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  • Collection: W. Shepherd collection

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View over the town from the Chapel Graveyard at the top of the Buttress. The Chapel closed in 1958 and was destroyed by fire in the mid-1960s. The debris here could be following demolition.

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The mill on New Road and next to the Rochdale Canal was destroyed by fire in December 1964 but by that time it was used for storing Moderna blankets. All that was left was the boiler house, seen here, but that too was subsequently demolished and…

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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Taken from the Old Bridge looking up to the Buttress with Royd Terrace on the right. The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation. The houses to the right of the bridge were demolished and replaced by a riverside walk.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation. The old packhorse bridge was a useful viewing point for watching the proceedings.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation. Viewed here from The Buttress looking to the Old Bridge with The-Hole-in-the-Wall on the left.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress, seen here from Bridgegate, were demolished in the mid-1960 as unfit for human habitation.

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Part of the site of Hangingroyd Mill at the top of Valley Road.

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Part of the site of Hangingroyd Mill at the top of Valley Road.

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Site of part of Hangingroyd Mill at the top of Valley Road with the mill yard to the left. The site now occupied by Waterside Fold.

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Rear of buildings at the bottom of Moss Lane viewed from site of the former Hangingroyd Mill, now Waterside Fold.

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Most likely part of Buttress Brink on Old Gate prior to demolition in the mid-1960s just prior to demolition. This shows the labyrinthine nature of the walkways, balconies and alleyways at the rear of the many dwellings that made up the Buttress.

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Drawing of Buttress Brink by W. Shepherd

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Erringden Grange taken from Kilnshaw Lane in a southerly direction

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Looking up in the direction of Stoodley Pike which is off the photo to the right.

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Erringden Grange taken from Kilnshaw Lane in a NE direction?

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Hollin Hall, Crimsworth Dene looking down towards Midgehole.

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Partly hidden by the tree on the left is the main building of Foster Mill and then partly hidden by the tree on the right is Hangingroyd Mill and above it Nutclough Mill, the only one to remain.

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Looking acros an industrial scene to the Birchcliffe hillside. Behind the trees on the left is Foster Mill and below the terraced houses on the hillside is Nutclough Mill and below that Hangingroyd Mill.

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In the centre of the photo is Foster Mill and above it Hollins and on the top of the hillside houses in Heptonstall.
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