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PEOPLE

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== SIXTEENTH CENTURY ==

== SEVENTENTH CENTURY ==
=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate''' ===
== EIGHTEEN CENTURY ==
=== '''Thomas Lister, Clockmaker''' ===

=== '''Thomas Oldfield, Coiner''' ===

== NINETEEN CENTURY ==
==== '''Branwell Brontë, Painter & Writer''' ====

Patrick Branwell Brontë, born 26 June 1817, was an English painter and writer. He was the only son of the Brontë family, and brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.

In 1840 Branwell was appointed as 'assistant clerk in charge' at Sowerby Bridge Railway Station. In 1841, he was promoted to 'clerk in charge' at Luddenfoot Railway Station. In 1842 he was dismissed due to a deficit in the railway accounts. It is probable that this money was stolen by a colleague, while Branwell was off drinking.

However, he drifted between jobs, supporting himself by portrait-painting, and gave way to drug and alcohol addiction, apparently worsened by a failed relationship with a married woman. Brontë died at the age of 31, on 24 September 1848

Branwell lived briefly at The Lord Nelson Inn.

==== '''William Heaton, Poet''' ====

Heaton was born in poor circumstances in the village and lived most of his life in the cottage opposite the Lord Nelson and close to the church gates. His start in life meant that he did not attend school but he strived against the odds to better himself. At first he taught himself to read and write by tracing letters on the gravestones in the churchyard.

Quite late in life he earned his living by carpet weaving at home. Along with other young men in the village he joined the lending library and they began to collect items of Natural History and coins. Later he started to write poetry which he showed to Branwell Brontë who gave him great encouragement.

From this contact with Brontë and the artistic circle of friends at the Lord Nelson, he settled down to write poetry seriously. It is believed he composed at the loom and scribbled his verse on the walls of the cottage.

His first collection of poems was published in 1847 called 'Flowers of Calderdale'. In the 1851 census, Heaton is described as a carpet Weaver and poet. At that time, besides his wife Elizabeth, there were six other members of his extended family living with him in the small cottage.

A second volume entitled 'The old soldier, the wandering lover and other poems' appeared in 1858. This work contains a poem, 'The song of the handloom Weaver', which captures very well the circumstances and feelings of the handloom weavers in the period 1830 to 1850 when mechanisation swept them away.

Towards the end of his life influential friends like William Dearden obtained a sinecure for him as the first keeper of Peoples Park in Halifax. He died in 1871, and his gravestone at Mount Pellon describes him as the Calderdale Poet.

== TWENTIETH CENTURY ==

==== MIDGLEY AND LUDDENDEN SERVICEMEN ====
====The War Dead====
All the servicemen commemorated on the Midgley and Luddenden War Memorial have been researched and their histories are listed below:

[https://luddenden.com/ww1-commemoration/ World War One Servicemen] 

[[World War Two Commemoration| World War Two Servicemen]]

====Roll of Honour====
In addition, you can explore of the Villages' Rolls of Honour [[Rolls of Honour|here]] 

[[Main Page|Back to the Main Page]]

PEOPLE

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== SIXTEENTH CENTURY ==

== SEVENTENTH CENTURY ==
=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate''' ===
== EIGHTEEN CENTURY ==
=== '''Thomas Lister, Clockmaker''' ===

=== '''Thomas Oldfield, Coiner''' ===

== NINETEEN CENTURY ==
==== '''Branwell Brontë, Painter & Writer''' ====

Patrick Branwell Brontë, born 26 June 1817, was an English painter and writer. He was the only son of the Brontë family, and brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.

In 1840 Branwell was appointed as 'assistant clerk in charge' at Sowerby Bridge Railway Station. In 1841, he was promoted to 'clerk in charge' at Luddenfoot Railway Station. In 1842 he was dismissed due to a deficit in the railway accounts. It is probable that this money was stolen by a colleague, while Branwell was off drinking.

However, he drifted between jobs, supporting himself by portrait-painting, and gave way to drug and alcohol addiction, apparently worsened by a failed relationship with a married woman. Brontë died at the age of 31, on 24 September 1848

Branwell lived briefly at The Lord Nelson Inn.

==== '''William Heaton, Poet''' ====

Heaton was born in poor circumstances in the village and lived most of his life in the cottage opposite the Lord Nelson and close to the church gates. His start in life meant that he did not attend school but he strived against the odds to better himself. At first he taught himself to read and write by tracing letters on the gravestones in the churchyard.

Quite late in life he earned his living by carpet weaving at home. Along with other young men in the village he joined the lending library and they began to collect items of Natural History and coins. Later he started to write poetry which he showed to Bramwell Bronte who gave him great encouragement.

From this contact with Bronte, and the artistic circle of friends at the Lord Nelson he settled down to write poetry seriously. It is believed he composed at the loom and scribbled his verse on the walls of the cottage.

His first collection of poems was published in 1847 called 'Flowers of Calderdale'. In the 1851 census, Heaton is described as a carpet Weaver and poet. At that time, besides his wife Elizabeth, there were six other members of his extended family living with him in the small cottage.

A second volume entitled 'The old soldier, the wandering lover and other poems' appeared in 1858. This work contains a poem, 'The song of the handloom Weaver', which captures very well the circumstances and feelings of the handloom weavers in the period 1830 to 1850 when mechanisation swept them away.

Towards the end of his life influential friends like William Dearden obtained a sinecure for him as the first keeper of Peoples Park in Halifax. He died in 1871, and his gravestone at Mount Pellon describes him as the Calderdale Poet.
== TWENTIETH CENTURY ==

==== MIDGLEY AND LUDDENDEN SERVICEMEN ====
====The War Dead====
All the servicemen commemorated on the Midgley and Luddenden War Memorial have been researched and their histories are listed below:

[https://luddenden.com/ww1-commemoration/ World War One Servicemen] 

[[World War Two Commemoration| World War Two Servicemen]]

====Roll of Honour====
In addition, you can explore of the Villages' Rolls of Honour [[Rolls of Honour|here]] 

[[Main Page|Back to the Main Page]]

User talk:SBParker

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===Welcome to the Luddenden Village History Group===

This set of Wiki pages is a repository of information and links collected and curated by members of the group. The hope is that it will grow over time with contributions made by everyone. In order to add pages and modify existing information, you will need to create a user account and log in.

Creating an account is very easy and there's a link at the top right of this page if you're not already logged in.


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===What we do===

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* '''We explore the history of Luddenden and the Luddenden Dean water catchment area.'''
* '''We publish this research referencing the original sources documents where these exist.'''
* '''We explore deeds and documents held by householders in the village.'''
* '''We look at the valley's geology and geography, habitation and industry, people and places, lives and deaths, wealth and poverty, pubs and clubs, religions, churches and chapels, historic houses, schools and education.'''

===Pages held on this Wiki:===

→  [[Village Timeline]] 
→  [[Notable Buildings]] 
→  [[Common Areas]] 
→  [[Famous Residents]] 
→  [[Industry]] 
→  [[Library]] 
→  [[Local Retail]] 
→  [[Conservation Report]] 
→  [[Notes]] 
→  [[Links]] 

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===Welcome to the Luddenden Village History Group===

This set of Wiki pages is a repository of information and links collected and curated by members of the group. The hope is that it will grow over time with contributions made by everyone. In order to add pages and modify existing information, you will need to create a user account and log in.

Creating an account is very easy and there's a link at the top right of this page if you're not already logged in.


Please note that both internal and external email seems to be broken at present. I'm looking into it but currently have no clue as to what's gone wrong...


===What we do===

'''
* '''We explore the history of Luddenden and the Luddenden Dean water catchment area.'''
* '''We publish this research referencing the original sources documents where these exist.'''
* '''We explore deeds and documents held by householders in the village.'''
* '''We look at the valley's geology and geography, habitation and industry, people and places, lives and deaths, wealth and poverty, pubs and clubs, religions, churches and chapels, historic houses, schools and education.'''

===Pages held on this Wiki:===

→  [[Village Timeline]] 
→  [[Notable Buildings]] 
→  [[Common Areas]] 
→  [[Famous Residents]] 
→  [[Industry]] 
→  [[Library]] 
→  [[Local Retail]] 
→  [[Conservation Report]] 
→  [[Notes]] 
→  [[Links]] 

'''Help Pages'''

[[Question Page]]

[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki Help]

'''Public information'''

→  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddenden Wikipedia Luddenden page]

'''Test Page(s)'''

→  [[Play / Test Page]] 
→  [[Play / Test Page 2]]

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2025-03-16T08:33:51Z

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'''Welcome to ''Luddenden History''!'''
We hope you will contribute much and well.
You will probably want to read the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents help pages].
Again, welcome and have fun! [[User:SBParker|Steve Parker]] ([[User talk:SBParker|talk]]) 08:33, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

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Immigrant from the USA. Moved to UK in 2006, moved to Luddenden in 2023.

Free Methodist Chapel

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'''Free Methodist Chapel'''

The Free Methodist Church was constructed in 1837, following a split from the Wesleyan Methodist Church (which was originally across the road at the bottom of Halifax Lane).

The building is not listed, and has now been converted into apartments, having served also as the Luddenden Working Men’s Club. The date stone can just be made out above the main door.

The Free Methodist Church was a much more democratic institution than the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and the building is important as it serves as a reminder of the importance of the Methodist Church in Pennine textile communities such as Luddenden.

