Bridge over River Calder, late C18. Hammer dressed stone supporting walls with ashlar parapet. 2 segmental arches of differing size; smaller arch to northern end. Buttressed ends.
Bridge over River Calder, late C18. Hammer dressed stone supporting walls with ashlar parapet. 2 segmental arches of differing size; smaller arch to northern end. Buttressed ends.
The photograph shows the village of Midgley above the wooded escarpment. Running through the centre of the photo is the A646 road. The light coloured building with the chimney behind is the Grove Inn which had its own brewery to the rear. To the left…
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Few homesteads are more pleasantly situated than Brearley Hall, which stands on an eminence between Mytholmroyd and Luddenden Foot. Antiquaries tell us…
Postcard date stamped September 1906. The House is not to be confused with Brearley Hall. It was built in 1841 by John Riley, a Halifax worsted manufacturer and merchant, and a major shareholder in the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.
Postcard date stamped October 1908. Looking down the valley towards Luddendenfoot. In the foreground is the Rochdale Canal and behind it the River Calder. Beyond on the right hillside the spire of Luddendenfoot Church which was demolished in 1980, as…