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The old St Paul's Church, Cross Stone, Todmorden - TAS00418
The Chapel of Cross Stone or Crostone takes its name from a fragment of an 11th century cross found in the wall of a barn. Situated in the Township of Stansfield, it was part of the Heptonstall parish, but due to the size of the area covered, a sub…
The Old Grammar School, Heptonstall - HLS00238
In 1626 Charles Greenwood, Rector of Thornhill Church, purchased the sub-manor of Heptonstall from Sir Arthur Ingram for £500. He founded Heptonstall Grammar School in 1642 to be maintained by rents from property in Colden (still known as School…
The Old Church, Heptonstall, c1950. - ALC04482
The church of St Thomas a Becket was built around the middle of the 13th century.
The Old Church, Heptonstall - KEC00362
Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
The Old Church, Heptonstall - KEC00360
Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
The Old Church, Heptonstall - KEC00359
One of the few churches in England dedicated to St Thomas a Becket. The Chantry house can be seen through the graveyard and the pinnacles of the porch of the new church are on the right. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
The Old Church, Heptonstall - JSB00151
The ruined Church of St Thomas a Becket.
The Old Bridge, Hebden Bridge - JSB00115
Possibly Mr Collins of Heptonstall by the Old Bridge in Hebden Bridge, taken from Old Gate, March 1970. Stubbings School is in the centre of the picture, and St john's Church on the left.
The Old Birchcliffe Chapel - ALC00486
The old Birchcliffe Baptist Chapel. Some of the stone was later used to build a Sunday School located behind the 'new' chapel which opened in 1898.
The Old Birchcliffe Chapel - ALC00485
The old Birchcliffe Baptist Chapel. Some of the stone was later used to build a Sunday School located behind the 'new' chapel which opened in 1898.
The Octagonal Methodist Church, Heptonstall - EIL00138
The chapel was built in 1764 by a Methodist Society which had grown steadily since John Wesley’s first visit in 1747. At first it was a perfect octagon, but in 1802 the sides were extended and the gallery reconstructed to increase the capacity. The…
The Octagonal Methodist Church, Heptonstall - ALC04550
The chapel was built in 1764 by a Methodist Society which had grown steadily since John Wesley’s first visit in 1747. At first it was a perfect octagon, but in 1802 the sides were extended and the gallery reconstructed to increase the capacity. The…
The Octagonal Chapel, Heptonstall - HLS01036
This Grade II listed chapel is situated off Northgate, Heptonstall, and is one of the earliest Wesleyan chapels in the country. John Wesley laid the foundation stone for the unusual octagonal building which was completed in 1764, since when it has…
The Methodist Chapel at Blackshaw Head - DEF00104
Taken in 1976 by a Manchester Polytechnic photographer as part of a research project on the area.
The Mayor Comes To Call - PAK00452
Cllr Jonathan Timbers, Mayor of Hebden Royd, visited the Birchcliffe Centre in January 2015 to see the work of the Local History Society and the Digital Archive, part of the Pennine Horizons Project. Pictured here are Alice Law, Sarah Shooter, Cllr…