Places to see in ( Todmorden - UK )
Places to see in ( Todmorden - UK )
Todmorden is a market town and civil parish in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Todmorden is 17 miles from Manchester. Todmorden is at the confluence of three steep-sided Pennine valleys and is surrounded by moorlands with outcrops of sandblasted gritstone.
The historic boundary between Yorkshire and Lancashire is the River Calder and its tributary, the Walsden Water, which run through the town. The administrative border was altered by the Local Government Act 1888 placing the whole of the town within the West Riding. The town is served by Todmorden and Walsden railway stations.
Other villages and towns in the Upper Calder Valley include Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd. The territory of the civil parish of Todmorden also extends to cover Eastwood, Walsden, Cornholme, Mankinholes, Lumbutts, Robinwood, Lydgate, Portsmouth, Shade, Stansfield, Dobroyd, Ferney Lee, Gauxholme and Cross Stone.
Medieval Todmorden had consisted of the townships of Langfield and Stansfield in Yorkshire, and Todmorden/Walsden section of the greater township of Hundersfield in the Ancient Parish of Rochdale, Lancashire. The township of Todmorden and Walsden was created in 1801 by the union of the older villages of Todmorden and Walsden.
Todmorden has a Greek Revival town hall (built 1866–1875) which dominates the centre of the town. The building straddles the Walsden Water, a tributary of the River Calder, and was situated in both Lancashire and Yorkshire until the administrative county boundary was moved on 1 January 1888. Designed by John Gibson of Westminster, this imposing building has a northern end which is semi-circular.
Todmorden has the look of a Victorian mill town. Other notable buildings include Dobroyd Castle (completed in 1869), now used as a residential activity centre for schoolchildren; the Edwardian Hippodrome Theatre, and the Grade I listed Todmorden Unitarian Church (built 1865–1869). Dobroyd Castle, the town hall and the Unitarian church were all built at the behest of John Fielden and his sons and designed by John Gibson, who had been a member of Charles Barry's team at the Houses of Parliament. Pre-Victorian buildings include two 18th century pubs; Todmorden Old Hall, a Grade II* listed manor house (Elizabethan) in the centre of town, and St. Mary's Church which dates from 1476.
Todmorden is situated alongside the Pennine Way, Pennine Bridleway, Mary Towneley Loop and Calderdale Way and is popular for outdoor activities such as walking, fell running, mountain biking and bouldering. Its attractions include canals and locks, a park containing a sports centre, an outdoor skateboard park, tennis courts, a golf course, an aquarium/reptile house and a cricket ground. There are wooded areas around the town and cafés and restaurants. The Hippodrome Theatre shows films as well as putting on live performances. The town has a small toy and model museum, a library and a tourist information centre, along with independent retailers. Annual events include a carnival, agricultural show, beer festival, music festival and the traditional Easter Pace Egg plays.
Centre Vale Park in Todmorden is the setting for several pieces of local art, including tree carvings by the sculptor John Adamson. Also in the park are the reconstructed remains of Centre Vale Mansion, next to Todmorden War Memorial in the Garden of Remembrance, and nearby there is a sculpture of a dog. This was sculpted by local sculptor David Wynne in 2005, and was cast in steel at the local Todmorden foundry Weir Minerals.
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Places to see in ( Darwen - UK )
Places to see in ( Darwen - UK )
Darwen is a market town and civil parish located in Lancashire, England. Along with its northerly neighbour, Blackburn, Darwen forms the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen — a unitary authority area.
Darwen is known locally as Darren and its residents are known as Darreners. The main road through Darwen is the A666 towards Blackburn to the north and Bolton to the south, and ultimately at the Pendlebury boundary with Irlams o' th' Height where it joins the A6, about 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Manchester.
The town stands on the River Darwen, which flows from south to north and is visible only in the outskirts of the town, as within the town centre it runs underground. Darwen is a quintessential Lancastrian town in the centre of the county. Located amid the West Pennine Moors south of Blackburn, it stands within a valley with the River Darwen flowing at its base. The river passes through the town from south to north, subsequently joining the River Ribble, one of the longest rivers in North West England. The A666 road follows the valley through the town centre as part of its route from the Ribble Valley, north of Blackburn, to Bolton and the boundary between Pendlebury and Irlams o' th' Height in Salford. The town's weather conditions made it perfect for cotton weaving and as a result it became one of the largest mill towns in Lancashire.
In 1897 the town council met to deliberate how best to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The idea of building the Jubilee Tower, in conjunction with public access to the moors, was put forward. A competition to design the tower was won by Ralph Ellison from the borough engineer's department and on 22 June 1897 work began.
Today Darwen Library stands at the corner of Knott Street and School Street to the north of the Circus. It was commissioned by Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish migrant to the USA who made his fortune as a producer of iron and steel. He donated £8,000 in response to a speculative appeal for funds by the Library Committee.
The Market Hall was opened on 11 July 1882 and the clock tower was added in 1899 when Dr. Ballantyne became mayor. In the 1930s part of the market ground was made into the town's bus station and still remains today. In 1992 a three-day market was introduced. Although local government proceedings were transferred to Blackburn in the 1970s, the council chambers remained in the building, and were used by the magistrates' court from 1983 until 1992. The town hall currently houses offices of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and the local Neighbourhood Policing Team, and five shop units opened in 2011, and is a venue for meetings of the Darwen Town Council established in 2009.
