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Woodhouse Mill, Todmorden. - RDA00247
The Grade ll listed building situated on the Rochdale Canal between Todmorden and Eastwood. It was built in 1832 as a steam powered cotton mill but by the mid-20th century lay derelict and then in 1994 it was gutted by a fire. It was subsequently…
Woodhouse Mill, Todmorden - MOT00173
Woodhouse Mill, seen from the towing path of the Rochdale Canal, c. 1906. The three-storey terrace of houses was called Bank View. The improvements and inventions of Hargreaves' spinning jenny, Crompton's mule, and later, Cartwright's power loom…
Woodhouse Mill - Todmorden - DMC00449
Woodhouse Mill was built in 1832 and spun cotton for a century until the Depression halted production. It remained empty for 50 years until it was bought by an enthusiast who planned an industrial heritage centre, but restoration was halted by the…
Woodhouse Mill - Todmorden - DMC00279
Woodhouse Mill was built in 1832 and spun cotton for a century until the Depression halted production. It remained empty for 50 years until it was bought by an enthusiast who planned an industrial heritage centre, but restoration was halted by the…
Woodhouse Mill - MOT00175
Woodhouse Mill, built in 1832, was sited directly alongside the Rochdale Canal to take advantage of the transport facilities and process water. The small engine house can be seen on the left of the mill. The chimney was detached from the mill in…
Winter at Hawksclough, Hebden Bridge - EEH00103
The Rochdale Canal
Whiteley Arches - ALC00423
1933. The bowstring bridge over the Rochdale Canal; when built in 1840 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway it was one of the first such in the country. It was replaced in 1939 with the metal trough bridge we see today. To the left Canalside Mill…
West Yorkshire Heritage, Sowerby Bridge, and Surroundings - JNB00541
County Bridge, St Peter's Church Sowerby, Canal Basin Sowerby Bridge, River Calder Mytholmroyd. Postcard dated 1993.
West Yorkshire Heritage, Sowerby Bridge Canal Basin - JNB00538
The former salt warehouse. Postcard dated 1993.
Waterside and Todmorden from the West - RDA00125
In the foreground is the railway line curving to the goods yard, with the station in the distance. Centre right is Fielden’s Waterside Mill next to the Rochdale Canal. To the right is the spire of the Unitarian Church, which was also built by the…
Waterside After the Fire - MOT00469
Waterside Mill fire 1901 - On 17th June 1901 fire destroyed the old spinning mill belonging to Fielden Bros. Built around 1800 and adjoining the Laneside cottages, the four-storey building was the first of many extensions and additions that would…
Water Wheel - JGC00114
Either water wheel at Ashton-under-Lyne or one that was found under Dale Street car park.
Waiting to go through Standedge Tunnel - FJW00124
The boats are covered with thick sheets of rubber to prevent damage in the narrow tunnel.
Viking Event at Hebden Bridge - COC00131
July 1985
Viking Event at Hebden Bridge - COC00130
Brian Holden of the Rochdale Canal Society is standing next to Cllr Christopher O'Brien. The marina at Hebden Bridge. July 1985.