It was decided that the building was not large enough in 1897 and this led to the building of the Luddenden Methodist Chapel on the other side of the valley.

Conservation Report - Key Buildings

2025-03-04T16:04:54Z

SBParker: Free Methodist Chapel page created

== '''Key Buildings''' ==

Key buildings and homes in the immediate village are:

→  [[Box House]] 
→  [[The Lord Nelson Inn]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[St. Mary's Church]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[The Coach House]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[16 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[34 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[23, 24 and 25 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[Church Hill]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[Luddenden Methodist Chapel]] 
→  [[Free Methodist Chapel]] 

'''The Former Church of England Infants’ School and Headmaster’s House'''

Situated at the junction of High Street and New Road, the
old Infants’ School was opened in 1872. The 1844 Factory
Act had fixed the minimum age for starting work as 8, and
children under 13 years of age were half-timers, spending
either morning or afternoon in school, and the other half day at work. This so increased the demand for school places that the earlier school was unable to cope. This second school was therefore eventually opened and took the younger children, whilst the previous one took older children through to school leaving. The schools continued in this way with junior and infant children until a new combined junior and infant’s school was built on the Kershaw estate in 1993. The school has now been converted into a house.

'''The former Luddenden Vicarage'''

The original vicarage was built on Stocks Lane in 1842, and was designed by Charles Child, a
Halifax architect. Not listed, like many of the
buildings on the Warley side of Luddenden, it is in many ways a typical Church of England vicarage of
its time, and designed for a large family with rooms
for servants. Built on four floors, including cellars and attics, it finally became too large and expensive
for the present church purposes, and was sold in the
early 1980s, when a new vicarage was built on the
Carr Field estate.

'''Laurel Bank'''

Laurel Bank, on Stocks Lane, is an early Victorian House which was built for a local doctor. It has now been split into two separate dwellings but is a splendid example of
the type of house which was built locally for the
gentry and mill owners.

'''The Old Slaughterhouse'''

This building was used as a butcher’s shop (fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street) with the associated slaughterhouse above, entered from Stocks Lane. It is said that when a beast was being slaughtered, the building was so narrow that its head would stick out of one of the windows fronting on to High Street.

'''21 Richmond Terrace'''

The main feature of interest of this house is the cellar dwelling that can be seen through the gate and down the steps underneath the main house. In Victorian times, cellar dwellings were quite common, and this contained one small room and tiny scullery at the rear built into the earth. At one time, six people were resident in it.

As standards of housing improved in the twentieth century, cellar dwellings were incorporated into the main house, as happened here, or in most cases, were demolished.

'''Church House'''

This building in the centre of the village at the junction of Stocks Lane and High Street was formerly a
public house, the Murgatroyd Arms. During the mid-1930s, the licence was transferred to an establishment in Skircoat Green, Halifax, which kept the same name, and the building
was purchased by St. Mary’s Church. It was sold and converted into a private house in the 1980s.

'''Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane'''

Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane, on Stocks Lane, are two terraces of houses built during the early/mid C19 to provide accommodation for the increasing number of workers engaged in the expanding textile industry. The houses were all renovated and brought up to modern standards during the 1970s, but provide a picturesque and wonderful example of Victorian workers’ housing.

'''The Bridge over the Luddenden Brook'''

Originally a wooden bridge, by the early C16 it was in a poor state. A Halifax man, Richard Stanclyffe, bequeathed “to the byldyng of Luddyngden brige xL (i.e. £10) if so be they take in hand to bylde the brigge of stone”. Needless to say, in 1518 they did! The height of the bridge has been raised from its original height.

'''Horse Trough at the bottom of Stocks Lane'''

Provided in 1861 by Wm. Patchett for the refreshment of horses coming along the pack horse routes from Bradford and Halifax, towards Lancashire. The bottom of Stocks Lane was the junction where the two routes met.

'''Other Buildings'''

Other buildings and structures which contribute to the environment in Luddenden include 8/9 High
Street, 13 and 14 High Street and the old chapel in the
graveyard.

'''Current Condition and Uses'''

Almost all the buildings in this area are in good condition, and the only ones not in use currently are

* the old butcher’s shop fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street,
* the associated slaughterhouse at the bottom of Stocks Lane, and
* the old chapel in the graveyard. (In less than good condition, the old chapel is owned by the local authority which is currently trying to find a use for it.)

Some of the properties have lost their original window detailing, with the loss of mullions the most common.

'''Open Spaces and Trees'''

There are many open spaces in this area along both sides of the river, and to the eastern side of the top half of High Street, below the Luddenden Methodist Church.

The views through these spaces are part of the essence of Luddenden, and must not be allowed to disappear. There are many mature trees, some of which are protected, and these add to the aesthetic quality of the area

'''New Road and Duke Street'''

For about 15 years after the Napoleonic wars, there was much distress and a very high poor rate. The packhorse route up Old Lane out of Luddenden to Midgley had always been difficult to traverse, particularly in icy weather. The local Overseer of the Poor, therefore, between 1823 and 1825 set men receiving relief to work on cutting out a new road between Carr Field and Duke Street to avoid this climb. During the first half of C19, there had been much criticism of the quality of housing. Rapid expansion of the textile industry led to a greater demand for houses in Luddenden.

During the last quarter of the century, a ribbon of development has taken place on New Road and along Duke Street. A number of terraced houses and one or two houses for the gentry were all constructed, of a much higher standard than those existing previously.

Luddenden Methodist Chapel

2025-03-04T16:02:26Z

SBParker: Page created

'''Luddenden Methodist Chapel'''

Unlike other buildings in the village, the chapel is not listed, but adds greatly to the local architecture.

Built in 1902, and closed as a place of worship in 2011, the building was the third Methodist chapel built in the village.

Originally a Free Methodist Chapel, much of the building work was
done by male members of the congregation, who dug
out the foundations and assisted in the construction wherever possible.
The Chapel was on the higher part of the building, with a school
underneath.

For most of the twentieth century, much of the social life of the village was centred on this building.

Conservation Report - Key Buildings

2025-03-04T15:59:43Z

SBParker: Created Luddenden Methodist Chapel page

== '''Key Buildings''' ==

Key buildings and homes in the immediate village are:

→  [[Box House]] 
→  [[The Lord Nelson Inn]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[St. Mary's Church]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[The Coach House]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[16 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[34 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[23, 24 and 25 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[Church Hill]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[Luddenden Methodist Chapel]] 

'''Free Methodist Chapel'''

Built as a Free Methodist Church in 1837, following a split away from the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was originally across the road at the bottom of Halifax Lane. The building is not listed, and has now been converted into apartments, having served also as the Luddenden Working Men’s Club. The date stone can just be made out above the main door. The Free Methodist Church was a much more democratic institution than the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and the building is important as it serves as a reminder of the important part played by the Methodist Church in Pennine textile communities such as Luddenden. It was decided that the building was not large enough in 1897, and this led to the building of the Luddenden Methodist Chapel (above) across the other side of the valley.

'''The Former Church of England Infants’ School and Headmaster’s House'''

Situated at the junction of High Street and New Road, the
old Infants’ School was opened in 1872. The 1844 Factory
Act had fixed the minimum age for starting work as 8, and
children under 13 years of age were half-timers, spending
either morning or afternoon in school, and the other half day at work. This so increased the demand for school places that the earlier school was unable to cope. This second school was therefore eventually opened and took the younger children, whilst the previous one took older children through to school leaving. The schools continued in this way with junior and infant children until a new combined junior and infant’s school was built on the Kershaw estate in 1993. The school has now been converted into a house.

'''The former Luddenden Vicarage'''

The original vicarage was built on Stocks Lane in 1842, and was designed by Charles Child, a
Halifax architect. Not listed, like many of the
buildings on the Warley side of Luddenden, it is in many ways a typical Church of England vicarage of
its time, and designed for a large family with rooms
for servants. Built on four floors, including cellars and attics, it finally became too large and expensive
for the present church purposes, and was sold in the
early 1980s, when a new vicarage was built on the
Carr Field estate.

'''Laurel Bank'''

Laurel Bank, on Stocks Lane, is an early Victorian House which was built for a local doctor. It has now been split into two separate dwellings but is a splendid example of
the type of house which was built locally for the
gentry and mill owners.

'''The Old Slaughterhouse'''

This building was used as a butcher’s shop (fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street) with the associated slaughterhouse above, entered from Stocks Lane. It is said that when a beast was being slaughtered, the building was so narrow that its head would stick out of one of the windows fronting on to High Street.

'''21 Richmond Terrace'''

The main feature of interest of this house is the cellar dwelling that can be seen through the gate and down the steps underneath the main house. In Victorian times, cellar dwellings were quite common, and this contained one small room and tiny scullery at the rear built into the earth. At one time, six people were resident in it.

As standards of housing improved in the twentieth century, cellar dwellings were incorporated into the main house, as happened here, or in most cases, were demolished.

'''Church House'''

This building in the centre of the village at the junction of Stocks Lane and High Street was formerly a
public house, the Murgatroyd Arms. During the mid-1930s, the licence was transferred to an establishment in Skircoat Green, Halifax, which kept the same name, and the building
was purchased by St. Mary’s Church. It was sold and converted into a private house in the 1980s.

'''Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane'''

Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane, on Stocks Lane, are two terraces of houses built during the early/mid C19 to provide accommodation for the increasing number of workers engaged in the expanding textile industry. The houses were all renovated and brought up to modern standards during the 1970s, but provide a picturesque and wonderful example of Victorian workers’ housing.

