Huddersfield Exposed
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Exploring the history of the Huddersfield (UK) area. Account run by Dave (Library Systems Manager, University of Huddersfield).
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I had my fingers crossed that the 50th anniversary of the 1852 Holmfirth Flood in 1902 might have prompted a newspaper journalist to seek out eyewitness stories from survivors and indeed that's what happened.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I had my fingers crossed that the 50th anniversary of the 1852 Holmfirth Flood in 1902 might have prompted a newspaper journalist to seek out eyewitness stories from survivors and indeed that's what happened.
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This short thread has once again sent me on another fruitless search to find the source of Betjemen's alleged description of Golcar as like a "Provence of the North".
Inspired by Barnsley’s claim to
Tuscan hill town status.
Marsden.
Tuscan hill town status.
Marsden.
January 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
This short thread has once again sent me on another fruitless search to find the source of Betjemen's alleged description of Golcar as like a "Provence of the North".
Not a street name, but a special shout out to the residents of Nether Shitlington 💩 Over Shitlington 💩 and Middle Shitlington 💩 (all between Huddersfield and Wakefield) who collectively decided to rename their respective villages in the 1920s (presumably on the grounds of embarrassment)
We see your Humble Jumble Lane and raise you Crack-brain-court and New Martin Street a.k.a. Shall-I-go-naked-street! These are from Whitechapel, London, in the early 1700s. Does anyone have any more stupendous street names, from #OnePlaceStudies or elsewhere, to share on #OnePlaceWednesday?
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Not a street name, but a special shout out to the residents of Nether Shitlington 💩 Over Shitlington 💩 and Middle Shitlington 💩 (all between Huddersfield and Wakefield) who collectively decided to rename their respective villages in the 1920s (presumably on the grounds of embarrassment)
Very pleased to have rooted out another eyewitness account of the 1852 Holmfirth Flood -- this time from George Hirst, the son of Mary Hirst whose Bible was salvaged several weeks after the flood on 21 April with the rusty imprint of her reading glasses inside.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Very pleased to have rooted out another eyewitness account of the 1852 Holmfirth Flood -- this time from George Hirst, the son of Mary Hirst whose Bible was salvaged several weeks after the flood on 21 April with the rusty imprint of her reading glasses inside.
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From 1934, aka "the good ol' days when you could blow local landmarks up to make way for quarries" 💥
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
From 1934, aka "the good ol' days when you could blow local landmarks up to make way for quarries" 💥
Hats off to Oldfield & Studdard of Kirkgate, Huddersfield, for this terrible pun in January 1934! Interest in Nessie had started to grow after a sighting in July 1933 by George Spicer and his wife. A few months after this advert appeared, the famous (hoax) "Surgeon's Photo" was taken.
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Hats off to Oldfield & Studdard of Kirkgate, Huddersfield, for this terrible pun in January 1934! Interest in Nessie had started to grow after a sighting in July 1933 by George Spicer and his wife. A few months after this advert appeared, the famous (hoax) "Surgeon's Photo" was taken.
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If you have ancestors buried in Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford this newly launched database created by the Undercliffe Cemetery Charity might be of interest. Details in the photo below.
#FamilyHistory #WestYorkshire #Cemetery
#FamilyHistory #WestYorkshire #Cemetery
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
If you have ancestors buried in Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford this newly launched database created by the Undercliffe Cemetery Charity might be of interest. Details in the photo below.
#FamilyHistory #WestYorkshire #Cemetery
#FamilyHistory #WestYorkshire #Cemetery
The start of 2026 has filled me with a mild panic that it'll soon be the 175th anniversary of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852 and I really should try and set a finishing line for ending my research into it 😲 In the meantime, I've put together this page today: huddersfield.exposed/s/78056
Holmfirth Flood of 1852 - Inns and victims - Huddersfield Exposed: Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area
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January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The start of 2026 has filled me with a mild panic that it'll soon be the 175th anniversary of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852 and I really should try and set a finishing line for ending my research into it 😲 In the meantime, I've put together this page today: huddersfield.exposed/s/78056
Just finished watching the last episode. Not sure it needed quite so much AI generated cold breath tho.
Eyewitness accounts from the Holmfirth Flood of 1852 can be found here (and hopefully I'll add a few more in 2026)
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Eyewitness accounts from the Holmfirth Flood of 1852 can be found here (and hopefully I'll add a few more in 2026)
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I'm very intrigued to watch this tonight. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/... Archives used for their purpose of providing evidence of the survivors experience of the sinking and told in their own words.
Docu-drama Titanic Sinks Tonight creatives on recreating the survivors' stories -
The series features extensive research and real life testimony from the survivors of the Titanic, recreated by a cast of actors
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December 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Just finished watching the last episode. Not sure it needed quite so much AI generated cold breath tho.
Eyewitness accounts from the Holmfirth Flood of 1852 can be found here (and hopefully I'll add a few more in 2026)
huddersfield.exposed/s/54091
Eyewitness accounts from the Holmfirth Flood of 1852 can be found here (and hopefully I'll add a few more in 2026)
huddersfield.exposed/s/54091
A couple of photos of the Karrier Works' First World War Roll of Honour. Firstly in situ in the Karrier Motors Ltd offices in Huddersfield and then in the workshop/museum of Geoff Lumb at Golcar back in 2020. I believe it's now on display in Huddersfield Drill Hall.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A couple of photos of the Karrier Works' First World War Roll of Honour. Firstly in situ in the Karrier Motors Ltd offices in Huddersfield and then in the workshop/museum of Geoff Lumb at Golcar back in 2020. I believe it's now on display in Huddersfield Drill Hall.
