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.
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.
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.
Taken just before Buttress Brink on the left was demolished. The building far right is now the site of the Hebden Bridge Health Centre, used by Social Services, not to be confused with Valley Medical Centre on Valley Road. The medical centre did move…
The gentleman standing in the archway is Hebden Royd UDC Surveyor, Mr Moyse. The tenements on Old Gate at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in 1967 as being unfit for human habitation.
Taken from Bridge Gate looking over to the site of the tenements known as Buttress Brink which were demolished in 1967. Both buildings seen here have also been demolished and the area opened up.
On the left the 'Hole in the Wall' pub with the buildings of Buttress Brink demolished mid-1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
The Hole in the Wall is on the right, and Cross Lanes Methodist Chapel can be seen towards the top of the picture. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
Originally part of the ancient highway from Halifax to Heptonstall. The buildings on the left are part of Buttress Brink which was demolished in the 1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
Originally part of the ancient highway from Halifax to Heptonstall. The buildings on the left are part of Buttress Brink which was demolished in the 1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
At the bottom of the buttress, opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall pub, Buttress Brink was a warren of dwellings demolished in the 1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
Originally part of the ancient highway from Halifax to Heptonstall. The buildings on the right are part of Buttress Brink which was demolished in the 1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
The bottom of the old route up to Heptonstall. The Hole in the Wall is on the left, and on the far side of the Old Bridge is the White Swan. The road to the right is old Gate. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
On the right of the photo is the original "Hole in the Wall". The wedge shaped building is the end of Royd Terrace. The buildings on the left formed "Buttress Brink", with Old Gate passing in front of the shops.