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Saucy Postcard of Hardcastle Crags - WMH01125
Undated postcard but the sender writes that "there was a railway accident here last Friday" which would have been the Charlestown Curve disaster of 21st June 1912. Another card with the same image is postmarked 17 July 1912.
An Outing to Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01117
This postcard is annotated "Bank Holiday Mon Aug 2nd 1920" on address side.
Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01115
Undated postcard. A church group outing to the Crags. Just visible behind the trees top left is the Pavilion Tearoom.
Hawden Hole, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01110
Undated postcard. Hawden Hole, sub-titled 'The Better Hole' here, is situate on the south Hebden Dale hillside on today’s Lee Wood Road between Midgehole and Hebden Hey and above the lower part of Hardcastle Crags. It was the site of the locally…
Hawden Hole, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01099
Postcard with April 1949 postmark. Hawden Hole is situate on the south Hebden Dale hillside on today’s Lee Wood Road between Midgehole and Hebden Hey and above the lower part of Hardcastle Crags. It was the site of the locally infamous murder of…
Hawden Hole, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge - WMH01068
Hawden Hole on today's Lee Wood Road is situate on the south Hebden Dale hillside between Midge Hole and Hebden Hey above Hebden Water and the lower part of Hardcastle Crags. It was the site of the locally infamous murder of Samuel Sutcliffe in…
Cosy Corner and Camp Site, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01061
Undated postcard. Cosy Corner, on the south hillside above Hardcastle Crags, started life as Hebden Farm but by the 1890s the occupiers had, like several others in and around Hardcastle Crags, started providing refreshments for the thousands who…
Thorntons Tea Rooms, above Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01055
Undated Postcard. Originally Hebden Farm but by the 1890s the occupiers, like several others in and around Hardcastle Crags, had started providing refreshments for the thousands who visited the ‘Beauty Spots of Hebden Bridge’ and it then became known…
Mitchell's Pavilion, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01029
Undated postcard. The name Mitchell on the imgae presumably refers to the proprietor although other photos from about the same time show the proprietor as Ernest Greenwood.
The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the…
The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the…
The Pavilion and Stepping Stones, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridg - WMH01019
Undated postcard. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags three of which are still useable when the river is low. The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the opposite bank of the river, was one of…
The Pavilion, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH01006
Postcard with August 1913 postmark. The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the opposite bank of the river, was one of several refreshment facilities in and around Hardcastle Crags catering for the thousands of visitors…
The Pavilion Stepping Stones, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00957
Postcard with April 1912 postmark. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags three of which are still useable when the river is low. The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the opposite bank of the river,…
Hebden Hey Stepping Stones, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00925
Undated postcard. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags, three of which are still passable when the river is low. The man seen here is crossing from the riverside path to the path which comes down from Hebden Hey, today site of the…
Hebden Hey Stepping Stones, Hardcastle Crags,Hebden Bridge. - WMH00907
Postcard with June 1906 postmark. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags three of which are still passable when the river is low. The path on the opposite side of the river comes down from Hebden Hey, today site of the scout hostel.…
Hebden Hey, Stepping Stones, Hardcastle Crags - WMH00902
Postcard with July 1935 postmark. One of four sets of stepping stones in Hardcastle Crags three of which are still useable when the river is low. The path on the opposite side of the river comes down from Hebden Hey, today site of the scout hostel.
Hebden Hey Stepping Stones, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge - WMH00901
Postcard with July 1933 postmark. One of four sets of stepping stones in Hardcastle Crags, three of which are still useable when the river is low. The path on the opposite side of the river comes down from Hebden Hey, today site of the scout hostel.…
Hebden Water, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00883
Postcard date stamped August 1908. Upstream from Gibson Mill with the people standing on the riverside path. The small weir was to control the flow above the weir for Gibson Mill.
High Greenwood House, Widdop Road, Nr Heptonstall. - WMH00855
Undated postcard. The house is on the south hillside above Hardcastle Crags.
Widdop Reservoir from Widdop Head - WMH00743
Widdop Road winding across the moors between Heptonstall and Colne. Stone for building will have been quarried from the hole right of centre.
Blake Dean, Nr. Hebden Bridge - WMH00731
Postcard dated April 1975. The bridge over Alcomden Water at Blake Dean on Widdop Road between Heptonstall and Colne.
Middle Bank and Valve House, Walshaw Dean Reservoir, Nr. Hebden - WMH00728
Undated postcard. One of three inter-connected reservoirs on Walshaw Moor built for Halifax Corporation in the early years of the 20th century.
The Waterman’s Cottage, Walshaw Dean Reservoirs, Nr. Hebden Br - WMH00727
Undated postcard. There was an opening ceremony for the dwelling which The Halifax Guardian of 17 September 1904 reported on:
Undated postcard. There was an opening ceremony for the dwelling which The Halifax Guardian of 17 September 1904 reported…
Undated postcard. There was an opening ceremony for the dwelling which The Halifax Guardian of 17 September 1904 reported…
Reservoir Railway, Blake Dean, Nr. Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge - WMH00726
Undated postcard. One of the 15 engines used during the construction of the reservoirs at Walshaw Dean for Halifax Corporation. Work started in 1901. As well as transporting supplies and materials the railway was also used to transport the navvies…