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huddersfield.exposed/s/28360
I'm still living in hope that the "History of Netherthong" site might yet still be revived in its original format. However, until then, I've started to reproduce some of its content. Hopefully Mike would approve!
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huddersfield.exposed/wiki/History...
December 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm still living in hope that the "History of Netherthong" site might yet still be revived in its original format. However, until then, I've started to reproduce some of its content. Hopefully Mike would approve!
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huddersfield.exposed/wiki/History...
Peace on Earth and goodwill to all men... unless they're the men from the neighbouring township, in which case Christmas Day is an excuse to put on your clogs and give them a violent kicking! ⚽🤕
December 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Peace on Earth and goodwill to all men... unless they're the men from the neighbouring township, in which case Christmas Day is an excuse to put on your clogs and give them a violent kicking! ⚽🤕
An undated photo postcard.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
An undated photo postcard.
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As featured on a Bamforth & Co. Ltd. (Holmfirth) song postcard from the early 1900s.
December 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
As featured on a Bamforth & Co. Ltd. (Holmfirth) song postcard from the early 1900s.
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I know I have posted this before but it wouldn't be Christmas without it. Winter 1947. A single-deck bus marooned in deep snow on Ashes Lane below Castle Hill, Huddersfield. It was one of three Huddersfield Corporation buses stranded here for weeks during the brutal winter; the
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I know I have posted this before but it wouldn't be Christmas without it. Winter 1947. A single-deck bus marooned in deep snow on Ashes Lane below Castle Hill, Huddersfield. It was one of three Huddersfield Corporation buses stranded here for weeks during the brutal winter; the
Pushing on with indexing WW2 newspaper articles, but getting easily distracted by the adverts. Ladies of Huddersfield -- why not go and make bombs for Russia in Staffordshire?
December 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Pushing on with indexing WW2 newspaper articles, but getting easily distracted by the adverts. Ladies of Huddersfield -- why not go and make bombs for Russia in Staffordshire?
If you watched "SAS Rogue Heroes" on BBC then you could almost imagine that his wonderful photo of Richard Lister (1918-1941) of Kirkburton was a publicity still for the series. He volunteered for the No. 11 (Scottish) Commando unit to help unleash Churchill's "reign of terror" upon the enemy.
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you watched "SAS Rogue Heroes" on BBC then you could almost imagine that his wonderful photo of Richard Lister (1918-1941) of Kirkburton was a publicity still for the series. He volunteered for the No. 11 (Scottish) Commando unit to help unleash Churchill's "reign of terror" upon the enemy.
Feels like it's been a long slog, but the research into individuals on the WW2 roll of honour has caught up with the Huddersfield Examiner article transcriptions (which are complete up to the end of June 1941).
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Category:Articles about the Second World War - Huddersfield Exposed: Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area
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December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Feels like it's been a long slog, but the research into individuals on the WW2 roll of honour has caught up with the Huddersfield Examiner article transcriptions (which are complete up to the end of June 1941).
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huddersfield.exposed/wiki/Categor...
huddersfield.exposed/wiki/WW2_Pro...
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A curious place name! The area was part of a large hunting estate belonging to the Ramsdens of Longley Hall. They seemingly tended to call a spade a spade and the hunting dogs were kennelled at Dog Kennel Bank. "Marten Bank" is believed to be a reference to a local pine martens colony.
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A curious place name! The area was part of a large hunting estate belonging to the Ramsdens of Longley Hall. They seemingly tended to call a spade a spade and the hunting dogs were kennelled at Dog Kennel Bank. "Marten Bank" is believed to be a reference to a local pine martens colony.
Christmas has come early for me and I'm over the moon that I may have played a very small part in the story of this Second World War helmet which belonged to a Quartermaster Sergeant in the 2/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Hopefully I'll be able to reveal a bit more soon! 🎄
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Christmas has come early for me and I'm over the moon that I may have played a very small part in the story of this Second World War helmet which belonged to a Quartermaster Sergeant in the 2/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Hopefully I'll be able to reveal a bit more soon! 🎄
The "commentator's curse" clearly isn't a modern thing. In February 1827, Yorkshire newspapers reported on the good health and longevity of Joshua Whitehead of Addlecroft, Lepton. A few weeks later, they reported his death.
December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The "commentator's curse" clearly isn't a modern thing. In February 1827, Yorkshire newspapers reported on the good health and longevity of Joshua Whitehead of Addlecroft, Lepton. A few weeks later, they reported his death.
For those interested in Bamforths of Holmfirth, I stumbled across this 1898 article illustrated with their photographs yesterday:
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December 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
For those interested in Bamforths of Holmfirth, I stumbled across this 1898 article illustrated with their photographs yesterday:
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Apparently you could buy bottled farts in Wales in the 1880s
December 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Apparently you could buy bottled farts in Wales in the 1880s
Definitely a good time of the year for towpathing
December 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Definitely a good time of the year for towpathing