The name of the village is derived from the old Viking word ‘thong’ meaning a strip of land.  One of the first records of Thongsbridge is from the early 13th century… it expanded in the early days of the industrial revolution, its location being ideal for water powered textile mills.  The valley bottom was affected by a number of floods:    Holmfirth Flood of 1852 was one of the most severe, with houses and parts of the local textile mill swept away.  The village had a station on the railway branch line until 1965; the goods yard and railway trackbed have now mostly been built on but can still be seen in places.  On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France from York to Sheffield, passed through the village.  With all that out of the way, this is an unused real-photo card with some age staining on the reverse.  Grade: 2