Southowram History 8 - Law Lane part 1

Marsh Farm(centre) and Law Hill House(bottom right).

Law Hill

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In 1939, Law Lane was widened to accommodate an increase in traffic and a new bus route. At the time, the bus route was along the very narrow Pinnar Lane.

The milepost would also need moving and, according to the photos, the milepost was replaced within a few yards of its original position. However, these mileposts do not look like the same ones to me.

Twinge - Spring Hall

Spring Hall with Twinge House to the left

35 Law Lane Southowram also known as Twinge House & Twinge Lane End built in 1810 by to my knowledge Glossops Ltd who were a quarrying company. There is small area off land to the bottom of the Twinge were dwellings 21 23 25 29 31 & 33 stood. These were small cottages with privies and ashes belonging to them. There was also a house on the corner this being numbed 27. They were originally known as Spring Hall then were later changed to the Paddock. Unfortunately due to disrepair the cottages and the house we're sadly demolished in 1956. There are a few names of the tenants and mortgage owners who bought there properties of (the lord off the manor off the Twinge John Hebblethwaite )! In the deeds Sutcliffe, Stancliffe,

Thanks to Sarah Stevenson