The history of Hebden Bridge is fascinating and moving. It was our Pennine hills and valleys which powered the mills and factories of the first Industrial Revolution - the overgrown ruins of these old mills can still be seen in many of our valleys.The 19th century saw the roots of the coop movement. In the middle of the 20th century came the asbestos tragedy.

The Fustian Weavers' Strike 100 years on from July 1906

The Queens Terrace Squat - mid 1970s
Dozens of newly arrived homeless people squatted a large Hebden Bridge terrace - Queens Terrace. 30 years ago, both Hebden Royd and the newly Conservative Calderdale Council, decided they should be evicted.

• Trying their luck in South Africa: Letters from the Boer War - Peter Thomas investigates the story behind the brass plaque at the entrance to the HB Town Hall, one that is dedicated to the young men of Hebden Bridge who died in South Africa. Wednesday, January 2, 2002


• More Memories of 1940 evacuee, Stan Pierce, pieced together by Frances Robinson. (July 2001)


• Memory of 1940 - Stan Pierce's memories of being evacuated from London to Hebden Bridge. (October 1999)


• Billy Holt by Roy Stockdill


• Memories of my father, William Holt by Vincent Holt (May 2001)


• Wartime evacuees make contact with Hebden Bridge family - updated, Tuesday, May 8, 2001