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Hilltop village west of Sowerby Bridge.
See
Population,
Parish statistics and
Manor of Wakefield
John Rawson rebuilt the property in 1862 as a memorial to
his only child, Gertrude Elizabeth.
They were then known as Rawson's Almshouses.
Rawson set up a trust whereby each occupant received 5/- per
week.
In the 1950s, the income from the property was 16 5/- and this was
uneconomical compared to the £3,000 which was needed for
repairs.
The charity could not afford the upkeep, and the property was
demolished in the 1960s to make way for new housing and shops.
Those who have served on the Board of Guardians for
Sowerby township have included
See
Thomas Mellor
It is now 3 private dwellings
The Foldout lists
some of the people who have served as Police Officers in
Sowerby
See
Constable,
Ducking stool, Sowerby Bridge and
Sowerby stocks
A gazebo / bath house – still standing – was built here
around 1750.
Around 1830, Rev John Fearby Haslam established an evening school
here.
The house is now private accommodation
Stansfield and Langfield were a part of
the Sowerby Division [1885].
See
Major Robert H. Barker,
J. W. Ogden and
Arnold Williams
Because so many of their members were away fighting in World War I,
the club did not play in the 1914-1915 season.
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William Henry Emmett,
W. Hoyle and
F. G. S. Rawson
Built by Joshua Horton.
The house is dated IH IH 1646 for Isobel and Joshua
Horton.
There are carved stone heads on a moulding over a side
window/entrance to the Hall.
In 1857, it was sold to John Rawson.
He divided the Hall into 5 dwellings – Numbers 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10
It is now subdivided into 3 dwellings.
See
King's Head, Sowerby and
Sowerby Well
As part of a cost-cutting exercise by Calderdale Council, the library
was one of several considered for closure in 2006/2007
The manor was held by
the Earls of Warren,
Jordan de Thornhill,
the Thornhill family,
John de Breose,
and
the Duke of Leeds
A datestone is said to record Captain Rees 16??.
This is discussed in the book
Our Home & Country.
The Post Office moved to the parade of shops which were erected on
the site of the Sowerby Almshouses [1960].
The building – dated 1928 – was at Tillotson Avenue [2011]
See
Hebble End Bridge, Hebden Bridge
See
Brearley Baptist Church Day School and
John Selwyn Rawson
The stock were last used in 1858, when Bacca Jack spent 6
hours in them
Invitations to tender for the contract for the construction of the
tunnel was advertised in April 1838.
It was to commence in a field between Longbottom Mill and
Hollins Mill and terminate opposite Sowerby Bridge Gas Works, a distance of about 1¼ miles.
It opened in 18??
The well is dated JSR 1900 GER and inscribed
See
Population
See
Stephen Jennings
The mill was destroyed by fire on
20th April 1980,
and the business moved to late 18th century warehouse in Walker Lane, Sowerby Bridge.
This too was destroyed by fire.
John Rawson of Brockwell, died February 8, 1899
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