Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00473
Boating, Dam, Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, Mill, People at Leisure, Postcard
Postcard with February 1909 postmark. A former water powered cotton mill at the heart of Hardcastle Crags it was built early 19th century by Abraham Gibson of Greenwood Lee and officially known as Lord Holme Mill. The mill was converted into an ‘entertainment emporium’ circa 1900 to cater for the thousands of visitors who came to the Crags at holiday periods and the mill pond seen here was used for boating. The boarding on the mill wall is advertising its ‘Tearooms and Dancing Room’.
The Mill fell into disuse in the second half of the 20th century but along with Hardcastle Crags it is now owned by the National Trust and today the mill is a Visitor Centre with a café.
H. Hardaker
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
William Henwood
PHDA - William Henwood Collection
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
TIFF file 8-bit
English (U.K.)
Documentary photograph
WMH00473.tif
The Dam and Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. - WMH00441
Boating, Dam, Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, Mill, Postcard
Postcard with August 1936 postmark but the same photo is used on a 1929 card. A former water powered cotton mill at the heart of Hardcastle Crags it was built early 19th century by Abraham Gibson of Greenwood Lee and officially known as Lord Holme Mill. The mill was converted into an ‘entertainment emporium’ circa 1900 to cater for the thousands of visitors who came to the Crags at holiday periods and the mill pond seen here was used for boating. The boarding on the mill wall is advertising its ‘Tearooms and Dancing Room’.
The Mill fell into disuse in the second half of the 20th century but along with Hardcastle Crags it is now owned by the National Trust and today the mill is a Visitor Centre with a café.
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
William Henwood
PHDA - William Henwood Collection
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
TIFF file 8-bit
English (U.K.)
Documentary photograph
WMH00441.tif