden, who lived there from 1703 to his death in 1734. This portion was probably added by the same John Fielden for the purpose of his business as a clothier, or…
The stonecrusher at Sourhall, around 1900. - MOT00121
The rotating arm and its stone wheel were moved - by animal or man - around a circular base to produce sand for floors, roads and building work. The stone crusher was removed to Bacup town centre in the 1970s.
A view of Naze Road from Watty Lane, off Bacup Road - MOT00125
This is a good example of an upland route taken by packhorses in the years prior to the construction of the turnpike roads and canal.
A Canal Boat at Waterside, 1904. - MOT00126
A canal boat off-loading stone at the corporation yard at Waterside, 1904.
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening up of the valleys and the construction of Turn Pike Roads, with their…
With the use of water power, the output of cloth increased. This increase in trade saw the opening up of the valleys and the construction of Turn Pike Roads, with their…
Toll Bar Charges - MOT00128
Toll charges shown on the board at Steanor Bottom Bar.
Steanor Bottom Toll House - MOT00130
The toll house was built in 1847-8, at the junction of Rochdale and Calderbrook roads. For many years the toll board was blanked out by an imitation window frame.
Auction notice for Collection of Tolls - MOT00131
Toll House to let ad
View over Derdale, Todmorden - MOT00134
Panorama of the Derdale industrial area being served by barges on the Rochdale Canal. Centre left part of the town centre viaduct.
On the Rochdale Canal at Sandholme - MOT00135
The crew of a canal boat consisted of captain, bosun and horse man. This photograph also shows members of the captain's family who, from the 1850s, were allowed to travel with the boat.
Todmorden viaduct by A. F. Tait - MOT00139
The Todmorden viaduct, laid out on a curve, comprising nine spans. The stone came from Lobb Quarry, near Dobroyd Castle. Drawing by A. F. Tait
The Skew Bridge at Gauxholme, Todmorden - MOT00140
The skew bridge passing over the Rochdale Canal at Gauxholme with a clear span of 101 ft. The castellated abutments of solid masonry were brought from Knowlwood Quarry. Along with Whiteley Arches at Charlestown this was one of the first bow string…
View of Holebottom by A. F. Tait - MOT00141
A general view from Holebottom showing the railway cutting across the centre of the town. Clearly visible on the right are Christ Church and its Vicarage. The former Ridgefoot Mill complex can be seen abutting the viaduct.
From a lithograph by…
From a lithograph by…
Building the 'Great Wall of Todmorden', 1881. - MOT00142
The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company had to build a double retaining wall alongside the canal side at Salford due to land subsidence but also to extend the goods yard.
Todmorden Station - MOT00143
Viewed from Dobroyd Road in 1866, a year after the station was enlarged. The warehouses in the foreground are served by a branch line developed and used by Fielden Bros. Ltd for cotton goods. This shows the goods yard before it was extended in 1881…
Portsmouth Station on the Copy Pit Line. - MOT00145
An early saddle tank engine on the level crossing at Portsmouth Station, 1890s. The loco - No.541 - was built for the L & Y Railway in 1877 and withdrawn from service in 1936.
View over Todmorden - MOT00146
General view of Todmorden from Sunnyside in the early 1900s, with the main Manchester to Leeds railway lines arcing away to the left. The triangle not yet developed here.