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Looking east along part of the A646 road from Todmorden to Hebden Bridge which follows the Calder Valley floor. This was once the main commercial street in the town.

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Many of the "over and under" houses or "double decker" or “top and bottom” houses in Hebden Bridge are legally referred to as "flying freeholds". Wikipedia describes them as:
Flying freehold is an English legal term to describe a freehold which…

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The chapel was built in 1777. Seen here in use as the premises of the Hebden Bridge Times. This photo therefore predates its move to a new location in Crown Street in1979.

The following text is taken from Looking Back at Hebden Bridge by Frank…

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The Methodist Church hall on Market Street is on the left of the picture and opposite it is Hangingroyd Road. St Johns Church and the lower Birchcliffe houses are on the right.

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In the centre is the large chimney of the former Calder Mill which was largely destroyed by fire in the 1960s.

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Looking down the valley in the Todmorden direction. The tall chimney of the former Calder Mill is in the centre. The Halifax Wireform Company were based in the mill premises until they were forced out by yet another flooding in (2015). In 2018…
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