Luddenden Conservation Area
Leaflet outlining the Conservation Area of Luddenden, West Yorkshire.
Author: Calderdale MBC
Date: January 1992
Location: Luddenden
Format: Topographical Survey
Document ID: 101700
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Leaflet produced by the Town Planning Department of Calderdale Council.
Luddenden Conservation Area includes the cluster of houses at the bridge and church, and the cloth mills and terraces of workers' housing along the valley. Apart from a couple of 17th century examples most of the other old buildings date from between 1780 and 1840.
The Church at Luddenden, St Mary's Church has been in existence since the late 15th century, and was rebuilt in 1600 with the tower added 100 years later. This building fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1814. The present church was re-opened in 1817, designed by Thomas Taylor who built many local churches. A new chancel (alter - usually built on the east side) was added in 1866, and the church was extended in 1910.
In 1840 John Jowett and Thomas Spencer were arrested for stealing lead from the church roof. Jowett and Spencer were well known Chartists, who claimed they were steeling the lead to make into bullets.
