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Blacksmith Way, HUDDERSFIELD, HD3 3WX

This will be a warehouse for Lesjofors Springs Ltd, who are moving from Lowfields Business Park in Elland. Browsing their website I found this article about the involvement of one of the group companies in the Bloodhound land speed record attempt scheduled for October 2017. http://www.lesjoforsab.com/news/news_detail.asp?sprakid=2 The target speed is 1000 mph!

This dealership has moved from Copley.

The milestone is located on the south side of the road, opposite the Wappy Spring public house. Metal plate attached to stone post, WR casting design. It was erected by Huddersfield Council in 2021 as a replacement for the original milestone that was removed when nearby land was redeveloped. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6772134. For details of the original milestone, see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6045200. Inscription reads:- ROCHDALE / 16¼ MILES / JUNCTION / 10¼ MILES :: BRIGHOUSE / 4 MILES / RASTRICK / 3 MILES / ELLAND / 2 MILES :: HUDDERSFIELD & NEW HEY / ROAD / BRANCH / STAINLAND :: HARGREAVES FOUNDRY / HALIFAX / 2019 Milestone Society National ID: YW_BHOU04R

The milestone is located on the south side of the road, opposite the Wappy Spring public house. Metal plate attached to stone post, WR casting design. It was erected by Huddersfield Council in 2021 as a replacement for the original milestone that was removed when nearby land was redeveloped, see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6772134. For details of the original milestone, see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6045200. Inscription reads:- ROCHDALE / 16¼ MILES / JUNCTION / 10¼ MILES :: BRIGHOUSE / 4 MILES / RASTRICK / 3 MILES / ELLAND / 2 MILES :: HUDDERSFIELD & NEW HEY / ROAD / BRANCH / STAINLAND :: HARGREAVES FOUNDRY / HALIFAX / 2019 Milestone Society National ID: YW_BHOU04R

The rusty West Riding CC milestone dating from 1893/94, opposite the Wappy Spring PH on the A643 was removed when nearby land was developed. Despite numerous enquiries it was not found. In 2019 a new casting was commissioned by Kirklees Council from the Hargreaves foundry in Halifax. In early 2021 it was set up, attached to a new backing stone, at the original site. The foundry name and date of casting is on the bevel.

Metal plate attached to stone post by the A643, in parish of KIRKLEES (KIRKLEES District), Lindley Moor Road; opposite Wappy Spring PH, by the road, on South side of road. Brayshaw & Booth iron casting, erected by the County Council in the 19th century. No longer visible on Streetview in 2019 - now wide entrance to industrial unit. Inscription reads:- : ROCHDALE / 16¼ MILES / JUNCTION / 10¼ MILES : : HUDDERSFIELD & NEW HEY / ROAD / BRANCH / STAINLAND : : BRIGHOUSE / 4 MILES / RASTRICK / 3 MILES / ELLAND / 2 MILES : : BRAYSHAW & BOOTH / MAKERS / LIVERSEDGE : Milestone Society National ID: YW_BHOU04.

Probably one of the many pubs established on the turnpike roads in the early 19C.

The boundary stone in the other photo is against the wall opposite the first tree on the right. Although Old Lindley is now mostly in Calderdale district, a strip of land including the main road was given to Huddersfield many years ago and this scene is now all in Kirklees district.