'''The Bridge over the Luddenden Brook'''

Originally a wooden bridge, by the early C16 it was in a poor state. A Halifax man, Richard Stanclyffe, bequeathed “to the byldyng of Luddyngden brige xL (i.e. £10) if so be they take in hand to bylde the brigge of stone”. Needless to say, in 1518 they did! The height of the bridge has been raised from its original height.

'''Horse Trough at the bottom of Stocks Lane'''

Provided in 1861 by Wm. Patchett for the refreshment of horses coming along the pack horse routes from Bradford and Halifax, towards Lancashire. The bottom of Stocks Lane was the junction where the two routes met.

'''Other Buildings'''

Other buildings and structures which contribute to the environment in Luddenden include 8/9 High
Street, 13 and 14 High Street and the old chapel in the
graveyard.

'''Current Condition and Uses'''

Almost all the buildings in this area are in good condition, and the only ones not in use currently are

* the old butcher’s shop fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street,
* the associated slaughterhouse at the bottom of Stocks Lane, and
* the old chapel in the graveyard. (In less than good condition, the old chapel is owned by the local authority which is currently trying to find a use for it.)

Some of the properties have lost their original window detailing, with the loss of mullions the most common.

'''Open Spaces and Trees'''

There are many open spaces in this area along both sides of the river, and to the eastern side of the top half of High Street, below the Luddenden Methodist Church.

The views through these spaces are part of the essence of Luddenden, and must not be allowed to disappear. There are many mature trees, some of which are protected, and these add to the aesthetic quality of the area

'''New Road and Duke Street'''

For about 15 years after the Napoleonic wars, there was much distress and a very high poor rate. The packhorse route up Old Lane out of Luddenden to Midgley had always been difficult to traverse, particularly in icy weather. The local Overseer of the Poor, therefore, between 1823 and 1825 set men receiving relief to work on cutting out a new road between Carr Field and Duke Street to avoid this climb. During the first half of C19, there had been much criticism of the quality of housing. Rapid expansion of the textile industry led to a greater demand for houses in Luddenden.

During the last quarter of the century, a ribbon of development has taken place on New Road and along Duke Street. A number of terraced houses and one or two houses for the gentry were all constructed, of a much higher standard than those existing previously.

Church Hill

2025-03-04T15:51:08Z

SBParker: Created page

'''Church Hill'''

This is a terrace of nine houses with three of the houses fronting onto Old Lane.

Built in the early 19th century, they are typical weavers’ cottages with four lights to the ground floor and five to the first storey.

The houses are split into a group of six and a group of three, with a
tunnel between the end of the first six and the
group of three. The end three houses have 2-storey under-dwellings which have now been converted into garages.

Conservation Report - Key Buildings

2025-03-04T15:48:22Z

SBParker: Created Church Hill page

== '''Key Buildings''' ==

Key buildings and homes in the immediate village are:

→  [[Box House]] 
→  [[The Lord Nelson Inn]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[St. Mary's Church]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[The Coach House]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[16 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[34 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[23, 24 and 25 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[Church Hill]] (listed grade II) 

'''Luddenden Methodist Chapel'''

Unlike the previous buildings, this is not listed, but adds greatly to the architecture of the village. Built in 1902, and closed as a place of worship in 2011, the building was the third methodist chapel built in the village. Originally a Free Methodist Chapel, much of the building work was
done by male members of the congregation, who dug
out the foundations and assisted wherever possible.

The Chapel was on the top and a school building
underneath. For most of the twentieth century, much of the social life of the village was centred on this building.

'''Free Methodist Chapel'''

Built as a Free Methodist Church in 1837, following a split away from the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was originally across the road at the bottom of Halifax Lane. The building is not listed, and has now been converted into apartments, having served also as the Luddenden Working Men’s Club. The date stone can just be made out above the main door. The Free Methodist Church was a much more democratic institution than the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and the building is important as it serves as a reminder of the important part played by the Methodist Church in Pennine textile communities such as Luddenden. It was decided that the building was not large enough in 1897, and this led to the building of the Luddenden Methodist Chapel (above) across the other side of the valley.

'''The Former Church of England Infants’ School and Headmaster’s House'''

Situated at the junction of High Street and New Road, the
old Infants’ School was opened in 1872. The 1844 Factory
Act had fixed the minimum age for starting work as 8, and
children under 13 years of age were half-timers, spending
either morning or afternoon in school, and the other half day at work. This so increased the demand for school places that the earlier school was unable to cope. This second school was therefore eventually opened and took the younger children, whilst the previous one took older children through to school leaving. The schools continued in this way with junior and infant children until a new combined junior and infant’s school was built on the Kershaw estate in 1993. The school has now been converted into a house.

'''The former Luddenden Vicarage'''

The original vicarage was built on Stocks Lane in 1842, and was designed by Charles Child, a
Halifax architect. Not listed, like many of the
buildings on the Warley side of Luddenden, it is in many ways a typical Church of England vicarage of
its time, and designed for a large family with rooms
for servants. Built on four floors, including cellars and attics, it finally became too large and expensive
for the present church purposes, and was sold in the
early 1980s, when a new vicarage was built on the
Carr Field estate.

'''Laurel Bank'''

Laurel Bank, on Stocks Lane, is an early Victorian House which was built for a local doctor. It has now been split into two separate dwellings but is a splendid example of
the type of house which was built locally for the
gentry and mill owners.

'''The Old Slaughterhouse'''

This building was used as a butcher’s shop (fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street) with the associated slaughterhouse above, entered from Stocks Lane. It is said that when a beast was being slaughtered, the building was so narrow that its head would stick out of one of the windows fronting on to High Street.

'''21 Richmond Terrace'''

The main feature of interest of this house is the cellar dwelling that can be seen through the gate and down the steps underneath the main house. In Victorian times, cellar dwellings were quite common, and this contained one small room and tiny scullery at the rear built into the earth. At one time, six people were resident in it.

As standards of housing improved in the twentieth century, cellar dwellings were incorporated into the main house, as happened here, or in most cases, were demolished.

'''Church House'''

This building in the centre of the village at the junction of Stocks Lane and High Street was formerly a
public house, the Murgatroyd Arms. During the mid-1930s, the licence was transferred to an establishment in Skircoat Green, Halifax, which kept the same name, and the building
was purchased by St. Mary’s Church. It was sold and converted into a private house in the 1980s.

'''Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane'''

Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane, on Stocks Lane, are two terraces of houses built during the early/mid C19 to provide accommodation for the increasing number of workers engaged in the expanding textile industry. The houses were all renovated and brought up to modern standards during the 1970s, but provide a picturesque and wonderful example of Victorian workers’ housing.

'''The Bridge over the Luddenden Brook'''

Originally a wooden bridge, by the early C16 it was in a poor state. A Halifax man, Richard Stanclyffe, bequeathed “to the byldyng of Luddyngden brige xL (i.e. £10) if so be they take in hand to bylde the brigge of stone”. Needless to say, in 1518 they did! The height of the bridge has been raised from its original height.

'''Horse Trough at the bottom of Stocks Lane'''

Provided in 1861 by Wm. Patchett for the refreshment of horses coming along the pack horse routes from Bradford and Halifax, towards Lancashire. The bottom of Stocks Lane was the junction where the two routes met.

'''Other Buildings'''

Other buildings and structures which contribute to the environment in Luddenden include 8/9 High
Street, 13 and 14 High Street and the old chapel in the
graveyard.

'''Current Condition and Uses'''

Almost all the buildings in this area are in good condition, and the only ones not in use currently are

* the old butcher’s shop fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street,
* the associated slaughterhouse at the bottom of Stocks Lane, and
* the old chapel in the graveyard. (In less than good condition, the old chapel is owned by the local authority which is currently trying to find a use for it.)

Some of the properties have lost their original window detailing, with the loss of mullions the most common.

'''Open Spaces and Trees'''

There are many open spaces in this area along both sides of the river, and to the eastern side of the top half of High Street, below the Luddenden Methodist Church.

The views through these spaces are part of the essence of Luddenden, and must not be allowed to disappear. There are many mature trees, some of which are protected, and these add to the aesthetic quality of the area

'''New Road and Duke Street'''

For about 15 years after the Napoleonic wars, there was much distress and a very high poor rate. The packhorse route up Old Lane out of Luddenden to Midgley had always been difficult to traverse, particularly in icy weather. The local Overseer of the Poor, therefore, between 1823 and 1825 set men receiving relief to work on cutting out a new road between Carr Field and Duke Street to avoid this climb. During the first half of C19, there had been much criticism of the quality of housing. Rapid expansion of the textile industry led to a greater demand for houses in Luddenden.

During the last quarter of the century, a ribbon of development has taken place on New Road and along Duke Street. A number of terraced houses and one or two houses for the gentry were all constructed, of a much higher standard than those existing previously.

Main Page

2025-02-24T17:28:04Z

SBParker: Combined mediawiki help and question page sections

===Welcome to the Luddenden Village History Group===

This set of Wiki pages is a repository of information and links collected and curated by members of the group. The hope is that it will grow over time with contributions made by everyone. In order to add pages and modify existing information, you will need to create a user account and log in.

(Account creation is very easy indeed and there's a link at the top right of this page if you're not already logged in...)

