This was the original bridge on A646 between Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd. Note the sign 'Death Trap' because of the sharp right-angled bend. The bridge was rebuilt and further rebuilt when the canal was opened up. To the left of this photograph…
Corn Mill on left. During the war they kept a fire engine inside the mill so that if the bridge was bombed or put out of action they would have an engine on that side of the bridge. Cross Stone church is on the skyline.
Photo taken at the junction of Old Gate and West End, showing the rear of Westbourne House and Bridge Gate Mill. Nickie's cafe stood oat this junction but was pulled down in the 1960s as part of a road widening and improvement scheme.
Horsfall Hairdressers; left to right, Tom Horsfall, Ethel Wood, Arthur Widdop and J W Horsfall. Now the site of the St Pol Car Park. On the left the now demolished Bridge Gate mill or clothing shop.
The farmhouse was originally on the other side of the road, but it was in the way of the railway so it was demolished and this 'compensation' house was built. Above one of the windows is the word 'Dairy'. Latterly the house was used by the Manager of…
The aisled halls of the Halifax region form a unique group within the north of England. Dating from the 14th century they are evidence of the prosperity of the medieval yeoman clothier who wished to demonstrate his wealth by building a large…