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Todmorden & District Carriage Company logo

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Driver William Nothard and conductor George Atkinson with No.3 bus at Eastwood, 1907.

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The first bus to go to the new housing estate at Ashenhurst, Sunday 14 August 1938.

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No 2 bus at Bridge End, Shade, in 1907. This photograph had special interest for the Steele family who kept the newsagents shop in the background. The bus conductor, with his ticket punch and collecting bag, is Albert Steele and standing on his…

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No 3 bus on Burnley road, near the top entrance to the park 1928-31. The bus was a Leyland Titan TD1, delivered in July 1928, and was the first of 14 buses of this type to enter service with the Todmorden motor bus undertaking. The driver is Jesse…

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A double decker approaching Hungry Wood railway arch, Cornholme in 1934. The sign on the wall reads "Passengers much keep seated when passing this arch". Due to the limited headroom buses had to keep to the centre of the road when negotiating the…

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No 2 bus outside the Town Hall on 1st January 1907 prior to the inaugural run to Steanor Bottom. The Mayor, Alderman Abraham Crossley, is standing at the extreme right surrounded by children and well-wishers. The bus, one of two supplied by…

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The fleet of five buses of the Todmorden Motor Bus Committee and crews photographed on the lane leading to the electricity destructor, where the buses where garaged.

An Act of Parliament in 1906 allowed the Corporation to provide a bus service for…

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The skeleton of the new bus garage, built in 1909 at Millwood, Halifax Road, on ground belonging to the Gas Committee.

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The Seal of the Mayor Alderman & Burgesses of the Borough of Todmorden

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The Todmorden Gas Company, an independent enterprise, was formed around 1848. In 1887 the Local Board were in favour of purchasing the gas company, but the asking price £69,569, was too high and it was not until 1893, when the Gas Purchases Act was…

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The Todmorden Gas Company, an independent enterprise, was formed around 1848. In 1887 the Local Board were in favour of purchasing the gas company, but the asking price £69,569, was too high and it was not until 1893, when the Gas Purchases Act was…

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The Todmorden Gas Company, an independent enterprise, was formed around 1848. In 1887 the Local Board were in favour of purchasing the gas company, but the asking price £69,569, was too high and it was not until 1893, when the Gas Purchases Act was…

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The Todmorden Gas Company, an independent enterprise, was formed around 1848. In 1887 the Local Board were in favour of purchasing the gas company, but the asking price £69,569, was too high and it was not until 1893, when the Gas Purchases Act was…

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The gas works area, looking towards Woodhouse, in the late 19th Century. Todmorden Gas Company, an independent enterprise, was formed around 1848. In 1887 the Local Board were in favour of purchasing the gas company, but the asking price £69,569, was…

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Electricity cables being laid along Halifax Road, 1905-6. Roomfield Buildings are seen on the right.

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Gorpley Waterworks under construction. It was finally opened in 1905. The work was completed by Benjamin Lumb, the local builder. In this view, the workmen's encampment can be seen beyond the half-constructed filter beds

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Road paving, 1911 - The operation of motor buses by the Corporation helped to bring about improvements in the surfacing and repair of local roads. The increasing presence of motor transport in the late 1900s was responsible for the disintegration of…

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The gasworks area, looking towards Woodhouse, in the late 19th Century

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Gorpley Waterworks under construction. It was finally opened in 1905.
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