'''Help Pages'''

[[Question Page]]

[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki Help]

===What we do===

'''
* '''We explore the history of Luddenden and the Luddenden Dean water catchment area.'''
* '''We publish this research referencing the original sources documents where these exist.'''
* '''We explore deeds and documents held by householders in the village.'''
* '''We look at the valley's geology and geography, habitation and industry, people and places, lives and deaths, wealth and poverty, pubs and clubs, religions, churches and chapels, historic houses, schools and education.'''

===Pages held on this Wiki:===

→  [[Village Timeline]] 
→  [[Notable Buildings]] 
→  [[Common Areas]] 
→  [[Famous Residents]] 
→  [[Industry]] 
→  [[Library]] 
→  [[Local Retail]] 
→  [[Conservation Report]] 
→  [[Notes]] 
→  [[Links]] 

'''Public information'''

→  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddenden Wikipedia Luddenden page]

'''Test Page(s)'''

→  [[Play / Test Page]] 
→  [[Play / Test Page 2]]

Question Page

2025-02-24T17:24:03Z

SBParker: Removed my earlier remarks due to KRM's solution.

Question Page

2025-02-24T17:21:55Z

SBParker: Corrected link to my page

'''General Questions Page'''

Is the haberdashery mentioned on the Retail page what is now 76-77 High Street? If so, I think the name might be Sayle rather than Sykes

 You are right John, I will correct this mistake 

I'm having problems creating image thumbnails. Not sure if I'm dong something wrong. I'm getting the following message: 
''Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127'' 
Anyone any ideas? 
John Vaul

 I saw this the other evening. I will ask Steve to look. I'll let you know when it's OK


SBP: I'm afraid I'm not sure this is fixable, given the tightly locked down nature of the web server configuration (which I'm completely unable to access) on the Wiki's host server. 

SBP: For the moment, I've turned off the functionality in the Wiki that attempts to create thumbnails so that the error message is suppressed at least. Your uploads are probably all ok by the way - the system deletes any thumbnail images it fails to create but should have uploaded your original image(s) so that they're still available for use on your page(s).



KRM:
The solution I used, was in two parts: 
1. Upload the file (making a note of its exact name) 
2. Add the following link to your page:<pre>
[[File:YourFileName.jpg|thumb]]
</pre>

Yes, this definitely works for images (you can see the effect on the pictures on my personal page [[User:SBParker]]). It probably works for other media too.

Question Page

2025-02-24T17:20:11Z

SBParker: Minor tweaks

'''General Questions Page'''

Is the haberdashery mentioned on the Retail page what is now 76-77 High Street? If so, I think the name might be Sayle rather than Sykes

 You are right John, I will correct this mistake 

I'm having problems creating image thumbnails. Not sure if I'm dong something wrong. I'm getting the following message: 
''Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127'' 
Anyone any ideas? 
John Vaul

 I saw this the other evening. I will ask Steve to look. I'll let you know when it's OK


SBP: I'm afraid I'm not sure this is fixable, given the tightly locked down nature of the web server configuration (which I'm completely unable to access) on the Wiki's host server. 

SBP: For the moment, I've turned off the functionality in the Wiki that attempts to create thumbnails so that the error message is suppressed at least. Your uploads are probably all ok by the way - the system deletes any thumbnail images it fails to create but should have uploaded your original image(s) so that they're still available for use on your page(s).



KRM:
The solution I used, was in two parts: 
1. Upload the file (making a note of it's name) 
2. Add the following link to your page:<pre>
[[File:YourFileName.jpg|thumb]]
</pre>

Yes, this definitely works for images (you can see the effect on the pictures on my personal page [[SBParker]]. It probably works for other media too.

User:SBParker

2025-02-24T17:16:17Z

SBParker:

== Steve Parker ==

'''Personal Information'''

[[File:SBParker image.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Crocuses.jpeg|thumb]]

In all my gory ;-)

'''Baking'''

[[Media:Banana_loaf.pdf]] | Banana Bread recipe

Question Page

2025-02-24T13:21:36Z

SBParker: Tidied up response to John Vaul

Question Page

2025-02-24T13:15:45Z

SBParker: Responded to John Vaul's question

File:Crocuses.jpeg

2025-02-24T13:03:54Z

SBParker: A picture of flowers

== Summary ==
A picture of flowers

Conservation Report - Key Buildings

2025-02-24T12:56:59Z

SBParker: Added listing for the Lord Nelson Inn

== '''Key Buildings''' ==

Key buildings and homes in the immediate village are:

→  [[Box House]] 
→  [[The Lord Nelson Inn]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[St. Mary's Church]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[The Coach House]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[16 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[34 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[23, 24 and 25 High Street]] (listed grade II) 

'''Church Hill (listed grade II)'''

This is a terrace of nine houses shown, plus three houses fronting onto Old Lane. Built early C19, they are typical weavers’ cottages with four lights to the ground floor and five to the first storey. They are split into a group of six houses and a group of three, with a
tunnel through between the end of the first six and the
group of three. The end three have 2-storey under
dwellings which have now been converted into
garages.

'''Luddenden Methodist Chapel'''

Unlike the previous buildings, this is not listed, but adds greatly to the architecture of the village. Built in 1902, and closed as a place of worship in 2011, the building was the third methodist chapel built in the village. Originally a Free Methodist Chapel, much of the building work was
done by male members of the congregation, who dug
out the foundations and assisted wherever possible.

The Chapel was on the top and a school building
underneath. For most of the twentieth century, much of the social life of the village was centred on this building.

'''Free Methodist Chapel'''

Built as a Free Methodist Church in 1837, following a split away from the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was originally across the road at the bottom of Halifax Lane. The building is not listed, and has now been converted into apartments, having served also as the Luddenden Working Men’s Club. The date stone can just be made out above the main door. The Free Methodist Church was a much more democratic institution than the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and the building is important as it serves as a reminder of the important part played by the Methodist Church in Pennine textile communities such as Luddenden. It was decided that the building was not large enough in 1897, and this led to the building of the Luddenden Methodist Chapel (above) across the other side of the valley.

'''The Former Church of England Infants’ School and Headmaster’s House'''

Situated at the junction of High Street and New Road, the
old Infants’ School was opened in 1872. The 1844 Factory
Act had fixed the minimum age for starting work as 8, and
children under 13 years of age were half-timers, spending
either morning or afternoon in school, and the other half day at work. This so increased the demand for school places that the earlier school was unable to cope. This second school was therefore eventually opened and took the younger children, whilst the previous one took older children through to school leaving. The schools continued in this way with junior and infant children until a new combined junior and infant’s school was built on the Kershaw estate in 1993. The school has now been converted into a house.

'''The former Luddenden Vicarage'''

The original vicarage was built on Stocks Lane in 1842, and was designed by Charles Child, a
Halifax architect. Not listed, like many of the
buildings on the Warley side of Luddenden, it is in many ways a typical Church of England vicarage of
its time, and designed for a large family with rooms
for servants. Built on four floors, including cellars and attics, it finally became too large and expensive
for the present church purposes, and was sold in the
early 1980s, when a new vicarage was built on the
Carr Field estate.

'''Laurel Bank'''

Laurel Bank, on Stocks Lane, is an early Victorian House which was built for a local doctor. It has now been split into two separate dwellings but is a splendid example of
the type of house which was built locally for the
gentry and mill owners.

'''The Old Slaughterhouse'''

This building was used as a butcher’s shop (fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street) with the associated slaughterhouse above, entered from Stocks Lane. It is said that when a beast was being slaughtered, the building was so narrow that its head would stick out of one of the windows fronting on to High Street.

'''21 Richmond Terrace'''

The main feature of interest of this house is the cellar dwelling that can be seen through the gate and down the steps underneath the main house. In Victorian times, cellar dwellings were quite common, and this contained one small room and tiny scullery at the rear built into the earth. At one time, six people were resident in it.

As standards of housing improved in the twentieth century, cellar dwellings were incorporated into the main house, as happened here, or in most cases, were demolished.

'''Church House'''

This building in the centre of the village at the junction of Stocks Lane and High Street was formerly a
public house, the Murgatroyd Arms. During the mid-1930s, the licence was transferred to an establishment in Skircoat Green, Halifax, which kept the same name, and the building
was purchased by St. Mary’s Church. It was sold and converted into a private house in the 1980s.

'''Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane'''

Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane, on Stocks Lane, are two terraces of houses built during the early/mid C19 to provide accommodation for the increasing number of workers engaged in the expanding textile industry. The houses were all renovated and brought up to modern standards during the 1970s, but provide a picturesque and wonderful example of Victorian workers’ housing.

'''The Bridge over the Luddenden Brook'''

Originally a wooden bridge, by the early C16 it was in a poor state. A Halifax man, Richard Stanclyffe, bequeathed “to the byldyng of Luddyngden brige xL (i.e. £10) if so be they take in hand to bylde the brigge of stone”. Needless to say, in 1518 they did! The height of the bridge has been raised from its original height.

'''Horse Trough at the bottom of Stocks Lane'''

Provided in 1861 by Wm. Patchett for the refreshment of horses coming along the pack horse routes from Bradford and Halifax, towards Lancashire. The bottom of Stocks Lane was the junction where the two routes met.

'''Other Buildings'''

Other buildings and structures which contribute to the environment in Luddenden include 8/9 High
Street, 13 and 14 High Street and the old chapel in the
graveyard.

