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Hawksclough Mill, 1965 - HBC00888
Partial demolition of the mill is taking place. A firm of Blenders and Slitherers occupied the smaller premises for a number of years. The mill was finally demolished in 2013 and the site developed for housing.
Hangingroyd Lane, Hebden Bridge, 1963 - HBC00582
The terraced houses top right are Illingworth Villas off Keighley Road.
Halifax Station 1963. - LYR00167
LYRS 6409 - general view of L&YR platform and canopies to the rear of the station buildings looking in the Leeds direction. To the right of Platform 1 a train on the now lifted 'down' loop. Only the island platforms remain in railway use with the…
Goods Train crossing Lob Mill Viaduct, Todmorden. 31 May 1967 - DMC00321
Loco No 48154? Scanned from photograph
Foundation Stone Ceremony, 1964 - HBC00559
Foundation Stone Ceremony for Salem Sunday School, Hebden Bridge. The gentleman far right is Maurice Morgan, who was a lay preacher. Clerical gentleman R to L: Rev Ted Matkovitch, Rev Brian Holt, a previous minister at Salem; Rev Abraham Hall…
Foster Lane Methodist Chapel, Hebden Bridge, 1963 - HBC00660
The architect of the chapel was William Henry Cockroft. Cross Lanes Chapel can be seen on the hillside behind.
Former Methodist Church, Lees Road, Hebden Bridge, 1960 - HBC00650
Known affectionately as the Tin Tab.
Floods at Callis Bridge, Charlestown, 1961 - HBC00856
We have this photo dated 1961, but Jonathan Greenwood comments: “I have a copy of this print because the building in the centre used to belong to my great grandparents, Thomas (Tommy) & Harriet Louisa (Louie) Knight, who ran it as a bakery. They both…
Fire Station & Waterside Mill (April 1969) - DMC00317
This was just at the time the new Fire Station was built on Stansfield Road. Scanned from photograph
Ewood Estate under Construction, Mytholmroyd, 1962 - HBC00965
Southfield House is on the right of the picture.
Eastwood Station 1963 - LYR00233
LYRS 6034 - General view from above station looking north east towards Hebden Bridge. The passenger station had closed 12 years earlier and goods facilities were to be shortly withdrawn when this photo was taken in August 1963.
The station half way…
The station half way…
Eastwood c.1960 - ALC00451
Pair of B1Class locos double heading a westbound passenger train.
Douglas Houghton, M.P. for the Sowerby Constituency - DEF00296
Douglas Houghton, M.P., at the opening of Park Fold Wood.
Douglas Houghton, (11 August 1898 – 2 May 1996) was a British Labour politician. He was the last British Cabinet minister born in the 19th century.
Houghton was a great believer in…
Douglas Houghton, (11 August 1898 – 2 May 1996) was a British Labour politician. He was the last British Cabinet minister born in the 19th century.
Houghton was a great believer in…