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http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06202.jpg
This is a view of the then newly constructed 'King Cross Bypass'. The road is named after Aachen, Halifax's German 'twin town'.

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This view is a view of the junction where Burnley Road and Rochdale Road meet leading to the then new Aachen Way, which was built to bypass the 'bottle neck' at King Cross.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06206.jpg
The then new Aachen Way, which was built to bypass King Cross. The industrial buidlings in the background have since been demolished and is now the site of Tescos car park.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06158.jpg
Queens Road, at the junction with Parkinson Lane. Hoardings like this were frequently used to hide demolition sites.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06039.jpg
Aerial view if Elland in 1977

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06051.jpg
Stubbings School is just above the centre of this photo, and top right is the Birchcliffe Centre. Ref 419158

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06109.jpg
Looking at the rate of fall from Halifax side.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06257.jpg
Bottom right is the Central Methodist Church, and the impressive building towards the top of the picture is Brighouse Library and the Smith Art Gallery.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06256.jpg
In the centre is Brookfoot, bottom left is the River Calder, top left is Marshalls Quarries at Southowram. On the riight hand side top to bottom are Hipperholme, Hove Edge, Slead Syke, Lane Head and Brighouse evenly spaced.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06059.jpg
The roundabout on the top right is Bull Green, and People's Park towards bottom left. Ref 415430

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06213.jpg
The road/track across the foreground is Long Lane and is on the Shibden side of Beacon Hill. At the top of this picture is the area around Halifax railway station including the Mackintosh factory and the now demolished viaduct that linked the station…

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06214.jpg
Moor End Road and Pellon.

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The playground of Riverside School is at the bottom of the picture, with the Memorial Gardens to the right of it. Heptonstall Road is to the left with Queen's Terrace. Ref 419157

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06215.jpg
Moor End Road runs down the right of the picture. Webster's Ovenden Wood Breweryis in the centre. To the left you can see Wheatley Viaduct on the Halifax High Level Railway. Halifax town centre is top centre.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06053.jpg
The diagonal road is Hollins Mill Lane, the road across the bottom is Hollins Lane, the area bottom right is known as Hill Top.

The open area in the centre bellow the river is the site of Hollins Mill.

The area above the river on the left is…

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06052.jpg
Starting in the top right corner we have the industial premises at the end of Walton Street and Sowerby Bridge Cricket Ground. The dark diagonal line is the River Calder flowing R to L. The thinner dark line is the Rochdale Canal, between the 2 is…

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06040.jpg
Aerial view of Halifax. Left of centre is Halifax General Hospital.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06212.jpg
Beacon Hill is in the centre with Southowram beyond. Shibden Valley is to the left and Halifax to the right.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/CBC06110.jpg
David Howe has attempted to date this photo. He has one showing the construction work associated with Burdock Way/New Bank taken in the summer of 1972, in which the power station and associated cooling towers were still present. Moreover his photo…
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