'''Current Condition and Uses'''

Almost all the buildings in this area are in good condition, and the only ones not in use currently are

* the old butcher’s shop fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street,
* the associated slaughterhouse at the bottom of Stocks Lane, and
* the old chapel in the graveyard. (In less than good condition, the old chapel is owned by the local authority which is currently trying to find a use for it.)

Some of the properties have lost their original window detailing, with the loss of mullions the most common.

'''Open Spaces and Trees'''

There are many open spaces in this area along both sides of the river, and to the eastern side of the top half of High Street, below the Luddenden Methodist Church.

The views through these spaces are part of the essence of Luddenden, and must not be allowed to disappear. There are many mature trees, some of which are protected, and these add to the aesthetic quality of the area

'''New Road and Duke Street'''

For about 15 years after the Napoleonic wars, there was much distress and a very high poor rate. The packhorse route up Old Lane out of Luddenden to Midgley had always been difficult to traverse, particularly in icy weather. The local Overseer of the Poor, therefore, between 1823 and 1825 set men receiving relief to work on cutting out a new road between Carr Field and Duke Street to avoid this climb. During the first half of C19, there had been much criticism of the quality of housing. Rapid expansion of the textile industry led to a greater demand for houses in Luddenden.

During the last quarter of the century, a ribbon of development has taken place on New Road and along Duke Street. A number of terraced houses and one or two houses for the gentry were all constructed, of a much higher standard than those existing previously.

Main Page

2025-02-21T16:47:25Z

SBParker:

'''Welcome to the Luddenden Village History Group'''

This set of Wiki pages is a repository of information and links collected and curated by members of the group. The hope is that it will grow over time with contributions made by everyone. In order to add pages and modify existing information, you will need to create a user account and log in.

(Account creation is very easy indeed and there's a link at the top right of this page if you're not already logged in...)

[[Question Page]]

===What we do===

'''
* '''We explore the history of Luddenden and the Luddenden Dean water catchment area.'''
* '''We publish this research referencing the original sources documents where these exist.'''
* '''We explore deeds and documents held by householders in the village.'''
* '''We look at the valley's geology and geography, habitation and industry, people and places, lives and deaths, wealth and poverty, pubs and clubs, religions, churches and chapels, historic houses, schools and education.'''

'''Pages held on this Wiki:'''

→  [[Village Timeline]] 
→  [[Maps]] 
→  [[Notable Buildings]] 
→  [[Common Areas]] 
→  [[Famous Residents]] 
→  [[Industry]] 
→  [[Local Retail]] 
→  [[Conservation Report]] 
→  [[Links]] (Phil's excellent list) 
→  [[The Cornmill]] 
→  [[Notes]]

'''Public information'''

→  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddenden Wikipedia Luddenden page]

'''Test Page(s)'''

→  [[Play / Test Page]] 
→  [[Play / Test Page 2]]

Main Page

2025-02-21T16:46:54Z

SBParker: Very minor layout tweak

User:SBParker

2025-02-20T08:33:20Z

SBParker: Tweak

== Steve Parker ==

'''Personal Information'''

[[File:SBParker image.jpg|thumb]]

In all my gory ;-)

'''Baking'''

[[Media:Banana_loaf.pdf]] | Banana Bread recipe

23, 24 and 25 High Street

2025-02-16T13:13:41Z

SBParker: New page

'''23, 24 and 25 High Street (listed grade II)'''

23 to 25 High Street comprise a row of three mid-18th century cottages, with an original shop which has now
been incorporated into No. 25.

Built of thin coursed stone, they are of two storeys. Numbers 23 and 24 have:

* a 20th century door on the left,
* a 3-light window on the right,
* a 5-light window above, and
* a stack at right end.

Number 25 (the former shop) has a door on the left, a 2-light window to each floor and no stack (unheated).

Conservation Report - Key Buildings

2025-02-16T13:09:51Z

SBParker: 23-25 High St page made

== '''Key Buildings''' ==

Key buildings and homes in the immediate village are:

→  [[Box House]] 
→  [[The Lord Nelson Inn]] 
→  [[St. Mary's Church]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[The Coach House]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[16 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[34 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[23, 24 and 25 High Street]] (listed grade II) 

'''Church Hill (listed grade II)'''

This is a terrace of nine houses shown, plus three houses fronting onto Old Lane. Built early C19, they are typical weavers’ cottages with four lights to the ground floor and five to the first storey. They are split into a group of six houses and a group of three, with a
tunnel through between the end of the first six and the
group of three. The end three have 2-storey under
dwellings which have now been converted into
garages.

'''Luddenden Methodist Chapel'''

Unlike the previous buildings, this is not listed, but adds greatly to the architecture of the village. Built in 1902, and closed as a place of worship in 2011, the building was the third methodist chapel built in the village. Originally a Free Methodist Chapel, much of the building work was
done by male members of the congregation, who dug
out the foundations and assisted wherever possible.

The Chapel was on the top and a school building
underneath. For most of the twentieth century, much of the social life of the village was centred on this building.

'''Free Methodist Chapel'''

Built as a Free Methodist Church in 1837, following a split away from the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was originally across the road at the bottom of Halifax Lane. The building is not listed, and has now been converted into apartments, having served also as the Luddenden Working Men’s Club. The date stone can just be made out above the main door. The Free Methodist Church was a much more democratic institution than the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and the building is important as it serves as a reminder of the important part played by the Methodist Church in Pennine textile communities such as Luddenden. It was decided that the building was not large enough in 1897, and this led to the building of the Luddenden Methodist Chapel (above) across the other side of the valley.

'''The Former Church of England Infants’ School and Headmaster’s House'''

Situated at the junction of High Street and New Road, the
old Infants’ School was opened in 1872. The 1844 Factory
Act had fixed the minimum age for starting work as 8, and
children under 13 years of age were half-timers, spending
either morning or afternoon in school, and the other half day at work. This so increased the demand for school places that the earlier school was unable to cope. This second school was therefore eventually opened and took the younger children, whilst the previous one took older children through to school leaving. The schools continued in this way with junior and infant children until a new combined junior and infant’s school was built on the Kershaw estate in 1993. The school has now been converted into a house.

'''The former Luddenden Vicarage'''

The original vicarage was built on Stocks Lane in 1842, and was designed by Charles Child, a
Halifax architect. Not listed, like many of the
buildings on the Warley side of Luddenden, it is in many ways a typical Church of England vicarage of
its time, and designed for a large family with rooms
for servants. Built on four floors, including cellars and attics, it finally became too large and expensive
for the present church purposes, and was sold in the
early 1980s, when a new vicarage was built on the
Carr Field estate.

'''Laurel Bank'''

Laurel Bank, on Stocks Lane, is an early Victorian House which was built for a local doctor. It has now been split into two separate dwellings but is a splendid example of
the type of house which was built locally for the
gentry and mill owners.

'''The Old Slaughterhouse'''

This building was used as a butcher’s shop (fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street) with the associated slaughterhouse above, entered from Stocks Lane. It is said that when a beast was being slaughtered, the building was so narrow that its head would stick out of one of the windows fronting on to High Street.

'''21 Richmond Terrace'''

The main feature of interest of this house is the cellar dwelling that can be seen through the gate and down the steps underneath the main house. In Victorian times, cellar dwellings were quite common, and this contained one small room and tiny scullery at the rear built into the earth. At one time, six people were resident in it.

As standards of housing improved in the twentieth century, cellar dwellings were incorporated into the main house, as happened here, or in most cases, were demolished.

'''Church House'''

This building in the centre of the village at the junction of Stocks Lane and High Street was formerly a
public house, the Murgatroyd Arms. During the mid-1930s, the licence was transferred to an establishment in Skircoat Green, Halifax, which kept the same name, and the building
was purchased by St. Mary’s Church. It was sold and converted into a private house in the 1980s.

'''Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane'''

Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane, on Stocks Lane, are two terraces of houses built during the early/mid C19 to provide accommodation for the increasing number of workers engaged in the expanding textile industry. The houses were all renovated and brought up to modern standards during the 1970s, but provide a picturesque and wonderful example of Victorian workers’ housing.

'''The Bridge over the Luddenden Brook'''

Originally a wooden bridge, by the early C16 it was in a poor state. A Halifax man, Richard Stanclyffe, bequeathed “to the byldyng of Luddyngden brige xL (i.e. £10) if so be they take in hand to bylde the brigge of stone”. Needless to say, in 1518 they did! The height of the bridge has been raised from its original height.

'''Horse Trough at the bottom of Stocks Lane'''

Provided in 1861 by Wm. Patchett for the refreshment of horses coming along the pack horse routes from Bradford and Halifax, towards Lancashire. The bottom of Stocks Lane was the junction where the two routes met.

'''Other Buildings'''

Other buildings and structures which contribute to the environment in Luddenden include 8/9 High
Street, 13 and 14 High Street and the old chapel in the
graveyard.

'''Current Condition and Uses'''

Almost all the buildings in this area are in good condition, and the only ones not in use currently are

* the old butcher’s shop fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street,
* the associated slaughterhouse at the bottom of Stocks Lane, and
* the old chapel in the graveyard. (In less than good condition, the old chapel is owned by the local authority which is currently trying to find a use for it.)

Some of the properties have lost their original window detailing, with the loss of mullions the most common.

'''Open Spaces and Trees'''

There are many open spaces in this area along both sides of the river, and to the eastern side of the top half of High Street, below the Luddenden Methodist Church.

