Stories

Todmorden is a place that knows about being "out of place". It lies on the current Yorkshire Lancashire border. It has a Lancashire Post Code and yet it is part of Yorkshire. It is expected that many of the stories that appear here will reflect that sense of not quite fitting in. Take a look at the story of Miles Weatherhill, he didn't fit in and that led to tragic consequences.

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It depends how you look at things

“I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE ALWAYS LIVED HERE?” REMARKED A TOURIST TO AN AGED TODMORDEN MAN.
“OH, NO,” REPLIED THE OLD MAN, “I WAS BORN HALF A MILE FROM HERE!”

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The weather according to OLD WRAGGS

A LOCAL MAN REUBEN HILEY OF WALSDEN KNOWN AS “OLD WRAGGS” WAS EMPLOYED MENDING THE FOUL CLOUGH COALPIT ROAD WHERE HE WAS OFTEN CAUGHT IN SHOWERS OF RAIN. ONE DAY HE WAS HEARD MAKING AN ORIGINAL AND SOUND STATEMENT: “THE REASON WHY THERE WAS SO MUCH RAIN ABOUT TOMERDEN WAS BECAUSE THE CLOUDS IN COMING OVER THE HILLS GOT WORN THROUGH BY RUBBING ON THEM AND THEN TH’ WEET’S RAN EWT AT TH’ HOILS.”

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Todmorden meets The Ukraine

UKRANIAN ‘ORPHANS’ CAME TO TODMORDEN AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR

“I REMEMBER THE MAYOR SENT A COACH TO FETCH THEM, THERE WERE 26 OF THEM CAME OVER, 14-15 YEAR OLDS AND A HOUSE AT WATERSIDE WAS USED TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. THE UKRANIAN CLUB WAS SET UP FOR THEM AND A CLASS TO TEACH THEM ENGLISH RAN EVERY SATURDAY MORNING. THEY ALL GOT JOBS IN THE LOCAL MILLS AND THEY GOT ON WELL WITH THE LOCAL PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKERS. ALL HAVE REMAINED HERE”.

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