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Wainhouse Tower and Rocks Road, Halifax - DPC00190
Postcard dated August 1906.
Hall End, Halifax - DPC00184
Postcard dated April 1905
Victoria Hall, Halifax - DPC00168
Postcard dated September 1906.
Todmorden Town Centre - TAL00344
This is Todmorden town centre from Rochdale Road, Water Street is on the right. The 3 storey white building in the cetre is the first property on Burnley road opp the Town Hall. the dark line across the image above the houses is the railway viaduct.…
Akroyd Park Mansion, Halifax - DPC00148
The mansion, a Grade 11 listed building, was sold by Colonel Akroyd to Halifax Corporation in 1887. It now forms Bankfield branch library and museum.
Crossley & Porter Grammar School, Halifax - DPC00147
Crossley and Porter School History
The Crossley Heath school building owes its existence to the philanthropy of the Crossley brothers, Francis, John and Joseph. In 1857 they formulated a scheme for the establishment of a ‘superior College for the…
The Crossley Heath school building owes its existence to the philanthropy of the Crossley brothers, Francis, John and Joseph. In 1857 they formulated a scheme for the establishment of a ‘superior College for the…
Abbott's Homes, Halifax - DPC00137
Just a short distance from Halifax’s busy town centre sits John Abbotts Ladies Home, the complex of Grade II listed buildings set around landscaped gardens at Skircoat Green Road is part of the Almshouses Association. There are 14 properties in all…
View over Mytholmroyd - HCC00302
Taken before the construction of Caldene Bridge in 1908. St Michael's Church and Sunday School can be seen towards the centre of the picture, and Broadbottom farm in the distance on the left. Along the bottom is the station and goods shed but before…
Slack Chapel Choir, Heptonstall - HCC00205
Heptonstall Slack Baptist Chapel Choir c.1909, taken to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Choirmaster, William Greenwood, nickname William the Singer.
Bottom row from left: Sarah Pickles, unknown, Francis Greenwood who was killed in the First…
Bottom row from left: Sarah Pickles, unknown, Francis Greenwood who was killed in the First…
Cragg Hall, Cragg Vale - HCC00168
Donated by Margaret Harrison. Newly completed Cragg Hall.
Cragg Hall - HCC00165
Donated by Margaret Harrison
St John the Baptist, Cragg Vale - HCC00163
The house on the hillside behind the church is Cragg Hall before it was 'improved' by the Hinchliffes. Old Cragg Hall is towards the top of the picture, in the trees. Photo donated by Margaret Harrison
Cragg Hall, Cragg Vale - HCC00162
Donated by Margaret Harrison
Todmorden - Burnley Road. - RDA00315
The poster for the Bridge Street Sunday School event dates this photo to 1905.
Holme Station Accident. - RDA00300
Holme Station Cliviger on the Todmorden-Burnley 'Copy Pit' line. On 27th October 1907 some wagons on a coal train became detached at Copy Pit and rolled back down and leaving the track demolished the Booking Office killing the Booking Clerk.
Hebden Bridge. - RDA00297
View over the town from Fairfield looking up Hebden Dale about 1900. Bottom centre St Thomas' Catholic Church and next to it Pallis House.
Heptonstall Slack and Chapel, c1900 - RDA00292
Mount Zion Baptist Church was built in 1808 by a breakaway group from Birchcliffe Chapel in Hebden Bridge but the present building dates from 1878.
Hebden Bridge from Wood Top. - RDA00287
View over the railway station to the town and Heptonstall hillside. Bottom right the municipal gas works at Crow Nest. The station wedged between the railway warehouse and Victoria Mill.
Todmorden Water Works. - RDA00274
Construction of filter beds at Gorpley Reservoir.
Gorpley Waterworks was finally opened in 1905. The work was completed by Benjamin Lumb, the local builder.
Gorpley Waterworks was finally opened in 1905. The work was completed by Benjamin Lumb, the local builder.
Todmorden Water Works Filter Beds. - RDA00273
Believed to be at Gorpley Reservoir.
Lob Mill, Todmorden. - RDA00258
Lob Mill east of the town with the chimney being felled on 29 September 1906 by which time the mill was disused Note the crowds standing on the railway viaduct to watch.
Walsden, Todmorden - RDA00101
A west bound goods train approaching Walsden Station. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1961.
A new station with ‘bus stop’ style shelters was opened in 1990 but slightly to the east of the footbridge seen here to the right.
A new station with ‘bus stop’ style shelters was opened in 1990 but slightly to the east of the footbridge seen here to the right.