Oxenhope & Stanbury Through Time

A new book released by Amberley Publishing:

Oxenhope & Stanbury Through Time
Steven Wood & Ian Palmer
Publication: November 2009
Extent: 96 pages
ISBN 9781848685239
ISBN 9781848685239

Oxenhope & Stanbury Through Time contains 180 photographs of Oxenhope and Stanbury, of which 90 are old photographs. Some printed in a sepia tone and some printed in full colour. These photographs are printed along side a contemporary full colour photograph which illustrates the same scene. The contrasting illustrations show how the area has changed and developed during the last 100 years.

The photographs illustrate shops, schools, garages, churches, houses and street scenes, each photograph is captioned and the book has an introduction which gives a brief overview of the history of these villages.

As you browse through the photographs, you will notice the increase in the number of vehicles on the road, shops that once sold new goods are now estate agents or charity shops. Green fields have been transformed into industrial estates, houses or ring roads.

The book contains some images related to the Brontës. Besides Top Withens and Ponden Hall:

‘Ponden Hall, c.1900: Pondon Hall was, for centuries, the home of the Heaton family who had an extensive textile business. They employed numerous spinners living as far away as the Yorkshire Dales. The house is in two parts: to the right is the older housebody, which is seventeenth century, to the left is an extension, which was added in 1801. It has been suggested that Ponden Hall was Emily Bronte’s model for Thrushcross Grange in Wuthering Heights.’

Thanks to Nicki Giles for sending us the information and the pictures.

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