1993, and there has been a disastrous fire at Edmondsons on Valley Road. Fortunately the Fire Brigade were able to prevent the fire spreading to Shepherds Garage next door.
The building on the right of the picture is Bridge Mill and behind it can…
Looking up Valley Road with Market Place on the left and above the top of the stalls windows in the Astin Greenwood sewing factory, replaced with the Health Centre in 1998. The buildings on the right replaced with a block of offices and shops. Part…
Looking across to buildings on Valley Road which have now been replaced with a block of offices and shops. The single storey building in the centre was a nursery opened as a wartime measure but closed in 1955 due to a fall in numbers. Part of the…
This wooden building, previously a coal merchant's office, is believed to have been one of the huts from Dawson City, the navvy encampment which provided accommodation for the men who built Walshaw Dean reservoirs. The hut was destroyed by fire in…
This wooden building, previously a coal merchant's office, is believed to have been one of the huts from Dawson City, the navvy encampment which provided accommodation for the men who built Walshaw Dean reservoirs. The hut was destroyed by fire in…
This wooden building, previously a coal merchant's office, is believed to have been one of the huts from Dawson City, the navvy encampment which provided accommodation for the men who built Walshaw Dean reservoirs. The hut was destroyed by fire in…
This wooden building, previously a coal merchant's office, is believed to have been one of the huts from Dawson City, the navvy encampment which provided accommodation for the men who built Walshaw Dean reservoirs. The hut was destroyed by fire in…