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- 07:45, 5 September 2026 WW1 PROJECT (hist | edit) [3,991 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= In September 2014, Luddenden Conservation Society launched a search for relatives of local men who died in or as a result of service in WW1. = = The community history project forms the Society’s commemoration of the centenary of the First World War in Luddenden & Midgley. = The WW1 Commemoration Project has commemorated each man on the 100th anniversary of his death and has finished on 30 April 2023 with the publication of a book telling the story. Draft Chapter...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:53, 4 September 2026 LIFE IN 1901 LUDDENDEN (hist | edit) [1,783 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''It is an early morning November morning in Luddenden. And it’s cold! Light is only just beginning to reach the valley, but the village is already awake.''''' ''In a small stone house on Duke Street, the Greenwood family is starting their day. The father, George, has already left for work, walking towards Pepper Hill mill where he works as a worsted overlooker. His day will be long, filled with noise, heat, stress and the steady rhythm of machinery.'' File:A...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:55, 4 September 2026 1901 CENSUS (hist | edit) [3,729 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with "[https://touch.luddenden-census.info/ 1901 CENSUS]") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:39, 4 September 2026 WWII PROJECT (hist | edit) [603 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:33, 4 September 2026 A TRAM SERVICE ARRIVES AT LUDDENDENFOOT (hist | edit) [39 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with "frameless|848x848px") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:30, 4 September 2026 DAY TRIPS FOR FACTORIES AND CLUBS AND SOCIETIES (hist | edit) [49 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with "center|frameless|800x800px") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:26, 4 September 2026 A RAILWAY LINE FROM LUDD'FOOT TO MIDGLEY? (hist | edit) [2,832 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Luddendenfoot station could have become a junction if the plans of 1864-65 came to fruition.''' In 1864 a company was formed to build a branch about 1 3/4 miles in length from Luddendenfoot up the Luddenden valley to the village of Booth. right|frameless Justification for this project was a statement that between 30,000 and 40,000 tons of stone passed over the road to Luddendenfoot each year. '''''In May 1865 the Ludden...") Tag: Visual edit originally created as "A RAILWAY LINE FROM LUDD'FOOT TO MIGLEY?"
- 09:17, 4 September 2026 WEAVING WORSTED IN THE VALLEY (hist | edit) [3,422 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''The worsted industry of the West Riding of Yorkshire was one of the most important textile systems in the world by around 1900, centred especially on Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, and Leeds.''' center|frameless|600x600px '''Historical development of worsted weaving in the West Riding''' * Wool working in Yorkshire dates back to at least the 14th century, often as a cottage industry alongside farming. * Early production was...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:32, 3 September 2026 WAINSTALLS & CALVERT'S MILL (hist | edit) [5,304 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with " '''The main Wainstalls mills were in use from about 1821, and the business continued there until around 1951.''' Calderdale archives describe “the three mills” being supplied by water from the nearby Cold Edge reservoirs. thumb One of the buildings, later called 'Wainstalls Mill' or 'Upper Mill', was a 3-storey stone mill built just north of the earlier “Old Mill” sometime after 1821. '''Why was it so important?''' Wainstalls was...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:10, 3 September 2026 PUBLIC DISORDER ON CHAPEL STREET (hist | edit) [2,474 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Created page with "hi")
- 11:07, 3 September 2026 HEALTHCARE AND MIDWIFERY (hist | edit) [4,541 bytes] KevinMurrell (talk | contribs) (Added Sue's original information) Tag: Visual edit
- 06:52, 1 September 2026 THE DEATH OF JAMES AMBLER (hist | edit) [17,945 bytes] PhilRadford (talk | contribs) (Created page with " === Todmorden & District News 6th June 1901 === ''SHOCKING FATALITY AT LUDDENDEN''<br><br> '''''Quite a consternation was caused in Luddenden on Wednesday by the shocking death which befell Mr. James Ambler, one of the best known and most highly respected of its residents, head of the firm of Messrs John Ambler and sons, worsted spinners Peel House mills. Mr. Ambler was at the works, as usual, shortly after breakfast, he busied himself in the office unt...")
- 06:28, 1 September 2026 1901 PROJECT (hist | edit) [1,842 bytes] PhilRadford (talk | contribs) (Created page with " In 2026, the group undertook a project to look at life in the village in 1901.<br> Each club member picked a topic of interest, something that caught their eye whilst trawling through newspaper for 1901, or some that was of particular interest to them.<br> In addition the group undertook to transcribe the 1901 census returns for the Villages of Luddenden and Midgley and for Luddenden Dean. [https://touch.luddenden-census.info/ 1901 CENSUS]<br> Search the 1901 cens...")