The views through these spaces are part of the essence of Luddenden, and must not be allowed to disappear. There are many mature trees, some of which are protected, and these add to the aesthetic quality of the area

'''New Road and Duke Street'''

For about 15 years after the Napoleonic wars, there was much distress and a very high poor rate. The packhorse route up Old Lane out of Luddenden to Midgley had always been difficult to traverse, particularly in icy weather. The local Overseer of the Poor, therefore, between 1823 and 1825 set men receiving relief to work on cutting out a new road between Carr Field and Duke Street to avoid this climb. During the first half of C19, there had been much criticism of the quality of housing. Rapid expansion of the textile industry led to a greater demand for houses in Luddenden.

During the last quarter of the century, a ribbon of development has taken place on New Road and along Duke Street. A number of terraced houses and one or two houses for the gentry were all constructed, of a much higher standard than those existing previously.

Former Church of England School

2025-02-16T13:08:16Z

SBParker: Created page and adjusted text.

'''The Former Church of England Junior School (listed grade II)'''

A National School, originally built in 1825, it was further enlarged in 1856 and then restored and extended in 1928, with date plaques showing each of these three stages.

In the basement, the right hand bay has three doorways. One is blocked off. The remaining two
have old board doors and their lintels inscribed

* MIDGLEY, and
* WARLEY

These two doors gave access to two lock-up cells for the
use of the respective townships, the boundary of which was Luddenden Brook).

Conservation Report - Key Buildings

2025-02-16T13:05:08Z

SBParker: CofE School page made

== '''Key Buildings''' ==

Key buildings and homes in the immediate village are:

→  [[Box House]] 
→  [[The Lord Nelson Inn]] 
→  [[St. Mary's Church]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[The Coach House]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[16 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[34 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[Former Church of England School]] (listed grade II) 

'''23, 24 and 25 High Street (listed grade II)'''

These consist of a row of 3 cottages with a shop which has now
been incorporated into No. 25. They are of mid-late C18.

Built of thin coursed stone, they are of two storeys. Each
cottage has a C20 door on left, a 3-light window on right,
a 5-light window above and a stack at right end. Shop has door on left, a 2-light window to each floor and no stack (unheated).

'''Church Hill (listed grade II)'''

This is a terrace of nine houses shown, plus three houses fronting onto Old Lane. Built early C19, they are typical weavers’ cottages with four lights to the ground floor and five to the first storey. They are split into a group of six houses and a group of three, with a
tunnel through between the end of the first six and the
group of three. The end three have 2-storey under
dwellings which have now been converted into
garages.

'''Luddenden Methodist Chapel'''

Unlike the previous buildings, this is not listed, but adds greatly to the architecture of the village. Built in 1902, and closed as a place of worship in 2011, the building was the third methodist chapel built in the village. Originally a Free Methodist Chapel, much of the building work was
done by male members of the congregation, who dug
out the foundations and assisted wherever possible.

The Chapel was on the top and a school building
underneath. For most of the twentieth century, much of the social life of the village was centred on this building.

'''Free Methodist Chapel'''

Built as a Free Methodist Church in 1837, following a split away from the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was originally across the road at the bottom of Halifax Lane. The building is not listed, and has now been converted into apartments, having served also as the Luddenden Working Men’s Club. The date stone can just be made out above the main door. The Free Methodist Church was a much more democratic institution than the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and the building is important as it serves as a reminder of the important part played by the Methodist Church in Pennine textile communities such as Luddenden. It was decided that the building was not large enough in 1897, and this led to the building of the Luddenden Methodist Chapel (above) across the other side of the valley.

'''The Former Church of England Infants’ School and Headmaster’s House'''

Situated at the junction of High Street and New Road, the
old Infants’ School was opened in 1872. The 1844 Factory
Act had fixed the minimum age for starting work as 8, and
children under 13 years of age were half-timers, spending
either morning or afternoon in school, and the other half day at work. This so increased the demand for school places that the earlier school was unable to cope. This second school was therefore eventually opened and took the younger children, whilst the previous one took older children through to school leaving. The schools continued in this way with junior and infant children until a new combined junior and infant’s school was built on the Kershaw estate in 1993. The school has now been converted into a house.

'''The former Luddenden Vicarage'''

The original vicarage was built on Stocks Lane in 1842, and was designed by Charles Child, a
Halifax architect. Not listed, like many of the
buildings on the Warley side of Luddenden, it is in many ways a typical Church of England vicarage of
its time, and designed for a large family with rooms
for servants. Built on four floors, including cellars and attics, it finally became too large and expensive
for the present church purposes, and was sold in the
early 1980s, when a new vicarage was built on the
Carr Field estate.

'''Laurel Bank'''

Laurel Bank, on Stocks Lane, is an early Victorian House which was built for a local doctor. It has now been split into two separate dwellings but is a splendid example of
the type of house which was built locally for the
gentry and mill owners.

'''The Old Slaughterhouse'''

This building was used as a butcher’s shop (fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street) with the associated slaughterhouse above, entered from Stocks Lane. It is said that when a beast was being slaughtered, the building was so narrow that its head would stick out of one of the windows fronting on to High Street.

'''21 Richmond Terrace'''

The main feature of interest of this house is the cellar dwelling that can be seen through the gate and down the steps underneath the main house. In Victorian times, cellar dwellings were quite common, and this contained one small room and tiny scullery at the rear built into the earth. At one time, six people were resident in it.

As standards of housing improved in the twentieth century, cellar dwellings were incorporated into the main house, as happened here, or in most cases, were demolished.

'''Church House'''

This building in the centre of the village at the junction of Stocks Lane and High Street was formerly a
public house, the Murgatroyd Arms. During the mid-1930s, the licence was transferred to an establishment in Skircoat Green, Halifax, which kept the same name, and the building
was purchased by St. Mary’s Church. It was sold and converted into a private house in the 1980s.

'''Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane'''

Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane, on Stocks Lane, are two terraces of houses built during the early/mid C19 to provide accommodation for the increasing number of workers engaged in the expanding textile industry. The houses were all renovated and brought up to modern standards during the 1970s, but provide a picturesque and wonderful example of Victorian workers’ housing.

'''The Bridge over the Luddenden Brook'''

Originally a wooden bridge, by the early C16 it was in a poor state. A Halifax man, Richard Stanclyffe, bequeathed “to the byldyng of Luddyngden brige xL (i.e. £10) if so be they take in hand to bylde the brigge of stone”. Needless to say, in 1518 they did! The height of the bridge has been raised from its original height.

'''Horse Trough at the bottom of Stocks Lane'''

Provided in 1861 by Wm. Patchett for the refreshment of horses coming along the pack horse routes from Bradford and Halifax, towards Lancashire. The bottom of Stocks Lane was the junction where the two routes met.

'''Other Buildings'''

Other buildings and structures which contribute to the environment in Luddenden include 8/9 High
Street, 13 and 14 High Street and the old chapel in the
graveyard.

'''Current Condition and Uses'''

Almost all the buildings in this area are in good condition, and the only ones not in use currently are

* the old butcher’s shop fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street,
* the associated slaughterhouse at the bottom of Stocks Lane, and
* the old chapel in the graveyard. (In less than good condition, the old chapel is owned by the local authority which is currently trying to find a use for it.)

Some of the properties have lost their original window detailing, with the loss of mullions the most common.

'''Open Spaces and Trees'''

There are many open spaces in this area along both sides of the river, and to the eastern side of the top half of High Street, below the Luddenden Methodist Church.

The views through these spaces are part of the essence of Luddenden, and must not be allowed to disappear. There are many mature trees, some of which are protected, and these add to the aesthetic quality of the area

'''New Road and Duke Street'''

For about 15 years after the Napoleonic wars, there was much distress and a very high poor rate. The packhorse route up Old Lane out of Luddenden to Midgley had always been difficult to traverse, particularly in icy weather. The local Overseer of the Poor, therefore, between 1823 and 1825 set men receiving relief to work on cutting out a new road between Carr Field and Duke Street to avoid this climb. During the first half of C19, there had been much criticism of the quality of housing. Rapid expansion of the textile industry led to a greater demand for houses in Luddenden.

During the last quarter of the century, a ribbon of development has taken place on New Road and along Duke Street. A number of terraced houses and one or two houses for the gentry were all constructed, of a much higher standard than those existing previously.

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'''Welcome to the Luddenden Village History Group'''

This set of Wiki pages is a repository of information and links collected and curated by members of the group. The hope is that it will grow over time with contributions made by everyone. In order to add pages and modify existing information, you will need to create a user account and log in.

(Account creation is very easy indeed and there's a link at the top right of this page if you're not already logged in...)
===What we do===

'''
* ''' We explore the history of Luddenden and the Luddenden Dean water catchment area.'''
* '''We publish this research referencing the original sources documents where these exist.'''
* '''We explore deeds and documents held by householders in the village.'''
* '''We look at the valley's geology and geography, habitation and industry, people and places, lives and deaths, wealth and poverty, pubs and clubs, religions, churches and chapels, historic houses, schools and education.'''

