IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
The Hoods, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 3XA

The building on the left is a convenience store and house. It replaced a row of three small shops called Crowtrees Parade. The one on the right is one of the bungalows on the site of the Methodist Chapel, Crowtrees Lane.

This is a row of houses built recently just below the Grove Inn. A small blue plaque has been awarded by the Brighouse Civic Trust. I assume that they liked the hood moulds over the doors and windows, and the shared yard in front of the houses.

This is the A643 in the south half of SE1321, looking north. The narrow road on the left is the 19C turnpike road; the road on the right was made in the early 20C when the tramline from Huddersfield was constructed (why was the road not simply widened?). The signpost shows the way to the library.

These are on the old part of Crowtrees Lane. The pair on the left are the oldest, perhaps late 19C judging by the decoration under the eaves. The two pairs of semis were built before 1940, probably in the '30s. The one on the right is earlier.

In 1915, in anticipation of a tram service from Huddersfield (which was not opened until 1921 due to the war), a new road was built alongside the old one, which was too narrow. The old road was left intact, including the stone setted gutters. A line of trees was indicated on the 1850 map, but I suspect that most of these were planted c. 1915.

From ukmoths.org uk: Small Phoenix, Ecliptopera silaceata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Wingspan 23-27 mm. A double-brooded species, flying in spring from May to July, and then again in August and September, except in the north where there is just one generation. Quite common in England and Wales, but less so in Scotland and Ireland, it inhabits a range of woodland and open habitats. The main larval foodplants are willowherbs (Epilobium spp.).