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NAME: GAUXHOLME CORN MILL

LOCATION: Gauxholme

REF: CD24

GRID REF: 929 232

CLASSIFICATION: C

CONDITION: Semi-used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: From early 19C

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Close to the confluence of Midgelden Clough with…

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Postcard. The cast iron Gauxholme Bridge over the Rochdale Canal was built by the Manchester & Leeds Railway in 1840 and was described at the time as "a costly and beautiful structure possessing a most graceful appearance". Postcard.

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Crossing the picture is the railway line as it goes over the road to Bacup at Gauxholme. Looking towards Littleborough, Copperas House Bridge over the Rochdale Canal can be seen further along the line. The former Mason's Arms can be seen in close…

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GODLEY BRIDGE dates from 1900, the designer being E.R.S. Escott, Borough Engineer of that time. The iron skew bridge was opened on January 27th, 1900, replacing a narrow stone bridge which had probably been erected at the time Godley Cutting was made…

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Bridge over Saddleworth Road, Greetland

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Railway arch on Stainland Road, near former Greetland station

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This view shows the railway viaduct that linked Halifax Station with North Bridge. Final closure came in 1974 and the viaduct was demolished in 1979. The large mill on the left is Clark Bridge Mill is now the site of Matalan. In the right…

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As a result of the mill closures, some families left the area, causing a drop in population. House building schemes had been left in abeyance during the war. Now the government introduced help for authorities to start a housing programme. This…

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The five arch viaduct on the Manchester & Leeds Railway is right of centre and the Rochdale Canal to the left.

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Canteen Mill can be seen in the foreground. Nott Wood Viaduct on the 'Copy Pit Line' between Todmorden and Burnley is across the top.

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Robinwood Mill and Nott Wood viaduct.

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Thrush Hill Bridge at Caldene, Mytholmroyd

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The platforms not only extended along the viaducts but also extended over its sides it supported by the massive brackets seen here.

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The platforms not only extended along the viaducts but also extended over its sides it supported by the massive brackets seen here.

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The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.

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