Location: Peckriding

Allendale (East Allen) - February 1981

The Dye House, Peckriding After woollen cloth had been ‘fulled’ it usually needed to be dyed. Dyeing was a skilled process, requiring both a furnace and a constant/ready supply of water. It was natural therefore for dyers to seek a riverside site. The Dye House at Peckriding is an example and was part of the … read more

Peckriding - Circa 1895

The footbridge below Peck Riding.  This bridge features on many Edwardian postcards and the walk from Allendale Town to Peckriding to view the crags above the river was obviously a popular one.

Allendale (East Allen) - Circa 1975

High Peckriding and the ruins of the Peckriding Mill (dating from the 1500s) behind. Sadly, most of the roofing slates and wall stone of this historic mill were dismantled and removed in the 1980s.