Bold Venture Park stands to the west of the town, at the foot of the moors and the path which leads to the Jubilee Tower. The land in which the park lies was bought by Rev. W.A. Duckworth. It was built by W. Stubbs of the Borough Engineers and Thomas Hogy the landscaper and gardener, and opened in 1889. Sunnyhurst Woods was originally owned by the Brock-Hollinshead family and used for hunting stag.
Darwen sits in a large valley strung along the A666 road along the valley floor. Darwen stands athwart the Ribble Valley railway line, operated by Northern. Darwen railway station has one train per hour between Clitheroe and Manchester (via Bolton). Darwen's bus terminal (Darwen Circus) hosts buses up to every 12 minutes to Blackburn/Accrington on weekdays.
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Burnley Uncovered | Episode 10 | Burnley Food Market
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Todmorden 2016
Cycle ride around Todmorden, Calderdale.
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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As I Figure Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Hep Cats Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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AcidJazz Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Shades of Spring Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Dances and Dames Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Todmorden .. My hometown ...
Life in the Northern town of Todmorden.
Todmorden Harriers Santa Run 2015
The Tod Harriers Santa run 2015
Places to see in ( Hebden Bridge - UK )
Places to see in ( Hebden Bridge - UK )
Hebden Bridge is a market town which forms part of Hebden Royd in West Yorkshire, England. Hebden Bridge is in the Upper Calder Valley, 8 miles west of Halifax and 14 miles north-east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the Hebden Water.
Hebden Bridge Town Hall and adjoining fire station is a Grade II listed building, built in 1897. Following local government reorganisation, it became underused. The building was transferred from Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council to Hebden Bridge Community Association on a 40-year lease (now extended to 125 years) on 1 April 2010, along with funds for basic maintenance work.
Hebden Bridge lies close to the Pennine Way and Hardcastle Crags and is popular for outdoor pursuits such as walking, climbing and cycling. It lies on the Rochdale Canal – a through route across the Pennines. The town of Hebden Bridge is on the route of the Calderdale Way, a circular walk of about 50 miles (80 km) around the hills and valleys of Calderdale, and it is connected with the Pennine Way through the Hebden Bridge Loop.
oday tourism is probably the main economic factor in Hebden Bridge, and nearly all shops are open on Sundays. As of Easter 2017, The weekly Market has moved to Lees Yard adjoining the pedestrian centre of St. George Square, and the market days have been increased from two and a half to four full weekly market days: Thursdays to Sundays. Walkley's Clog Mill is one of the country's leading clog manufacturers. It moved from its original home at Falling Royd to a site on Midgley Road in Mytholmroyd.
Hebden Bridge has built a reputation for great little shops and has an unusually high density of independent shops for a UK town of its size with more than 20 cafes and tea rooms, and about 20 pubs, micro pubs and restaurants. In a national survey by the New Economics Foundation in 2010 Hebden Bridge was ranked sixth on a diversity scale and was praised for its independent shops and unique shopping experience.
Hebden Bridge railway station lies on the Calder Valley Line between Manchester Victoria and Leeds City. The Hebden Bridger is a local bus operated by West Yorkshire Metro that serves as a town centre service, also operating to local villages including Heptonstall.
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Nutclough Mill and Hebden Bridge - Part 4
In our exploration of the history of Calrec's Nutclough Mill HQ and the town of Hebden Bridge, we've reached the 1960s.
It was a sad time.
The UK clothing industry had begun to import cheaper textiles from the East. One by one, the mills were shut down. Then they were vandalised and gutted by fire. The rivers were in a bad way, poisoned by years of industrial pollution. People were fleeing South in search of work. The town was in terminal decline.
In the mid-Sixties, a group of residents set to work to help make Hebden Bridge a decent place to live again and to restore some civic pride. They began to restore some of the town's most important historic buildings, clear up the rubbish, and clean the rivers. It was the dawn of a new era in the town's fortunes.
The Mill
A film by Alistair Macdonald
Featuring Calderdale Carpets
Commissioned by Creative Scene
Premiered at Popcorn Premiere at Dewsbury Town Hall on Friday 18 May 2018
Town Hall, Manchester (1)
Stadhuis, Manchester, Engeland - Oktober 2013
Town Hall, Manchester, England - October 2013
A Wander Around Todmorden
Music: Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Images: Simon Zonenblick
The Baptist Church Shore ( A Church Year at Shore 1971 - 1972 )
Over looking the West Yorkshire Town of Todmorden stands this now disused Baptist Church at Shore . Founded in the Year 1777 was used by Farmers and hand weavers living on the hill tops, in later days served the people of Todmorden and other surrounding districts. This film is the only record of this church and covers the activities of the year 1971 to 1972. The Church itself could no longer be used due to dry rot so the adjoining sunday school had to be used for all these activities.
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Prince Charles visiting Todmorden - Incredible Edible
Prince Charles visiting Todmorden on 08.09.10.
todmorden Station Gala, fun jaz
Todmorden Station Gala 2009, Were in the mood for sausages
TODMORDEN ON CORONATION STREET
Ken Barlow and friend mentioning Todmorden at his school reunion
Tammy and Stuart - Todmorden
Tammy and Stuart were married at Todmorden Unitarian Church and The Fielden Centre in Todmorden in July 2017. I loved providing live music for this wedding. I've never seen a couple more in love than these two. They booked me for my full day package so I was there from the church right up to the final dance.
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havok beast and off piste, Todmorden
top of the beast and a sneaky one at havok. hard, wet conditions today. very dark so apologies for the footage quality. sacked it off after not a lot of riding due to a puncture. roll on summer i say!