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Undated postcard. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags, three of which are still useable when the river is low. The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the opposite bank of the river, was one of…

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Postcard with April 1912 postmark. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags three of which are still useable when the river is low. The Pavilion Tearoom, about 250 metres downstream from Gibson Mill on the opposite bank of the river,…

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Undated postcard. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags, three of which are still passable when the river is low. The man seen here is crossing from the riverside path to the path which comes down from Hebden Hey, today site of the…

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Postcard with June 1906 postmark. One of four sets of stepping stones at Hardcastle Crags three of which are still passable when the river is low. The path on the opposite side of the river comes down from Hebden Hey, today site of the scout hostel.…

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Postcard with July 1935 postmark. One of four sets of stepping stones in Hardcastle Crags three of which are still useable when the river is low. The path on the opposite side of the river comes down from Hebden Hey, today site of the scout hostel.

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Postcard with July 1933 postmark. One of four sets of stepping stones in Hardcastle Crags, three of which are still useable when the river is low. The path on the opposite side of the river comes down from Hebden Hey, today site of the scout hostel.…

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Postcard date stamped August 1908. Upstream from Gibson Mill with the people standing on the riverside path. The small weir was to control the flow above the weir for Gibson Mill.

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Undated postcard. Looking upstream, the remains of the supports for the trestle bridge can be seen.

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Postcard postmarked July 1935. The path is most likely the one which runs from near the top of the Drive down to Hebden Water and the path to Blake Dean below Walshaw.

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Undated postcard. The women's dresses suggest that the photo is pre-First World War. Would hitching their dresses above the knees to paddle have been considered risque at the time?

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Postcard with July 1909 postmark. The Fisherman’s Hut on the river bank next to the Riverside Path upstream from Gibson Mill.

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Undated postcard.
The Fisherman’s Hut on the river bank next to the Riverside Path upstream from Gibson Mill.

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Undated postcard. The Fisherman’s Hut on the river bank next to the Riverside Path upstream from Gibson Mill.

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Postcard dated February 1906. The stream runs down from Walshaw Head to Hebden Water in Hardcastle Crags.

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Promotional postcard date stamped September 1910. The first in a series using this photo published by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. On the reverse there is the Company's crest but no promotional message.


The photo shows the Walshaw Waterfall…

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Postcard with August 1953 postmark, although George VI had died the previous rear the stamps on the card still carry head. The photo shows the rocky outcrop up the Drive above Gibson Mill which gives Hardcastle Crags its name.

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Postcard date stamped Nelson, 19 August 1914. The senders' rather enigmatic message reads:
"Dear Cousin
Just a line in answer to your PC no doubt you will know we are all unemployed as all the mills are stopped. We had a long walk yesterday to…

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Postcard with August 1909 postmark. Looking down the Drive towards the Lodge and Gates.

The Drive, built by Lord Savile in the mid-19th century runs the length of the Crags from the Lodge at Midgehole, past Gibson Mill, to the Savile's shooting…
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