Rakehead viaduct under construction. 15th January 1970.
The motorway, which was first proposed in the 1930s, and originally conceived as two separate routes, was opened in stages between 1971 and 1976, with construction beginning at Pole Moor and…
Originally a cloth hall for selling pieces of cloth, it was ceremoniously opened on January 1st 1779. It flourished for 35 years but increasing mechanisation undermined the handloom weaver and the Piece Hall became redundant. In 1868 it was signed…
A 'Leyland Leopard' Metrobus to Blackshawhead pulling round Shay bend from Jack Bridge, Colden. Date unknown but Bus 8531 RWT 531R came into service in Calderdale in 1976 and was withdrawn in June 1992.