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Slide 8: The River Derwent skirts the boundary of the park for a considerable distance. A striking feature of the river scenery in this vicinity are the tall reeds growing on the margin of the water. Some of these I measured were quite six feet in…

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NAME: SANDHOLME MILL
LOCATION: Commercial Street, Todmorden
REF: CD37
GRID REF: 944 242
CLASSIFICATION: B and C
CONDITION: Fully used
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: From early 19C
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: The last of this group of mills…

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NAME: SMITHY HOLME MILL

LOCATION: Knowl Wood

REF: CD14

GRID REF: 931 227

CLASSIFICATION: B

CONDITION: Empty

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Early-mid 19C (site earlier)

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A good example of an early mill building built…

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NAME: ALBION MILL

LOCATION: Stackhills

REF: CD32

GRID REF: 939 241

CLASSIFICATION: D

CONDITION: Fully used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid-late 19C

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: There are various buildings on this site, including a fair…

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NAME: SANDHOLME MILL

LOCATION: Commercial Street, Todmorden

REF: CD37

GRID REF: 944 242

CLASSIFICATION: B and C

CONDITION: Fully used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: From early 19C

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: The last of this group of…

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Rochdale Canal, Hebden Bridge, showing the back of the garage, Watson's Yard, Crossley Mill and the Machpelah houses.

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Crossley Mill on the Rochdale Canal, Hebden Bridge, March 1972.

Having undergone considerable restoration the mill now houses a children's nursery. (2013).

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Possibly the chimney and buildings of Calder Mill, now occupied by Wireform, on the right.

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The back of Crossley Mill is on the left foreground, next to it are the 3 storey houses of New Road. Opposite them you can just make out the weaver's windows of Machpelah.

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Machpelah is on the right, Croft House in centre of the picture, Crossley Mill on the left, behind the chimney of which can be seen Queen's Terrace on Heptonstall Road.

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This bridge takes the road from the main A646 (Hebden Bridge to Halifax) over the Rochdale Canal to the railway station. The top of the tower of Heptonstall church can be seen on the skyline.

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Looking towards Todmorden and the footbridge at the end of Holme Street, which leads to Calder Holmes Park. On the right you can just see Riverside School.

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Looking towards the back of the Stubbing Wharf Inn, Mytholm, before the restoration of the canal.

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Mayroyd Mill can be seen on the left, with the houses of Lime Avenue, off Heptonstall Road, towards the top of the picture.

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Paul & Diana Monahan on their canal boat.

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The rear of the theatre on Holme Street, newly constructed in 1993.

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The new building is under construction at the same time as the old building is being demolished. The red brick building is the Trades Club on Holme Street.
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