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Old Guide Stone by the A643, Crowtrees Lane, Rastrick Parish
By the A643, in parish of Rastrick (Calderdale District), Crowtrees Lane, set in wall outside No.15.
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Milestone Society National ID: YW_XRASb
Image: © Milestone Society
Taken: Unknown
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Carved stone and bungalow, Crowtrees Lane, Rastrick
The stone shown in
Image] is built into the highway boundary wall. It was found when the road was widened for trams in the early 20C.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 6 Mar 2017
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Crowtrees Lane, Rastrick
This view is near the bottom end of the road. The 18C or early 19C houses on the left have been extended and the extension has a massive stone lintel over the garage door. At the top end of this block there are a pair of large stone gateposts (one just visible) that belonged to the demolished mill that was behind on the steep slope down to Tofts Grove.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 12 Nov 2005
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The 'Spiral Stone', Crowtrees lane, Rastrick
Grade II listed, and considered to be contemporary to the cross base in the churchyard. The spiral is said to be reminiscent of a Bishop's crozier and therefore possibly marking an ecclesiastical boundary. However why should such a boundary be in the middle of a township, and why is it in Crowtrees Lane, which was not the medieval main road? For imagesofengland photo and text see http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=338822
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 16 Aug 2005
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Crowtrees Lane (A643), Rastrick
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 6 Mar 2020
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Crowtrees Park - off Tofts Grove
Image: © Betty Longbottom
Taken: 24 Dec 2013
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Footpath off Crowtrees Lane, Rastrick
This short footpath goes steeply down to the Tofts Grove / Field Lane / Jumble Dike junction, and the upper part is surfaced with stone setts. The land to the right used to be a small common, but houses were built before 1850.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 12 Nov 2005
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Crowtrees Park, Off Tofts Grove, Rastrick
This estate was built on the site of Crowtrees Mill (Woollen), and a high retaining wall has been necessary, perhaps where the mill building was built into the hillside.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 25 Feb 2007
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Telephone box, Crowtrees Lane, Rastrick
This is at the junction with Crowtrees Crescent. Apparently you can text from it and send e-mails.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 12 Sep 2007
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Top of footpath to Jumble Dyke, Crowtrees Lane, Rastrick
This footpath is in a steep strip of land that might be a fragment of an old common. It has been unpleasant to use due to litter and weeds, but has recently been cleared by volunteers.
Update: The footpath is next to the house on the left. It is not on the rights-of-way map as a public footpath, and about six years after this image was taken it was fenced off for a while by the landowner, much to the dismay of the local residents who provided sufficient evidence of usage for it to be classed as a public highway. It has now been re-opened.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 12 Sep 2007
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