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Mill Bank Road, Meltham
The buildings shown are Bank Cottage (nearest), Upper Mount, and Lower Mount.
Lines on the Melancholy Catastrophe at Holmfirth
Printed broadside titled "LINES On the melancholy Catastrophe at Holmfirth, on the Fourth of February, by the bursting of a large Reservoir, causing the loss of upwards of 100 lives".
Geoffrey Riley and Parents
Newspaper photograph of Riley family (L-R) Donald, Geoffrey and Lily. Donald died on 29 May 1944 after he and Geoffrey attempted to rescue an elderly neighbour from rising floodwaters.
Crash Site of RAF Mosquito DZ698
Local newspaper photograph of the aftermath of RAF Mosquito DZ698, piloted by Flight Lieutenant Ernest Robert James Blezard, crashing into residential housing at the junction of Central Avenue and West Close, Fartown.
Woodsome Hall
Undated sketch by the Rev. William Foxley Norris.
The Clerk's House
Undated sketch by the Rev. William Foxley Norris.
All Hallows, Almondbury
Sketch by the Rev. William Foxley Norris.
Doorway of Wormald Hall
Undated sketch by the Rev. William Foxley Norris.
One End of the old Village Stocks
Undated sketch by the Rev. William Foxley Norris.
Wormald Hall
Sketch by the Rev. William Foxley Norris.
King James' Grammar School
Undated sketch by the Rev. William Foxley Norris.
Stanley, George Herbert and Arthur Mitchell
Photograph (L-R) of siblings Stanley, George Herbert and Arthur Mitchell, believed to have been taken in 1917.
George Herbert Mitchell (centre), who is wearing a German Pickelhaube helmet, was awarded the Military Medal in October 1916 and died on…
George Herbert Mitchell (centre), who is wearing a German Pickelhaube helmet, was awarded the Military Medal in October 1916 and died on…
George Herbert Mitchell (1893-1917)
"Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922" (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield: MITCHELL, GEORGE HERBERT, MM. Corporal. No 240588. 1/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Almondbury. Son of George and Ruth A. Mitchell, 23 St. Helen's Farm,…
Belle Vue Refreshments
Undated photograph of Belle Vue, Harden Moss Road, Meltham.
Mytholmbridge Viaduct
Undated photograph.
Cook's Study
Photograph of Chantrey Tower (known locally as Cook's Study) taken in the early 1930s by Mr. T. Dyson of Netherthong. It appeared in a newspaper article dated 10 February 1934.
Shoulder of Mutton, New Mill
Undated photographs of the Shoulder of Mutton, New Mill, which closed on 31 December 1938.
Stirley Prisoner of War Working Camp
Undated photograph of German prisoners of war.
Beaumont Park, Entrance
Undated photo postcard by Smith Carter showing the former footbridge over the Meltham Branch Line in Dungeon Wood (later Beaumont Park).
Brockholes
Undated photo postcard by Smith Carter of Brockholes.
George Moxon & Sons
Letterhead for George Moxon and Sons of Huddersfield, "coal, coke & breeze factors" and specialists in "high class breeze, foundry & furnace coke"
Henry Hanson
Selection of invoices from carrier Henry Hanson of Church Street, Paddock.
Joseph Ed. Hemingway
Invoice from saddler and harness maker Joseph Edward Hemingway of 36 King Street, Huddersfield.
Hemmingway was residing at 38 Birkhouse Lane, Dalton, in 1900.
Hemmingway was residing at 38 Birkhouse Lane, Dalton, in 1900.
Ben Graham
Invoice from "builders, contractors, stone merchants, &c" Ben Graham of 16 Prospect Street, Huddersfield.
Harry Kirby of Huddersfield
Invoice from tobacconist and cigar merchant Harry Kirby of Huddersfield.
Whitestone Ironworks of Huddersfield
Invoice from Whitestone Ironworks off Turnbridge Road, Huddersfield.
J. S. Farrand
Invoice from joiner, builder and undertaker Joe Sykes Farrand of the Steam Joinery Works, Colne Road, Huddersfield.
H. Buckley of Lockwood
Invoice from manufacturing chemist H. Buckley of Lockwood.
This was likely chemist Herbert Buckley of Almondbury who is listed 15 Bridge Street, Lockwood, in the 1900 Huddersfield Street Directory.
