The view from the bridge over the River Calder on Town Hall Street, Sowerby Bridge, on the right are the rear of the buildings on Hollings Mill Lane, which when this photo was taken included the swimming pool.
This was before the new stretch of road for the entrance to the Tesco Superstore was constructed. Haugh Shaw Rd is on the right where the car is parked, Willow Bank is on the left and Trafalgar Street runs across the front. They are all still there…
CMBC Ref 087252. The Gibbet was a means of execution used in Halifax in the 16th and 17th centuries. This non-working replica was constructed on the site of the original in 1974.
This was in the Swine Market area of Halifax. The name Dungeon Street can be made out on the side of the Queens Hotel, which closed in 1968. The Fleece Inn closed its doors in November 1967.
This whole area has now been completely demolished and the…
This is Wakefield Road near Sowerby Bridge looking towards Copley. The cordoned off area is where the road collapsed, and the gooseberry bush on the right is at the top of an area of allotments.
Although it is hard to be certain the sign on the building at the left of the picture appears to suggest that the building is the Grand Junction Hotel which was closed in 1968 and demolished in 1971. If this is correct then this will be the area…
On the left is the brick built extension to Sowerby Bridge Mills on piers over the River Calder. The tall centre one is Carlton Mills, this is the only surviver in this image and is now appartments. The far one is LockHill Mills and was occupied by…