It returned one member of parliament to the house of commons of the parliament of the united kingdom. Our most recent adventure was the spen valley greenway a 7 mile off road route between dewsbury and the outskirts of bradford. The majority of the route is now the spen valley greenway cycle path. The local historical society for the spen valley area. Forms part of the spen valley greenway, so most of it easy walking. The jo cox community wood was recently created by the spen valley civic society and volunteers about 20 yards from the greenway. Whether you walk, cycle or run, join the greenway to get away by sally clifford families enjoy the spen valley greenway, which runs from dewsbury to oakenshaw. Closed a local family owned bookstore that has quality used books at unbelievably low prices, locally crafted. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the cleckheaton flickr tag. A variety of guest speakerstopics to interest everyone.
Spen valley greenway, west yorkshire railway paths public. Spen valley civic society is passionate about our area. Whether you walk, cycle or run, join the greenway to get. Cleckheaton is a town in the metropolitan borough of kirklees, in west yorkshire, england. Surely it is possible for a reasonable price to release a better copy of the original. Please note that this index is given in good faith as a guide to the contents of the book, but there may be errors in both the original index and the transcription of the index. The spen valley featured heavily in the life of the bronte s, patrick, his wife maria and their first two children lived on halifax road when he was curate at hartshead church. Most photos are from march 2009, but others from a repeat visit in january 2012. Formerly a disused railway, it goes through dewsbury moor, heckmondwike, liversedge, cleckheaton and oakenshaw. Bennetts is also not far from the spen valley greenway and the memorial wood dedicated to the late mp jo cox. Friends of spen valley greenway ncn 66 home facebook. John of jerusalem order of 2 spen valley, slavery in social condition of people at time of poll tax 2 stubley, heckmondwikean old farmstead. Low moor explosion south bradford local history alliance.
Spen valley greenway, west yorkshire railway paths. The northern section links up the villages and settlements of thornhill lees, fox royd and whitle lower. Low moor munitions explosion 21st august 1916 centenary. A journey along the spen valley rail line cleckheaton central to low moor. Family cycling along the spen valley greenway in west. Join us to have fun, stand up for and appreciate spen valley. Like this page to put the award winning spen valley greenway ncn 66 on the map. Spen valley cleckheaton heckmondwike images of england.
The spen valley greenway is a brilliant 7 mile trafficfree route which connects all the places in spen valley and links spen to other longdistance offroad routes. The spen valley greenway uses a disused railway line running near the river spen between the towns of cleckheaton, dewsbury and heckmondwike. In the early 1900s, the region was fortunate in having several expert photographers who recorded. Spen valley, its miserable condition in early times saxons and danes introduced the germs of free government spen valley, formerly well wooded scholes, origin of the name st. The 2019 spen greenway 10k princess mary athletics stadium, bradford road, cleckheaton, west yorkshire, wf15 6lw. Spen valley heritage trail photos, maps, books, memories.
This is a fun route on tarmac track with plenty of points of interest and sculptures to keep the childrens interest. Its a 7 mile tarmacd route from dewsbury, up the spen valley to oakenshaw. The award winning spen valley greenway is a wonderful green corridor running through densely populated urban areas, beautiful countryside with moorland. Turning north, the spen valley greenway continues north through heckmondwike, liversedge and cleckheaton. The charity, which helps more people to walk and cycle, is keen to hear from anyone in. Spen valley greenway ordnance survey map view and print off detailed os map spen valley greenway open street map view and print off detailed map spen valley greenway os map mobile gps os map with location tracking. To commemorate the centenary of the low moor munitions explosion of monday 21st august 1916 low moor local history group has planned several events and publications. The rock up and ride cycling club is going from strength to strength. Why i think the spen valley greenway is a beautiful place.
The spen valley line was a railway that connected mirfield with low moor through the spen valley in west yorkshire, england. As you cycle along the disused railway line from ravensthorpe to oakenshaw make sure to keep your eye out for some of the. I have a relationship to the author through marriage, his daughter eleanor married josiah a brother of my gt. At dewsbury moor, the calder valley greenway joins the spen valley greenway for a distance to scout hill. Cleckheaton, heckmondwike, liversedge and gomersal, plus a number of villages, make up an area known as the spen valley. Attack on rawfolds mill and the collapse of the conspiracy. It is an ideal indoor centre for pack holidays, training weekends etc. Historically part of the west riding of yorkshire, it is situated south of bradford, 1 east of brighouse, west of batley and southwest of leeds.
Cleckheaton central railway station served the town until it was closed in the beeching era, it has the distinction of being the only british railway station to have been. Please share your experience on the greenway with other users. Opened up by the lancashire and yorkshire railway in 1847, with full opening to low moor in 1848, the line served a busy industrial and textile area and allowed a connection for trains between huddersfield and bradford. Members meet on the second wednesday of the month at 7. Railway history if you have an interest i n railways then a number of websites provide some very i nteresting information, one that rela tes specifically to west yorkshire is lost rail ways of west yorks hire. Rotate by trudi entwhistle, and spring along the greenway by pauline monkcom. The path follows the route of the spen valley railway from low moor to heckmondwike. Its for walkers, cyclists, horseriders, wheelchair and pram users. The northern section is miles, while thesouthern is 17 miles. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of spen valley heritage trail francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860.