'''Pages held on this Wiki:'''

→  [[Village Timeline]] 
→  [[Maps]] 
→  [[Notable Buildings]] 
→  [[Common Areas]] 
→  [[Famous Residents]] 
→  [[Industry]] 
→  [[Local Retail]] 
→  [[Conservation Report]] 
→  [[Links]] (Phil's excellent list) 
→  [[The Cornmill]] 
→  [[Notes]]

'''Public information'''

→  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddenden Wikipedia Luddenden page]

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→  [[Play / Test Page]]

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34 High Street

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'''Bridge House (34 High Street)'''

Bridge House was formerly two houses, which have now been made into one. It is constructed of thin coursed squared stone, with a stone slate roof. There are 3 storeys and a basement (just visible on the photograph). The basement is of 17th century origin.

Conservation Report - Key Buildings

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== '''Key Buildings''' ==

Key buildings and homes in the immediate village are:

→  [[Box House]] 
→  [[The Lord Nelson Inn]] 
→  [[St. Mary's Church]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[The Coach House]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[16 High Street]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[34 High Street]] (listed grade II) 

'''The Former Church of England Junior School (listed grade II)'''

A National School, built in 1825, further enlarged in 1856 and restored and extended in 1928, with date plaques
showing each of these three stages. In the basement, the
right hand bay has 3 doorways, one blocked, the other 2
with old board doors and the lintels inscribed 'MIDGLEY'
and 'WARLEY' (these gave access to two lock-ups for the
use of the respective townships, the boundary of which was Luddenden Brook).

'''23, 24 and 25 High Street (listed grade II)'''

These consist of a row of 3 cottages with a shop which has now
been incorporated into No. 25. They are of mid-late C18.

Built of thin coursed stone, they are of two storeys. Each
cottage has a C20 door on left, a 3-light window on right,
a 5-light window above and a stack at right end. Shop has door on left, a 2-light window to each floor and no stack (unheated).

'''Church Hill (listed grade II)'''

This is a terrace of nine houses shown, plus three houses fronting onto Old Lane. Built early C19, they are typical weavers’ cottages with four lights to the ground floor and five to the first storey. They are split into a group of six houses and a group of three, with a
tunnel through between the end of the first six and the
group of three. The end three have 2-storey under
dwellings which have now been converted into
garages.

'''Luddenden Methodist Chapel'''

Unlike the previous buildings, this is not listed, but adds greatly to the architecture of the village. Built in 1902, and closed as a place of worship in 2011, the building was the third methodist chapel built in the village. Originally a Free Methodist Chapel, much of the building work was
done by male members of the congregation, who dug
out the foundations and assisted wherever possible.

The Chapel was on the top and a school building
underneath. For most of the twentieth century, much of the social life of the village was centred on this building.

'''Free Methodist Chapel'''

Built as a Free Methodist Church in 1837, following a split away from the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was originally across the road at the bottom of Halifax Lane. The building is not listed, and has now been converted into apartments, having served also as the Luddenden Working Men’s Club. The date stone can just be made out above the main door. The Free Methodist Church was a much more democratic institution than the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and the building is important as it serves as a reminder of the important part played by the Methodist Church in Pennine textile communities such as Luddenden. It was decided that the building was not large enough in 1897, and this led to the building of the Luddenden Methodist Chapel (above) across the other side of the valley.

'''The Former Church of England Infants’ School and Headmaster’s House'''

Situated at the junction of High Street and New Road, the
old Infants’ School was opened in 1872. The 1844 Factory
Act had fixed the minimum age for starting work as 8, and
children under 13 years of age were half-timers, spending
either morning or afternoon in school, and the other half day at work. This so increased the demand for school places that the earlier school was unable to cope. This second school was therefore eventually opened and took the younger children, whilst the previous one took older children through to school leaving. The schools continued in this way with junior and infant children until a new combined junior and infant’s school was built on the Kershaw estate in 1993. The school has now been converted into a house.

'''The former Luddenden Vicarage'''

The original vicarage was built on Stocks Lane in 1842, and was designed by Charles Child, a
Halifax architect. Not listed, like many of the
buildings on the Warley side of Luddenden, it is in many ways a typical Church of England vicarage of
its time, and designed for a large family with rooms
for servants. Built on four floors, including cellars and attics, it finally became too large and expensive
for the present church purposes, and was sold in the
early 1980s, when a new vicarage was built on the
Carr Field estate.

'''Laurel Bank'''

Laurel Bank, on Stocks Lane, is an early Victorian House which was built for a local doctor. It has now been split into two separate dwellings but is a splendid example of
the type of house which was built locally for the
gentry and mill owners.

'''The Old Slaughterhouse'''

This building was used as a butcher’s shop (fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street) with the associated slaughterhouse above, entered from Stocks Lane. It is said that when a beast was being slaughtered, the building was so narrow that its head would stick out of one of the windows fronting on to High Street.

'''21 Richmond Terrace'''

The main feature of interest of this house is the cellar dwelling that can be seen through the gate and down the steps underneath the main house. In Victorian times, cellar dwellings were quite common, and this contained one small room and tiny scullery at the rear built into the earth. At one time, six people were resident in it.

As standards of housing improved in the twentieth century, cellar dwellings were incorporated into the main house, as happened here, or in most cases, were demolished.

'''Church House'''

This building in the centre of the village at the junction of Stocks Lane and High Street was formerly a
public house, the Murgatroyd Arms. During the mid-1930s, the licence was transferred to an establishment in Skircoat Green, Halifax, which kept the same name, and the building
was purchased by St. Mary’s Church. It was sold and converted into a private house in the 1980s.

'''Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane'''

Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane, on Stocks Lane, are two terraces of houses built during the early/mid C19 to provide accommodation for the increasing number of workers engaged in the expanding textile industry. The houses were all renovated and brought up to modern standards during the 1970s, but provide a picturesque and wonderful example of Victorian workers’ housing.

'''The Bridge over the Luddenden Brook'''

Originally a wooden bridge, by the early C16 it was in a poor state. A Halifax man, Richard Stanclyffe, bequeathed “to the byldyng of Luddyngden brige xL (i.e. £10) if so be they take in hand to bylde the brigge of stone”. Needless to say, in 1518 they did! The height of the bridge has been raised from its original height.

'''Horse Trough at the bottom of Stocks Lane'''

Provided in 1861 by Wm. Patchett for the refreshment of horses coming along the pack horse routes from Bradford and Halifax, towards Lancashire. The bottom of Stocks Lane was the junction where the two routes met.

'''Other Buildings'''

Other buildings and structures which contribute to the environment in Luddenden include 8/9 High
Street, 13 and 14 High Street and the old chapel in the
graveyard.

'''Current Condition and Uses'''

Almost all the buildings in this area are in good condition, and the only ones not in use currently are

* the old butcher’s shop fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street,
* the associated slaughterhouse at the bottom of Stocks Lane, and
* the old chapel in the graveyard. (In less than good condition, the old chapel is owned by the local authority which is currently trying to find a use for it.)

Some of the properties have lost their original window detailing, with the loss of mullions the most common.

'''Open Spaces and Trees'''

There are many open spaces in this area along both sides of the river, and to the eastern side of the top half of High Street, below the Luddenden Methodist Church.

The views through these spaces are part of the essence of Luddenden, and must not be allowed to disappear. There are many mature trees, some of which are protected, and these add to the aesthetic quality of the area

'''New Road and Duke Street'''

For about 15 years after the Napoleonic wars, there was much distress and a very high poor rate. The packhorse route up Old Lane out of Luddenden to Midgley had always been difficult to traverse, particularly in icy weather. The local Overseer of the Poor, therefore, between 1823 and 1825 set men receiving relief to work on cutting out a new road between Carr Field and Duke Street to avoid this climb. During the first half of C19, there had been much criticism of the quality of housing. Rapid expansion of the textile industry led to a greater demand for houses in Luddenden.

During the last quarter of the century, a ribbon of development has taken place on New Road and along Duke Street. A number of terraced houses and one or two houses for the gentry were all constructed, of a much higher standard than those existing previously.

16 High Street

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'''16 High Street'''

This house was formerly two buildings, No. 17 facing onto High Street, and No. 16 an underdwelling.

No. 17 is a 2-storey building, constructed of coursed, squared stone, with watershot pointing and a stone slate roof. The windows facing High Street have flat-faced mullions with 2-light windows on each floor. The windows facing east, like the underdwelling, have a 4-light window to the left and two 2-light windows to the right.

Conservation Report - Key Buildings

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== '''Key Buildings''' ==

Key buildings and homes in the immediate village are:

→  [[Box House]] 
→  [[The Lord Nelson Inn]] 
→  [[St. Mary's Church]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[The Coach House]] (listed grade II) 
→  [[16 High Street]] (listed grade II) 

'''Bridge House (34 High Street) (listed grade II)'''

Bridge House was formerly two houses, which have now been made into one. It is constructed of thin coursed squared stone, with a stone slate roof. There are 3 storeys and a basement (just visible on the photograph). The basement is of C17 origin.

'''The Former Church of England Junior School (listed grade II)'''

A National School, built in 1825, further enlarged in 1856 and restored and extended in 1928, with date plaques
showing each of these three stages. In the basement, the
right hand bay has 3 doorways, one blocked, the other 2
with old board doors and the lintels inscribed 'MIDGLEY'
and 'WARLEY' (these gave access to two lock-ups for the
use of the respective townships, the boundary of which was Luddenden Brook).

'''23, 24 and 25 High Street (listed grade II)'''

These consist of a row of 3 cottages with a shop which has now
been incorporated into No. 25. They are of mid-late C18.

