Tales of Old Todmorden
Lydgate around 1900:
the building directly in front of the viaduct, called Arch View, was once a school for the children of factory workers at Robinwood Mill which can be seen towering beyond. Lydgate Methodists held their first meeting here before erecting Mount Olivet Chapel in 1865.
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Read the full story in Milltown Memories, issue 13.
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