This was likely chemist Herbert Buckley of Almondbury who is listed 15 Bridge Street, Lockwood, in the 1900 Huddersfield Street Directory.
Undertakers of the Aire & Calder Navigation
Invoice from the Undertakers of the Aire and Calder Navigation to John Haigh & Son of Firth Street.
Undertakers of the Aire & Calder Navigation
Invoice from the Undertakers of the Aire and Calder Navigation to John Haigh & Son of Firth Street.
Henry Cooper of Moldgreen
Invoice from veterinary surgeon Henry Cooper of Moldgreen to John Haigh & Sons Ltd. of Priestroyd Iron Works, Firth Street.
Royal Insurance Company, Huddersfield
Receipt from the Royal Insurance Company, Huddersfield, to John Haigh & Sons Ltd. of Priestroyd Iron Works, Firth Street.
Geo. Moxon & Sons
Selection of 1907 invoices from manufacturer George Moxon & Sons of Huddersfield, producers of "high class breeze, foundry & furnace coke", sent to John & Sons Ltd of Priestroyd Iron Works, Firth Street.
Portrait by Verona
Undated mounted photograph of a young woman by Verona of Market Place Chambers, Huddersfield.
J. W. Boyes of King Street, Huddersfield
Reverse of CDV photograph.
Portrait by W. E. Rimmer of Slaithwaite
Undated photograph by William Edward Rimmer of 41 Bridge Street, Slaithwaite.
Kruger & Holdsworth
Undated school photograph by Kruger & Holdsworth of Northumberland Street, Huddersfield.
Shakespeare Hirst
Undated photograph of Shakespeare Hirst (1841-1907).
Sam and Ellen Highley
Undated photograph of Sam Highley (1845-1927) and his wife Ellen (1848-1929) née Dennison. Ellen was an early member of the Huddersfield branch of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).
Edith Key
Undated photograph of Edith Ann Key (1872-1937) née Proctor, first secretary of the Huddersfield branch of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).
Farm Animal Exhibits
Newspaper photograph of the new "half sheep" exhibit at the Tolson Memorial Museum, from the Daily Mirror.
Standard Fireworks
Advertisement for Standard Fireworks from the Daily Mirror newspaper.
Catherine Augusta Yeats-Milne (1857-1905) née Hutchison
Newspaper illustration of Catherine Augusta Yeats-Milne (1857-1905) née Hutchison -- captioned as Catherine Yates Milne -- who one one of the two people who died following a railway accident at Huddersfield Railway Station on 21 April 1905.
Constance Alice Buckingham (1901-1986) née Mills
Undated portrait of Constance Alice Buckingham (née Mills), baker and confectioner of 122 Lockwood Road, Huddersfield.
Born 24 March 1901 at Romsey, Hampshire, she married baker Fred Godfrey Buckingham (1893-1970) circa 1919 and the couple moved…
Born 24 March 1901 at Romsey, Hampshire, she married baker Fred Godfrey Buckingham (1893-1970) circa 1919 and the couple moved…
Fitzwilliam Street Church, Huddersfield
Engraving from "Pictures of Unitarian Chapels" (1901) by Emily Sharpe.
D. F. E. Sykes
Undated portrait of Daniel Frederick Edward Sykes (1856-1920).
St. Georges Square, Huddersfield
A gatefold multiview postcard of Huddersfield.
North and South Union Railway
Prospectus for the West Yorkshire North & South Union Railway (1871), which was one of several unsuccessful attempts to improve rail access between Huddersfield and Halifax.
Opening of the Mytholm Viaduct near Holmfirth (1867)
Public notice of the reopening of the Holmfirth Branch Line, which had been partially closed following the collapse of Mytholmbridge Viaduct in December 1865.
The Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Railway Station at Huddersfield (1846)
Letter relating to the laying of the foundation stone of Huddersfield Railway Station on 9 October 1846 by the Right Hon. Earl Fitzwilliam, sent by Thomas Heaton, Secretary of the Lodge of Harmony No. 342.
Lockwood Viaduct
Hand-coloured postcard of Lockwood Viaduct, with Meltham Branch Line in the foreground.
Park Lane, Huddersfield
Hand-coloured postcard of Greenhead Park, with the houses on Park Drive in the background.
