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Ted Hughes Plaque - BIM00106
Blue plaque on the house in Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, where Ted Hughes was born.
Lower Colden Valley, Hebden Bridge - PNH01428
A deep ravine with many early industrial remains. The chimney is virtually all that remains of Lumb Mills. The house on the hillside is Lumb Bank, formerly the home of the poet Ted Hughes, now the home of the Arvon Foundation, a residential centre…
No 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd - DBC00101
The house where the former Poet Laureate, Edward James " Ted" Hughes, (17 August 1930 - 28 October 1998) was born. Ted was only 7 years old when he moved with his family to Mexborough in South Yorkshire, but it is widely believed that his early years…
Ted Hughes Birthplace at Mytholmroyd - DBC00102
The West Yorkshire house in which the late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes was born.
Ted Hughes lived at the three-bedroomed end-terrace at 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, near Hebden Bridge, from his birth on 17 August 1930 until 1938. At least eight…
Ted Hughes lived at the three-bedroomed end-terrace at 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, near Hebden Bridge, from his birth on 17 August 1930 until 1938. At least eight…
Churn Milk Joan on Midgley Moor - DBC00103
Also known as Churn Milk Peg and Savile's Low, this stone is located on Midgley Moor. It is a 6' 9" high stone pillar - probably originally placed as a boundary marker. The stone is claimed to spin round three times on New Year's Eve. It is said to…
Churn Milk Joan on Midgley Moor - DBC00104
Also known as Churn Milk Peg and Savile's Low, this stone is located on Midgley Moor. It is a 6' 9" high stone pillar - probably originally placed as a boundary marker. The stone is claimed to spin round three times on New Year's Eve. It is said to…
Mytholmroyd - DBC00105
Inspiration for 'Cock Crows' by Ted Hughes
The 'Hen Pens' behind Mount Zion, Mytholmroyd - DBC00106
Inspiration for 'Cock Crows' by Ted Hughes
Raistrick Greave, nr Gorple, c1970 - DBC00108
Possible inspiration for 'Dead Farms, Dead Leaves'
Pad Laithe, near Noah Dale, Colden, c1960 - DBC00109
Possible inspiration for 'Dead Farms, Dead Leaves'
Pennine Farm - DBC00110
Possible inspiration for 'Dead Farms, Dead Leaves'
Shooting Butts and Churn Milk Joan on Midgley Moor - DBC00112
Also known as Churn Milk Peg and Savile's Low, this stone is located on Midgley Moor. It is a 6' 9" high stone pillar - probably originally placed as a boundary marker. The stone is claimed to spin round three times on New Year's Eve. It is said to…
Looking down on Mytholmroyd - DBC00118
Calder High School is on the extreme right of the picture, with Bankfield Estate in the centre.
Mytholmroyd House - DBC00120
Ted Hugh's uncle Albert lived in this house with his wife Minnie and daughter Glynis. Albert was a master joiner and in the evenings he would spend time making pull along toy ducks. Albert sadly took his life in the attic. Ted wrote a poem about…
Cricket Match at Mytholmroyd - DBC00125
Painting by Donald Crossley
