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This is the top of Woolshops Halifax. All the buildings in this picture have been demolished, apart from the 'Tudor' style one on the left, which was demolished but then rebuilt.

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The old Woolshops in Halifax. These buildings were demolished in the early 1980s.

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Winding Road was being rebuilt (to accomodate the new bus station?) at this time. On the right can be seen the start of construction on the multi-storey car park, with with the Industrial Museum beyond and the spire of Square Church.

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This shows the construction of the multi storey car park off Charles Street.

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The road undergoing a large reconstruction before the redevelopment of this area.

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The view down Winding Road. On the right is the site of the current bus station.

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Ref 093255. All the buildings in this view have gone, as has Weymouth Street itself. The site is now occupied by the Broad Street Plaza.

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Construction of car park between North Parade and Weymouth Street, Halifax. March 1979. This area is now part of the Broad Street Plaza.

The 60s prorerty is on the left is Dews Garage and the right Timeform House, the headquarters of Phil Bulls…

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This shows the street going past Halifax Town Hall (on the right). The now demolished bowling alley in Broad Street is in the centre of the picture.

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E.A.A. Stone Dam Mills is now a furniture store. The other buildings have since been demolished.

Woodhall Nicholson, Eagle Works Well Lane were nationally famous as builders of Hearse's. During the 60's and 70's if a hearse featured on a tv…

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Stone Dam Mill is now used (2015) as a furniture shop.

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This shows the end of Waterhouse Street and the bowling alley in Broad Street. The building has now been demolished and forms the entrace to Broadway Plaza.

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This building was at one time the Race Relations Office for the town.

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Holly Bank House? This building was at one time in the 1960's the Youth Employment Office / Career's Centre. It was later purchased by Bass Charrington brewery and turned into a pub called "The Bass House".

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This is the tallest building in Calderdale and is named after John Wainhouse, the industrialist who funded it. Although originally planned as a chimney it was never used as one and remained as a folly, reputedly the tallest one in the world. …

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The new bus station can be seen in the centre with the tower of the town Hall behind, and the retained frontage of the old chapel on the right.

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Possibly looking down Wade Street from Market Street, where it joined Northgate. probably early 1960s, prior to the whole area being demolished.

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Bottom right is Horton Street. The Shay, football ground, is towards the top f the picture.

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The road in the foreground is Wood Lane, leading through the arch to Ovenden Wood Road. On the skyline are houses in Moor End Road, left is the Corporation Development, given planning permission in April 1949, centre, private development pre-war,…

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Looking East beyond Lower High Sunderland. Salterlee Primary School is on the left with Kell Lane running down to Stump Cross on the right.
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