▁line , ▁from ▁St ans field ▁Hall ▁to ▁Hall ▁Ro yd , ▁completed ▁the ▁" T od m orden ▁Tri angle " ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁thus ▁en abling ▁trains ▁to ▁travel ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁directions ▁( Man chester , ▁Le eds ▁and ▁Burn ley ) ▁without ▁revers ing . ▁ ▁The ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution ▁caused ▁a ▁concentration ▁of ▁industry ▁and ▁settlement ▁along ▁the ▁valley ▁floor ▁and ▁a ▁switch ▁from ▁w ool l ens ▁to ▁cot ton . ▁One ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁particularly ▁influ ential ▁on ▁the ▁town ; ▁the ▁Field en ▁family . ▁ ▁They ▁created ▁a ▁" d ynast y " ▁that ▁changed ▁the ▁town ▁forever ▁by ▁establish ing ▁several ▁large ▁mill s , ▁putting ▁up ▁ass orted ▁impress ive ▁buildings ▁and ▁bringing ▁about ▁social ▁and ▁educational ▁change . ▁ ▁A ▁double ▁murder ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Tod m orden ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁The ▁vict ims ' ▁gra ves ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁church yard . ▁ ▁Mil es ▁We ather hill , ▁a ▁ 2 3 - year - old ▁we aver ▁from ▁the ▁town , ▁was ▁forb idden ▁from ▁seeing ▁his ▁hous ema id ▁sweet heart , ▁Sarah ▁Bell , ▁by ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Anthony ▁John ▁P low . ▁Ar med ▁with ▁four ▁p ist ols ▁and ▁an ▁ax e , ▁We ather hill ▁took ▁reven ge ▁first ▁on ▁the ▁vic ar ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁Jane ▁Smith , ▁another ▁ma id ▁who ▁had ▁informed ▁P