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“All theis dyed of the plague”: 1631’s epidemic in Heptonstall and Ovenden
Calderdale has been no stranger to grand historical events – some exciting, some positive, and some devastating. To celebrate the end of...
Sep 3, 2022


Blast from the Past: Severe Winters from Calderdale History and Beyond
We can all think back to winters in our past that have left an icy imprint on our memory; however, quite a few of us were not alive...
Jan 31, 2022


Sylvia Plath Visits Heptonstall
On the 31st of August, 1956, the poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes boarded a train in London bound for Yorkshire. They were travelling...
Mar 2, 2021


The Old Course Road
Gill has made a short film looking at The Old Course/ Corpse Road leading from Hebden Bridge to Heptonstall. You can view it here. A...
May 13, 2020
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