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  • Collection: Todmorden Civic People and Buildings

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Built 1908 used for unemployment payments, registry and education offices

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Taken near the junction of Halifax Road and Rochdale Road. The building in the centre is the former Municipal Offices, Rise Lane, now apartments. Previously Pickles furniture store

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Demonstrating the fact that Todmorden is at the cross roads of Lancashire and Yorkshire, this wonderful pediment depicts the Lancashire cotton trade on one side and the Yorkshire woollen trade on the other.

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Clearing up after heavy snow. Note ventilators on roof of Town hall. Shops were Connie Greenwoods, and the Bus Office. Top right shows roof of Bridge Steeet Chapel

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Taplin Water Fountain in memory of Rev Taplin who helped with an outbreak of contagious disease at Longfield

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The bunting and Union Jacks suggest an important event. The date will be after 1971 as this was when the building was stone cleaned

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Taken after the stone cleaning carried out in 1971.

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Taken after the stone cleaning carried out in 1971.

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Taken after the stone cleaning carried out in 1971.

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After 1890 - Fielden Statue has been removed

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Looking down School Lane, the Central Methodist Church is on the right. and showing the 'new' Post Office, built in the 1960s

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The 'round end' of the Town Hall as seen from the Burnley side.

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The Town Hall opened in 1875 and the statue of John Fielden, seen here, was moved to Fielden Square in 1890.
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