Former mill pond at New Bridge, Meltham
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Former mill pond at New Bridge, Meltham
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 10 Oct 2021
This supplied water for New Bridge Mill (Woollen) in 1850. The mill seems to have been unlucky, with fires and also people committing suicide in the pond. See https://huddersfield.exposed/wiki/New_Bridge_Mill,_Meltham .
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Image Location
Latitude
53.591907
Longitude
-1.868826