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Postcard. 1960s.

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Blake Dean, a popular picnic spot, off Widdop Road between Hebden Bridge and Colne.

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The snicket beside the bridge for the path to the river.

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Causey at the meeting of the waters, between Heptonstall and Colne

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Causey at the meeting of the waters, between Heptonstall and Colne

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An offshoot of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack built in 1820 to serve the community at Alcomden. The Church closed in 1959 and was demolished in 1971. The nearby cottages were converted into a scout hostel.

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Built in 1820 and closed in March 1959. demolished in1971. It was an off-shoot of Slack Chapel.

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Built in 1820 and closed in March 1959. demolished in1971. Off-shoot of Slack Chapel. Ref: 039a

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Built in 1820 and closed in March 1959. finally demolished in 1971. It was an off-shoot of Slack Chapel. The chapel was unique in that the entrance to the gallery was down 2 steps and the entrance to the body of the church was up 2 steps, thus you…

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Blake Dean Chapel stood at the head of the Hebden Valley . Near by Trestle Bridge was built to enable the reservoir at Walshaw Dean to be constructed.

This chapel was unique in that entrance to the gallery was down two steps and the entrance to the…

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This Post Card, one in the Valentine's Series, is quite a well known photo. In the 1950's local teenagers would gather to swim in the Green Lady pool which formed around the remains of the stone foundations used to support the structure (which was…

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Postcard with postmark July 1956. Shows Widdop Road coming down from Heptonstall Slack to the bridge over Alcomden Water.

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The former chapel is now a Scout hostel.

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The path from the bridge at Blake Dean down to the waters.

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The gate beside the bridge

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When Halifax Corporation built Walshaw Dean Reservoir, they wanted to close the footpath across the moor. A group of people from the Scientific Society carried out an Opposition Ramble from Blakedean to Oxenhope. It was agreed that there would be a…

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BLAKE DEAN BRIDGE is a single-arch stone bridge. Just downstream from the present structure there used to be a wooden trestle bridge erected when the three Walshaw Dean reservoirs were being constructed. It was 700 feet long and 105 feet high, and…

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Featured in the Geoff Boswell Calendar of 2004.

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The underside of the bridge carrying Widdop Road over Graining Water. Historical OS maps call the whole area Black Dean.

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The bridge carrying Widdop Road over Graining Water just before its confluence with Alcomden Water to form Hebden water. Historical OS maps refer to the area as Black Dean and today it is a famous local beauty spot and picnic site..

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Causey at the meeting of the waters, between Heptonstall and Colne
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