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Buzy Lizzy - an ancient flower woman carrying her colourful cargo of fragrant flowers and foliage.

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c1910. As we come down the hillside and along Heptonstall Road we pass Cross Lane Chapel (United Methodists) on the right of the picture. Further down the road we approach Queens Terrace and Albion Terrace.

On the left of the picture, beyond the…

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Acre Mill, Old Town, Hebden Bridge

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St Gearges Bridge over Hebden Water with the council Offices on the left of it and the chimney of Bridge Mill on the right.

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The sculpture, by Mike Williams, is of a “fustian knife”, which also serves as a giant sundial gnomon (shadow caster). Fustian knives were used in the manufacture of corduroy, a fabric for which Hebden Bridge was known throughout the world.

The…

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Also known as Lord Holme Mill, it was built about 1800 to produce cloth from cotton.
The mill ceased operation in 1890, and was used as a dance hall, and roller skating rink, among other facilities. The mill was largely derelict following WWII, but…

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The crane was installing a new roof (July 2000).

A fulling mill existed in the area prior to the 16th century which had been replaced and extended. In 1861, Worrals a firm of dyers and finishers from Salford bought the newly built dyeworks and…

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A rare internal shot of Gibson Mill Restaurant in its hey day as a recreational venue. Probably early 1900s.

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The Hole in the Wall is on the left, Council Offices centre, and the chimney of Bridge Mill to the right.
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