We meet on the second wednesday of each month, with the exception of august when we do not have a meeting. These two sections of the route will fascinate anyone whos interested in the history of british waterways and they make for a lovely day out by the water. He had support from the earl of cranbrook and his amendment was also accepted without dissent. A new bridleway link at low moor skirts victoria park to bierley, from which a signed route leads to bradford city centre. The award winning spen valley greenway is a wonderful green corridor running through densely populated urban areas, beautiful countryside with moorland views, a wildlife reserve and the rolling hills of west yorkshire. Spen valley greenway leisure rides, excellent books. This design spanned the entire history of the company, starting with a 500 cc model and ending with a 645 cc model. If youre on foot then you can link up with either the kirklees way or the spen way heritage trail at oakenshaw. Part of national cycle route 66, at the dewsbury end it connects with the calder valley greenway and at the oakenshaw end, you can use pavements and footpaths to get into the middle of bradford and onto the leeds. Community groups were asked to explore and respond to different elements of the route with poet john duffy, which were then used to develop an artists brief.
Low moor munitions explosion 21st august 1916 centenary events. Wed like to invite you to our bat walk on the greenway, which is one of our monthly wildlife walks. Spen valley greenway near oakenshaw by steve fareham geograph for square se1627. Home get cycling routes trails places spen valley greenway spen valley greenway dave robison 20160706t21. A commemorative plaque naming all the victims will be installed on the spen valley greenway near the explosion site. Join sustrans for a free guided bird walk on the spen valley greenway. Spen valley was a parliamentary constituency in the valley of the river spen in the west riding of yorkshire. The station opened to traffic in october 1900 after the london and north western railway lnwr built the line as an alternative route to their existing line from mirfield to. Organizer page bookitzone online event entry service. A walk along the spen valley greenway, a footpath which uses the trackbed of the spen valley line between low moor and ravensthorpe. How spen valley became connected with the movement. It is at the centre of the spen valley and was the major town in the former borough of spenborough. History of spen valley by hird, douglas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The famous spen valley greenway part of sustrans national cycle route 66 runs through our valley, a boon for walkers, horseriders, joggers and cyclists of all ages and abilities. Swaledale flock sculpture at spen valley greenway, liversedge. The wood has picnic benches and is a great place to stop and rest. We will start at the green bridge over huddersfield road in ravensthorpe and walk along the greenway to. To see the area at its best, take the spen valley greenway, a walk along a local disused railway line close to the river spen. The railway was first proposed by the west riding union railway wrur, who submitted a bill to parliament in 1846 to build 45 miles 72 km of railways around the south west of. This is a wellknown old history book of the spen valley, and for that reason it gets a 5 star, but the quality of the printing of this edition is absolutely awful. Low moor 1916 is a presentation by the low moor comical company, in words. This book, with over 200 illustrations, mostly from the authors collection of postcards, covers part of the regions history.
There are dedicated walks like the kirklees way, several bronte trails and the twopart luddite trail produced by the spen valley civic society which together covers a walk of about 10 miles. Bat walk on the spen valley greenway natural kirklees. National charity sustrans is looking for volunteers to help maintain and promote the spen valley greenway. Google books download this book pdf 27mb, 523 pages. The centre is jointly managed by scouts and guides of spen valley. Littletown tunnel from the site of liversedge central station on the spen valley greenway. The 8mile route runs from ravensthorpe on the former huddersfield to wakefield line to low moor on the former bradford to halifax line and into. The spen valley line also known as the mirfield and low moor railway was a railway that connected mirfield with low moor through the spen valley in west yorkshire, england opened up by the lancashire and yorkshire railway in 1847, with full opening to low moor in 1848, the line served a busy industrial and textile area known as the heavy woollen district hwd and allowed a connection. The spen valley historical society was founded in 1972 and 2020 will be our 48th year of continuous existence. A link is also provided to ravensthorpe and then, via the signed cycle route, to the spen valley greenway. The path is also home to a collection of artworks including sally matthews flock of swaledale sheep, constructed from recycled industrial scrap, and rotate by trudi entwistle 40 giant steel hoops set in a circle. History the railway was first proposed by the west riding union railway wrur, who submitted a bill to parliament in 1846 to build 45 miles 72 km of railways around the south west of bradford connecting with halifax, huddersfield and mirfield. Mar 06, 2011 time lapse bike ride on the sustrans spen valley greenway national route 66 from ravensthorpe to oakenshaw. Birds of the spen valley greenway natural kirklees.
The spen valley line was a railway that connected mirfield with low moor through the spen. Showing images tagged with spen valley greenway tag. Artworks include we all walk the same way by sally matthews. The spen valley greenway is a 7mile route on the national cycle network, connecting dewsbury to oakenshaw. The entrance to the island platform of cleckheaton central was on the left between the two bridges.
Sport, leisure x sustrans x sustrans route 66 x county. Cleckheaton has a history as a mill town, although this. The earl contended that the spen valley was an unknown description and was only remarkable for being the receptacle of all the sewage from birstal, whereas birstal was a very important parish. The spen valley greenway is a cycle and pedestrian route linking low moor, bradford with ravensthorpe, dewsbury. Family cycling along the spen valley greenway in west yorkshire. Spen valley, past and present 1893 by frank peel huddersfield.
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