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Heptonstall Churches - PNH00383
The old church at Heptonstall taken from the porch of the new church
Gravestones in Heptonstall Churchyard - PNH00308
Showing also the former Sunday School.
Lumbutts Methodist Chapel, Todmorden - TAS00459
A Chapel was built in 1837 by a breakaway group from Mankinholes Chapel but as the congregation grew it was demolished and replaced by this larger building in 1877. The Chapel remains open as at 2015.
Shore Baptist Chapel and Sunday School, Cornholme, Todmorden - TAS00441
On the hillside above Burnley Road the chapel was founded in 1777 and enlarged and extended over the years. The church closed in the 1960s and a part is now a private house but the rest is derelict and the chapel roofless.
John Fielden's Grave, Unitarian Church, Todmorden - TAS00440
The grave is in the burial ground of the first Unitarian Church off Longfield Road which became the Sunday School when the magnificent new church opened in 1869. Although a very wealthy mill owner and influential politician he requested a very simple…
John Fielden's Grave, Unitarian Church, Todmorden - TAS00439
The grave is in the burial ground of the first Unitarian Church off Longfield Road which became the Sunday School when the magnificent new church opened in 1869. Although a very wealthy mill owner and influential politician he requested a very simple…
On The Way to the Civic Service - EUS00103
Mayor Eunice Shaw with Canon Harry W. Hodgson
Hebden Bridge Parish Church, Mytholm - RDA00118
The Parish Church of Hebden Bridge, dedicated to St James the Great, was consecrated in 1833. The church was built on land given by the Revd. James Armitage Rhodes and his wife Mary, who lived at nearby Mytholm Hall.
One of the Mytholm silk mills…
One of the Mytholm silk mills…
The Two Churches, Heptonstall - RDA00117
The old parish church of St Thomas a Beckett at Heptonstall. was founded in the 13th century although much of the ruin that still stands dates from the 15th century. The new church dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle was built in 1854, after a fierce…
The Methodist Chapel at Blackshaw Head - DEF00104
Taken in 1976 by a Manchester Polytechnic photographer as part of a research project on the area.
The Octagonal Methodist Church, Heptonstall - EIL00138
The chapel was built in 1764 by a Methodist Society which had grown steadily since John Wesley’s first visit in 1747. At first it was a perfect octagon, but in 1802 the sides were extended and the gallery reconstructed to increase the capacity. The…
Blake Dean Baptist Chapel. - ALC05171
Built in 1820 and closed in March 1959. demolished in1971. Off-shoot of Slack Chapel. Ref: 039a
Blake Dean Chapel and Cottages - ALC05163
Blake Dean Chapel stood at the head of the Hebden Valley . Near by Trestle Bridge was built to enable the reservoir at Walshaw Dean to be constructed.
This chapel was unique in that entrance to the gallery was down two steps and the entrance to the…
This chapel was unique in that entrance to the gallery was down two steps and the entrance to the…
Heptonstall Wesleyan Chapel - ALC04787
The foundation stone of this Chapel was laid by John Wesley, and erected in 1764. The shape is octagonal. In the building of this chapel there appears to have been almost an element of romance; women as well as men, coming even from a distance and…
Wesleyan Chapel, Heptonstall - ALC04786
The foundation stone of this Chapel was laid by John Wesley, and erected in 1764. The shape is octagonal. In the building of this chapel there appears to have been almost an element of romance; women as well as men, coming even from a distance and…
Gravestone unknown location - LLG00173
Stone Gravestone engraved "Fred, son of Robert and Grace Fielding of Heptonstall, who died Nov 29th 1868 in the 3rd year of his age. Also of William their son who died May 9th 1876 aged 9 months Also ????? Also Lewis, their son who died March 27th…
Gravestone in unknown location - LLG00156
Engraving"In Loving Memory of James Arthur Walton, Fairfield, Hebden Bridge Who Died August 30th 1913? Aged 52 years. Also of Betsy, Beloved Wife of the above Died January 22nd 1921 Aged 52 years. Sweet Remembrance of a Dear Husband & Father,…
Gravestone in unknown location - LLG00152
Inscription: In Loving Memory of AMELIA. BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES WALTON OF HANGINIGROYD, HEBDEN BRIDGE WHO DIED FEBY 19TH 1915 AGED 50 YEARS. ALSO OF THE ABOVE JAMES WALTON WHO DIED JULY 30TH 1918, AGED 48 YEARS. "At Rest". ALSO WILLIAM WALTON WHO…