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Title: Demolition of Adamroyd chimney on Blind Lane - MOT00506
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Title
Demolition of Adamroyd chimney on Blind Lane - MOT00506
Description
Adamroyd chimney on Blind Lane was demolished in the summer of 1980.
As a result of the mill closures, some families left the area, causing a drop in population. House building schemes had been left in abeyance during the war. Now the government introduced help for authorities to start a housing programme. This ensured that old, obsolete, houses were demolished or renovated to higher standards, and grants were made to homeowners to improve their property.
The area between the Market Hall and Halifax Road was cleared of back-to-back houses, similarly houses in the Burnley Road area at Cobden were demolished, and areas at Shade and Lobmill were cleared.
As a result of the mill closures, some families left the area, causing a drop in population. House building schemes had been left in abeyance during the war. Now the government introduced help for authorities to start a housing programme. This ensured that old, obsolete, houses were demolished or renovated to higher standards, and grants were made to homeowners to improve their property.
The area between the Market Hall and Halifax Road was cleared of back-to-back houses, similarly houses in the Burnley Road area at Cobden were demolished, and areas at Shade and Lobmill were cleared.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Todmorden Information Centre Trust
Date
1980, 1980s
Rights
PHDA - Todmorden Information Centre Trust
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
MOT00506.tif
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Demolition of Adamroyd chimney on Blind Lane - MOT00506,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 16, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/10833.
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