The community of Smallbridge is located on the Halifax Road at the point where the Wardle Road heads north to Wardle. The Sandknocker pub (above) once stood on that corner.  Prior to 1973 was known as the Red Lion. In the early years of the 20th Century, Smallbridge was a noisy, industrial community with a reputation for rowdyness and a generous allocation of drinking places. The local trade, as the pub's name suggested, was producing sand by breaking-up local sandstone gathered on the surrounding moors. The process was known as kiddling and took place in a barn-like building.  The Sandknocker is no more.  Since I took the image above in 2001, it has been converted into a residential property.