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This is 1 arch of a 4 arch viaduct over River Calder and the Canal at Stainland Road, West Vale.

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The planted areas in 1967, this area is now the Bridge Gate car park

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Taken in the 1960s. The road is now pedestrianised and the single story buildings centre right have been demolished.

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Taken in the 1960s. The open shed building on the right has now been opened up into a small square with shops.

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Taken in the 1960s. The single storey buildings on the right have been demolished.

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Landscaping by the Civic Trust with David Fletcher on the right. The buildings, including Bridge Gale Mill on the left, long demolished to make way for the St Pol Car Park and riverside walkway.

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Croft place is being demolished. The Black Bull Inn can just be seen on the right hand side of the picture.

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Croft Place is being demolished. The Black Bull Inn is on the left of Bridge Lanes, and the Methodist Church is on the right.

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Following demolition of dwellings on the north side of Bridge Lanes and High Street in 1964. The site was left derelict for some years.

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Soon after demolition of the High Street and Back High Street houses, c1966. This area stayed derelict for about ten years before it was landscaped. The white building on the left of the picture is the Fox and Goose.

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Bridge Lanes going down on the right and Heptonstall Road going up in the centre. Taken in the 1960s, post demolition of High Street houses and houses on Bridge Lanes north side..

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The Bull Inn is on the right. The rest of the dwellings on the north side of Bridge Lanes were demolished in the mid-1960 and the site left derelict for many years as can be seen here.

The mill on the left was Barbreck which burnt down in the…

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The bottom of Heptonstall road can be seen just right of centre. Taken in the 1960s after the High Street houses had been demolished.

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Bridge Lanes near the junction with Heptonstall Road. The demolition of the Bridge Lanes houses is well under way.

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The road over the bridge is called Bottoms, the mill that used to be here was also called Bottoms, if the bridge has a name it will be Bottoms Bridge.

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Construction of Scammonden bridge over the M62 in the late 1960s.

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CALDER BRIDGE near the former Greetland Station spans the Calder and was built in the turnpike days.

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Showing the rear of the 'up' Manchester Platform across the viaduct. The platforms not only extended across the viaduct but overhung it supported by massive brackets as seen here. This was not without incident and on more than one occasion flags and…
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