Taken from above Broadbottom, c1910. On the left of the picture are White Houses. On the right is the site of Caldene, Nest and Stocks estates. Below the wood on the left of the picture is Scout road School, to the right of which is Woodleigh, then…
Early 20th century postcard pre-1910, posted in Mytholmroyd. It was sent by a Mr & Mrs Hargreaves of 23 Hall Gate, Mytholmroyd. Is this them? Sending family postcards was quite common at the time.
Undated postcard. The bridge was built to carry a tramway from Whitehill Nook, Heptonstall, to transport materials and navvies to the construction site of Walshaw Dean Reservoirs. The bridge was 700ft long and 105ft above the valley floor. The bridge…
Halifax Corporation tram in May 1911 just prior to the Hebden Urban District Council road widening improvements. Not much shelter from the elements for the driver. Commercial Street going off to the right.
Dickie Dewhirst, proprietor of the Todmorden Herald, outside his shop (now the Border Bookshop), Halifax Road, Todmorden. The last issue of the Herald was published on 3rd April, 1912.
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Once in a secluded situation and surrounded by woods, but now hedged in by buildings and the railway. The hall itself has been scheduled in the 1913 L & Y…
The Royal Electric Theatre' on New Road opened in 1913 on what is now the Memorial Gardens. It ceased as a cinema June 24th 1921 when the present day Picture House opened.
Prior to the commencement of the 19th Century little thought had been given to the conditions under which factory workers were employed, whether they were children or adults.
By the early 1820s several attempts had been made to introduce…
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Sunnybank is one of the few remaining timber-built houses in the parish. It presents a quaint sight and a decaying one, especially on the north side. …
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
One of several old homesteads in Shibden valley. Staups dates back well over 300 years, for documentary evidence tells of a John Bentley compounding for…
In memory of his activities, a statue was originally erected by Todmorden Town Hall in 1875. It was then moved to Fielden Square in 1890. It was moved to its present location in Centre Vale Park in 1939.
Postcard date stamped May 1916. Looking down the road from the canal bridge; over the river, past the Goods Yard and then over the railway and up to St Mary's Church. The church was built in 1873, closed in 1977 and its 126ft spire was demolished in…
Post card with 1917 postmark. The foundation stone for the church was laid in 1847 and the church was consecrated in 1848. The church was enlarged in 1887 and the following year the foundation stone was laid for a new chancel. Distinctively it has a…
Postcard with 1917 postmark. This church, built in 1838 to replace a smaller church constructed in 1813, was paid for from the 'million pound fund'. An Act of Parliament allocated £1 million to build churches in the rapidly expanding industrial areas…
Postcard with 1917 postmark. This church, built in 1838 to replace a smaller church constructed in 1813, was paid for from the 'million pound fund'. An Act of Parliament allocated £1 million to build churches in the rapidly expanding industrial areas…