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Tennis was one of the many sports and activities which were a popular feature of Birchcliffe Baptist Church. The only clues to the date and setting of this photo are an address at Wood End, Hebden Bridge, and the signature of Herbert Greenwood on the…

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This photo shows a general view westward along Heptonstall Slack with Taylor Farm immediately on the right. Postcard.

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The procession is going up Smith Well Lane. The banner indicates the Wesleyan Sunday School at Heptonstall. Notice the Union Jack flags from several houses and the decorated arch at the top of Towngate in the distance. Postcard.

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The chapel was built in 1764 by a Methodist Society which had grown steadily since John Wesley’s first visit in 1747. At first it was a perfect octagon, but in 1802 the sides were extended and the gallery reconstructed to increase the capacity. The…

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The tower of the new church seen through an archway og the old one.

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Scenes from the Bible, organised by Mothers of Salem, the ladies of the church. Information provided by Helen Ranton, nee Waterworth, who is the little girl in the centre of the front row. Also included are Doris Horner, Philip and Gwen Shackleton,…

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Ladies of Heptonstall Methodist Chapel at a village fete in Weavers Square, at a stall with a nautical theme. L to R: Vera Ingham, Marian Greenwood, Eileen Longbottom, Margaret Harwood, Dorothy Smith, Emma Longbottom.

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Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall churches can be seen here, also Eaves Mill, Mytholm Hall and Hell Hole rocks

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Hebden Bridge in the 1950s, with Buttress Brink on the left, Royd Terrace in the centre, Hole in the Wall on the right and Cross Lanes Chapel in the distance. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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The chimney of Calder Mill can be seen prominently on the left. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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St Michael's, Mytholmroyd: St John's, Cragg Vale, St James, Hebden Bridge Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Vale Mill chimney can be seen on the far side of the church. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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The church tennis court is on the right of the picture. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Taken from the bridge over the Rochdale Canal, known as Navigation Bridge. The chapel on Midgeley Road closed 1960 and was demolished in 1970. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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The chapel on Midgeley Road closed 1960 and was demolished in 1970. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Looking up-river, St Michael's is on he left and Clough Mill on the right. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
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