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A view down Windsor Road wiht Birchcliffe in the distance, the road to Dodnaze visible.

A view down Windsor Road, with the 'Delph' in the foreground and the town centre in the distance. The houses of Fairfield can be seen on the hilltop centre.

After the wedding of William Edmondson and Annie Speak at Slack Baptist Chapel c1942.

During the Second World War it was not possible for most people to obtain bridal wear so many weddings took place in "Sunday Best" clothes.

At the wedding of Malcolm and Glenda at Birchcliffe Chapel

Road and railway fighting for space in the valley bottom.

The A646 and the Caldervale Railway line taken from high above the (unseen) arches. The river can just be seen to the left of the of the road.

Cross Lanes Chapel top centre, wiht Mayfield Road below.

Chapel Avenue on the left and Alexandra Road on the right. Dodnaze up at the top of the hill.

A view of the Valley Road car park and the site of the market held weekly on Thursdays. Some of Shepherds' wagons can be seen parked on the left and Astins sewing shop is on the right of the picture.

A view of Valley Road with the end of the market. Shepherd's Garage the large building on the left.

An interesting view of Valley Road taken on a Thursday when the market is on. Sheoherds Garage on the right and many of the terraced houses of the Keighley Road hillside of the town visible in the distance. The lovely planting on the verges sadly no…

St Thomas's on the hilltop top centre, with St James's centre left. The glats centre right look to be new and the garage at Bankfoot stands where there are now houses.

The road, rail and canal visible in this shot taken from the hilltop.

A view of the main road and the canal from a high vantage point.

An interesting view of the many roads: Heptonstall on the left, and Burnley Road on the right. The very many terraces lining the road no longer exist.

The tower amid the church ruins. The church was destroyed during a great storm in the 19th C.

Hand tinted version.L-R: Marion, 1916 -2016, Annie, 1918 -1974, Nellie, 1922-2014, Doris, 1911-1991.
Photo approx 1928-29. Daughters of John and Sarah Annie Speak

L-R: Marion, Annie, (Eileen's Mum), Nellie and Doris

This lovely garden was created by someone whose daughter died very young and is a tranquil place to sit and enjoy the view down into Hebden Bridge.

This lovely garden on Birchcliffe is a tranquil place to stop awhile. The house on the left, Hazeldene, was for many years a rooming house.

The river just behind Bridge Mill taken from George Bridge, with the garages behind the White Lion Hotel visible.

A lovely view of the three bridges spanning the River Hebden: George Bridge, The Packhorse Bridge and West End Bridge.

The old Packhorse Bridge which was the route from the hilltop villages to the towns where the pieces of cloth were traded.

The old bridge, which in its former guise of a wooden structure in medieval times gave the town its name. The distinctive gable ends of Stubbings School can be seen top right.