St Mary the Virgin

In 1845, the Reverend Patrick Bront, father of the famous novelist sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily Bronte, appointed the curate the Revd Joseph Brett Grant to take charge of the newly formed Ecclesiastical district now known as Oxenhope.

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Todmorden Unitarian Church

Todmorden Unitarian Church has had a tumultuous and dramatic history, fitting of its grand and striking architecture. It is regarded as one of the finest examples of the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
Built in 1865 by the three Fielden brothers in honour of their late father, MP ‘Honest' John Fielden. Fielden Snr was the mill owner responsible for the 1847 Ten Hours Act, limiting the hours worked by women and children in textile mills.