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Carr Laithe Barn, demolished in the 1930s, was built on top of the 'tunnels', which were used as a munition stores in WW2.

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This was the home of John Fielden MP who bought the Centre Vale estate in 1842 from local cotton mill owner, Thomas Ramsbottom, who built the original house. The mansion was used as a hospital during the First World War and later opened as a museum.…

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The mansion in Centre Vale Park was once home to 'Honest' John Fielden who bought the estate in 1842. The estate was given to Todmorden Borough Council in about 1900 and opened as a public park in 1912. During the First World War it was used as a…

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Showing the band stand. AN 34131869

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Looking towards the band stand.. AN 34131869

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The band stand can be seen, also the Garden of Remembrance and the Grammar School (Ferney Lee). AN 32938220

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The man on the parapet is Thomas Ingham Stansfield, the foreman.

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Burnley Road opposite Centre Vale Park, the park entrance can be seen on far left.

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From R A Priestley

Originally attached to the Town Hall, the was moved to Fielden Square and then to Centre Vale, April 1939. John Fielden was an industrialist and politician. He played a large part in reforming working practices to limit the hours…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907 but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was taken…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…

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Mons Mill, Todmorden was a cotton spinning mill in Todmorden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire for the Hare Spinning Company Limited. It was built in 1907, but ran into financial difficulties. It passed over to the Mons Mill (1919) Co Ltd and then was…

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1956? Work beginning on new secondary school, AN 70083581

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The original was destroyed by fire in 1999 and a new one built to this original design. The figure in the photograph is Beryl Martin with dog 'Juno".
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