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Once the home of Edward Akroyd (owner of the mill at Dean Clough and also MP for Halifax for 10 years) this building was later a library and is now a museum.

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Bankfield was previously the home of noted industrialist Edward Akroyd.

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The firm specialised in dyeing and finishing heavy fustians, mainly moleskins, and related fabrics such as Bedford Cords, Whipcords and Cavalry twills. The firm didn't process corduroys or other pile fabrics. Much of the production was used for…

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The firm specialised in dyeing and finishing heavy fustians, mainly moleskins, and related fabrics such as Bedford Cords, Whipcords and Cavalry twills. The firm didn't process corduroys or other pile fabrics. Much of the production was used for…

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The firm specialised in dyeing and finishing heavy fustians, mainly moleskins, and related fabrics such as Bedford Cords, Whipcords and Cavalry twills. The firm didn't process corduroys or other pile fabrics. Much of the production was used for…

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The end of Waterside Clothing Works is on the right, now demolished.

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Basils also had shops on Richmond Street, Halifax and Halifax Road Todmorden.

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1979. This building was used as the towns main library from 1899 until the opening of the current library in 1983. It was also used as the natural history section of Halifax Museum.

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This building was constructed in the 1850s as a home for Sir Francis Crossley (owner of the carpet manufacturers) and was converted into the towns main library in 1899. It served in this capacity until the current library was opened in 1983. By a…

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This building was constructed in the 1850s as a home for Sir Francis Crossley (owner of the carpet manufacturers) and was converted into the towns main library in 1899. It served in this capacity until the current library was opened in 1983. By a…

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This building was constructed in the 1850s as a home for Sir Francis Crossley (owner of the carpet manufacturers) and was converted into the towns main library in 1899. It served in this capacity until the current library was opened in 1983. By a…

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This was a General Improvement Area, c1972. The houses on Industrial Street were renovated and the street re-named Garden Terrace.

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The cottages on the right were demolished in the 1970s, and a single house was built on the site, the tree is still there, 2014. The cottages were originally owned by Murgatroyds of Oats Royd Mill.

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The site of the houses on Bridge Lanes and Back High Street. After the demolition of the houses the site remained in this unattractive state for about 10 years.

‘Man at Large’ was a series of photographs taken as part of a Calder Civic Trust…

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‘Man at Large’ was a series of photographs taken as part of a Calder Civic Trust initiative to increase awareness of eyesores in the area, in stark contrast to the well dressed gentleman, John D. Uttley.

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The site of the houses on Bridge Lanes and Back High Street. After the demolition of the houses the site remained in this unattractive state for about 10 years.

‘Man at Large’ was a series of photographs taken as part of a Calder Civic Trust…

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‘Man at Large’ was a series of photographs taken as part of a Calder Civic Trust initiative to increase awareness of eyesores in the area, in stark contrast to the well dressed gentleman, John D. Uttley.

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Our Man at Large was a Calder Civic Trust project, c1970, the aim of which was to draw attention to squalid places and litter which detracted from the attractions of the area, by using the contrast between the smartly dressed gentleman and the…

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The former mill on Burnley Road, opposite Station Road, has now been demolished and replaced with a private housing estate.
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