THE UPPER CALDER VALLEY

In the last post, I left you at Sowerby Bridge railway station, looking at the separate bit for the Rishworth branch. Here's the main station in L&YR times.

150220 arrives in 1988.

Adjacent to the station, the Refreshment Rooms. It is still described as "temporarily closed".

The Calder & Hebble Canal comes into Sowerby Bridge from the east and terminates.

The Navigation pub is alongside the Calder & Hebble.

Connecting with the Calder & Hebble is the recently reopened Rochdale Canal. Construction works included a new bridge and deep lock.

Now for a couple of old pictures of the town of Sowerby Bridge. This is Bolton Brow, circa 1903.

Clifton Street and Gratix Lane.

Halifax's trams reached Sowerby Bridge. Car 38 on West Street.

Pub time now. One could once drink Whitakers.

The Puzzle Hall Inn used to brew its own beer. It's seen here as a Ward's house. Now, it's a community-owned pub.

The Rams Head also brewed its own Ryburn Ales back in 1996. Both brewery and pub are now shut.

The story of the Works, a free house, is better. It is is now known as Hollins Mill.

Heading out of town, we come across the White Horse, but it has now shut for ever.

So we might as well walk along the towpath of the Rochdale Canal.

We step back in time as we arrive at Luddenden Foot - circa 1905.

The L&YR had a station here.

The LMS built some water troughs.

We now climb out of the valley to the hills above Luddenden itself.

After an "about turn" (see the map here), we arrive at the Hinchliffe Arms at Cragg Vale.

Nearby are Robin Hood Crags.

Down there, back in the Upper Calder Valley, is Mytholmroyd and the Rochdale Canal..

Mytholmroyd has a station, still open, but seen here in L&YR days.

Almost next door is the Shoulder of Mutton, an excellent place to finish this post.

We'll be in Hebden Bridge next.