Nidderdale Industrial History

Pateley Bridge was built on industry, particularly quarrying, lead mining and brewing and the ancillary trades which supported this industry. Lead mining had been a traditional industry in Nidderdale for hundreds of years and much evidence of this activity remains.

In the Victorian era industry expanded and the arrival of the railways brought new opportunities to export the products of Nidderdale to the wider world. Mills, churches and schools were built as part of this expansion.

In the late 19th and early 20th century Nidderdale was transformed by the building of the reservoirs to supply water to the rapidly growing Bradford. The magnificent dam constructions of Gouthwaite, Angram and Scar in Upper Nidderdale are significant features of the landscape.

The Nidderdale Museum in the old Victorian Workhouse has a wealth of information on the industrial history of the area and is well worth a visit.

There are also several walks in the area based on its industrial past. For further information on these walks please visit http://www.visitnidderdaleaonb.com/nidderdale-15

For information on the history of Greenhow please visit:

http://www.greenhow-hill.org.uk

 

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Views from the Coldstones Cut

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Information panel at the Coldstones Cut

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What a view!

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Wildlife at the Coldstones Cut

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360º views from the Coldstones Cut

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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Up comes the sun

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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Coldstones Cut December 2010

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Dawn on the shortest day of the year, December 2010

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Dawn on the shortest day of the year, December 2010

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Dawn on the shortest day of the year, December 2010

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The Bruntwood, Arup Arts and Business Award 2011. Photo credit Paul Harris
The Bruntwood, Arup Arts and Business Award 2011.
Visitors 4th May 2011

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Visitors 4th May 2011

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The Coldstones Cut Book

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The Coldstones Cut May 2011

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Cuban Lift at the Coldstones Cut June 2011

Cuban Lift the famous band which specialises in playing music from South America using a mixture of traditional instruments such as pan pipes, bongos and rain sticks and contemporary flutes and guitars, at the Coldstones Cut. The band then went on to play at the Old Workhouse in Pateley Bridge to draw an end to the very successful North Yorkshire Open Studios event.

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The Cuban Lift June 2011

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The Working Quarry

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Coldstones Cut illuminated December 2011
The Coldstones Cut in December 2011