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Aerial view of Halifax. Left of centre is Halifax General Hospital.

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One of the buildings in the complex. C. 1977

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Showing the state of the ceiling in one of the buildings. Date c.1977

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Showing Ashlar stone in a arched doorway in one of the buildings. date c. 1977

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One of the mills in the Dean Clough complex, former home to Crossley Carpets.

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View of the town from Beacon Hill with the railway goods and coal yard centre and the high level station approach and station centre left.

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View from Beacon Hill with the railway goods and coal yard in the centre.

Photo David N Taylor Collection.

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LYRS 2317 - John Crossley & Sons No 42 - part of 7-plank wagon in the private siding at North Bridge. The sidings have gone and the vast Dean Clough complex no longer manufactures carpets but is now in mixed commercial usage. longer

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Just before the bend to Lobb Mill on the left, was Cinder Hill Mill, now demolished and replaced by houses.

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PNH00821 c.1970. Looking across the station and good yards. On the far right at the bottom of Horton Street is the large 1885 double bay entrance building, replaced in the 1980s. The sidings under the footbridge, centre, are in course of being…

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This view shows the railway viaduct that linked Halifax Station with North Bridge. Final closure came in 1974 and the viaduct was demolished in 1979. The large mill on the left is Clark Bridge Mill is now the site of Matalan. In the right…

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The junction of Lower Kirkgate and Berry Lane, Halifax. Mackintosh's factory is in the background, the chimney is still there. The coal shoots were just off the picture to the right.

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Clearly visible is the Dean Clough Mill (where the words Crossley Kosset are visible). The bus appears to be a 681, a service to Bradford that still runs today (2017).

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This photograph must be pre 24th March 1974, the date on which the cooling towers were demolished. For more information about the power station see http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/community/nostalgia/towers-that-refused-to-die-1-1922270

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Although it is hard to be certain the sign on the building at the left of the picture appears to suggest that the building is the Grand Junction Hotel which was closed in 1968 and demolished in 1971. If this is correct then this will be the area…
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