Built of thin coursed stone, they are of two storeys. Each
cottage has a C20 door on left, a 3-light window on right,
a 5-light window above and a stack at right end. Shop has door on left, a 2-light window to each floor and no stack (unheated).

'''Church Hill (listed grade II)'''

This is a terrace of nine houses shown, plus three houses fronting onto Old Lane. Built early C19, they are typical weavers’ cottages with four lights to the ground floor and five to the first storey. They are split into a group of six houses and a group of three, with a
tunnel through between the end of the first six and the
group of three. The end three have 2-storey under
dwellings which have now been converted into
garages.

'''Luddenden Methodist Chapel'''

Unlike the previous buildings, this is not listed, but adds greatly to the architecture of the village. Built in 1902, and closed as a place of worship in 2011, the building was the third methodist chapel built in the village. Originally a Free Methodist Chapel, much of the building work was
done by male members of the congregation, who dug
out the foundations and assisted wherever possible.

The Chapel was on the top and a school building
underneath. For most of the twentieth century, much of the social life of the village was centred on this building.

'''Free Methodist Chapel'''

Built as a Free Methodist Church in 1837, following a split away from the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was originally across the road at the bottom of Halifax Lane. The building is not listed, and has now been converted into apartments, having served also as the Luddenden Working Men’s Club. The date stone can just be made out above the main door. The Free Methodist Church was a much more democratic institution than the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and the building is important as it serves as a reminder of the important part played by the Methodist Church in Pennine textile communities such as Luddenden. It was decided that the building was not large enough in 1897, and this led to the building of the Luddenden Methodist Chapel (above) across the other side of the valley.

'''The Former Church of England Infants’ School and Headmaster’s House'''

Situated at the junction of High Street and New Road, the
old Infants’ School was opened in 1872. The 1844 Factory
Act had fixed the minimum age for starting work as 8, and
children under 13 years of age were half-timers, spending
either morning or afternoon in school, and the other half day at work. This so increased the demand for school places that the earlier school was unable to cope. This second school was therefore eventually opened and took the younger children, whilst the previous one took older children through to school leaving. The schools continued in this way with junior and infant children until a new combined junior and infant’s school was built on the Kershaw estate in 1993. The school has now been converted into a house.

'''The former Luddenden Vicarage'''

The original vicarage was built on Stocks Lane in 1842, and was designed by Charles Child, a
Halifax architect. Not listed, like many of the
buildings on the Warley side of Luddenden, it is in many ways a typical Church of England vicarage of
its time, and designed for a large family with rooms
for servants. Built on four floors, including cellars and attics, it finally became too large and expensive
for the present church purposes, and was sold in the
early 1980s, when a new vicarage was built on the
Carr Field estate.

'''Laurel Bank'''

Laurel Bank, on Stocks Lane, is an early Victorian House which was built for a local doctor. It has now been split into two separate dwellings but is a splendid example of
the type of house which was built locally for the
gentry and mill owners.

'''The Old Slaughterhouse'''

This building was used as a butcher’s shop (fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street) with the associated slaughterhouse above, entered from Stocks Lane. It is said that when a beast was being slaughtered, the building was so narrow that its head would stick out of one of the windows fronting on to High Street.

'''21 Richmond Terrace'''

The main feature of interest of this house is the cellar dwelling that can be seen through the gate and down the steps underneath the main house. In Victorian times, cellar dwellings were quite common, and this contained one small room and tiny scullery at the rear built into the earth. At one time, six people were resident in it.

As standards of housing improved in the twentieth century, cellar dwellings were incorporated into the main house, as happened here, or in most cases, were demolished.

'''Church House'''

This building in the centre of the village at the junction of Stocks Lane and High Street was formerly a
public house, the Murgatroyd Arms. During the mid-1930s, the licence was transferred to an establishment in Skircoat Green, Halifax, which kept the same name, and the building
was purchased by St. Mary’s Church. It was sold and converted into a private house in the 1980s.

'''Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane'''

Apple House Terrace and Riding Head Lane, on Stocks Lane, are two terraces of houses built during the early/mid C19 to provide accommodation for the increasing number of workers engaged in the expanding textile industry. The houses were all renovated and brought up to modern standards during the 1970s, but provide a picturesque and wonderful example of Victorian workers’ housing.

'''The Bridge over the Luddenden Brook'''

Originally a wooden bridge, by the early C16 it was in a poor state. A Halifax man, Richard Stanclyffe, bequeathed “to the byldyng of Luddyngden brige xL (i.e. £10) if so be they take in hand to bylde the brigge of stone”. Needless to say, in 1518 they did! The height of the bridge has been raised from its original height.

'''Horse Trough at the bottom of Stocks Lane'''

Provided in 1861 by Wm. Patchett for the refreshment of horses coming along the pack horse routes from Bradford and Halifax, towards Lancashire. The bottom of Stocks Lane was the junction where the two routes met.

'''Other Buildings'''

Other buildings and structures which contribute to the environment in Luddenden include 8/9 High
Street, 13 and 14 High Street and the old chapel in the
graveyard.

'''Current Condition and Uses'''

Almost all the buildings in this area are in good condition, and the only ones not in use currently are

* the old butcher’s shop fronting on to St. Anne’s Square, High Street,
* the associated slaughterhouse at the bottom of Stocks Lane, and
* the old chapel in the graveyard. (In less than good condition, the old chapel is owned by the local authority which is currently trying to find a use for it.)

Some of the properties have lost their original window detailing, with the loss of mullions the most common.

'''Open Spaces and Trees'''

There are many open spaces in this area along both sides of the river, and to the eastern side of the top half of High Street, below the Luddenden Methodist Church.

The views through these spaces are part of the essence of Luddenden, and must not be allowed to disappear. There are many mature trees, some of which are protected, and these add to the aesthetic quality of the area

'''New Road and Duke Street'''

For about 15 years after the Napoleonic wars, there was much distress and a very high poor rate. The packhorse route up Old Lane out of Luddenden to Midgley had always been difficult to traverse, particularly in icy weather. The local Overseer of the Poor, therefore, between 1823 and 1825 set men receiving relief to work on cutting out a new road between Carr Field and Duke Street to avoid this climb. During the first half of C19, there had been much criticism of the quality of housing. Rapid expansion of the textile industry led to a greater demand for houses in Luddenden.

During the last quarter of the century, a ribbon of development has taken place on New Road and along Duke Street. A number of terraced houses and one or two houses for the gentry were all constructed, of a much higher standard than those existing previously.

Main Page

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'''Welcome to the Luddenden Village History Group'''

This set of Wiki pages is a repository of information and links collected and curated by members of the group. The hope is that it will grow over time with contributions made by everyone. In order to add pages and modify existing information, you will need to create a user account and log in.

(Account creation is very easy indeed and there's a link at the top right of this page if you're not already logged in...)
===What we do===

'''
* ''' We explore the history of Luddenden and the Luddenden Dean water catchment area.'''
* '''We publish this research referencing the original sources documents where these exist.'''
* '''We explore deeds and documents held by householders in the village.'''
* '''We look at the valley's geology and geography, habitation and industry, people and places, lives and deaths, wealth and poverty, pubs and clubs, religions, churches and chapels, historic houses, schools and education.'''

'''Pages held on this Wiki:'''

→  [[Village Timeline]] 
→  [[Maps]] 
→  [[Notable Buildings]] 
→  [[Common Areas]] 
→  [[Famous Residents]] 
→  [[Industry]] 
→  [[Local Retail]] 
→  [[Conservation Report]] 
→  [[Links]] (Phil's excellent list) 
→  [[The Cornmill]] 
→  [[Notes]]

'''Public information:'''

→  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddenden Wikipedia Luddenden page]

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== Steve Parker ==

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'''Baking'''

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== Steve Parker ==
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In all my gory ;-)

'''Baking'''
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2025-02-09T14:43:35Z

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== Steve Parker ==
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In all my gory ;-)

'''Baking'''
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== Steve Parker ==
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'''Baking'''
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== Steve Parker ==
[[File:SBParker image.jpg|thumb]]

In all my gory ;-)

'''Baking'''
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== Steve Parker ==
[[File:SBParker image.jpg|thumb]]

In all my gory ;-)

'''Baking'''
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File:Banana loaf.pdf

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== Summary ==
A recipe for Banana Bread.

File:St. Mary's - bell tower.JPG

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== Summary ==
Sunlit view of the bell tower

File:St. Mary's - exterior.JPG

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== Summary ==
Outside full view of the church.

St. Mary's Church

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'''St. Mary’s Church (listed grade II)'''

A Church has existed on the site since the mid C16, and the present building was erected in 1816.

The original 16th century font and a churchyard cross were broken by parliamentary forces during the Civil War, but were discovered in a nearby garden (which had belonged to one of the churchwardens at the time they were broken) at the beginning of the 20th century

The font is now in the church, and the octagonal stone post in the churchyard. The font now in use replaced the previous one in 1662.

A chest tomb in the churchyard bears the relics of Thomas Murgatroyd of Murgatroyd and East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley, who died in the mid 17th century.

There is also a listed bridge made of Ashlar Stone, constructed in 1859, leading into the municipal cemetery.

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St._Mary's_-_bell_tower.JPG|The bell tower
St._Mary's_-_exterior.JPG|Southern elevation of the church
St._Mary's_-_altar.jpeg|The altar
St._Mary's_-_stained_glass.jpeg|Stained glass windows
</gallery>