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Blackburn's Ironmongers shop can be seen at the end of this block of shops on the corner of Holme Street. Photograph taken before New Road was widened at the junction with Bridge Gate.

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Melbourne Mill is on the right. The buildings in the foreground have since been demolished

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Off Hangingroyd Lane, Bond Street is one of the iconic cobbled streets of this former mill town. The houses across the end of the street are Royd Terrace. Taken in June 1978.

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Photographed in June 1978 these were built as back-to-back houses although some may now be "throughs".

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Birchcliffe Road near the Birchcliffe Chapel, out of the picture on the left.

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Demolition of the houses of Hollins place is nearing completion. Keighley Road goes off to the right, whilst the White Lion and White Horse vie for business.

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This is the bottom of Birchcliffe Road at its junction with a very narrow Commercial Street which went straight down to the front of the White Lion. The demolition allowed the road junction to be widened and for Commercial Street and Keighley Road to…

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Bottom of Birchcliffe Road c1947. The buildings to the left of the picture were later pulled down to enable the road junction with the Keighley Road to be widened.
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