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  • Collection: Hebden Bridge Local History Society

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The old inn at the bottom of the Buttress next to the Old Bridge prior to demolition and replacement in 1899 with the building we see today.

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The old inn at the bottom of the Buttress next to the Old Bridge prior to demolition and replacement in 1899 with the building we see today.

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The ginnel and steps up into Buttress Brink, a warren of dwellings on different levels at the bottom of the Buttress opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall Inn.

They were demolished in 1967 as unfit for human habitation "where occupants had to walk through a…

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The ginnel from the doorway up into Buttress Brink, a warren of dwellings on different levels at the bottom of the Buttress opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall Inn.

They were demolished in 1967 as unfit for human habitation "where occupants had to walk…

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Passageway and steps in Buttress Brink, a warren of dwellings on different levels at the bottom of the Buttress opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall Inn.

They were demolished in 1967 as unfit for human habitation "where occupants had to walk through a…

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Steps, passages and landings in Buttress Brink, a warren of dwellings on different levels at the bottom of the Buttress opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall Inn.

They were demolished in 1967 as unfit for human habitation "where occupants had to walk…

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The narrow steps and passageways in Buttress Brink, a warren of dwellings on different levels at the bottom of the Buttress opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall Inn.

They were demolished in 1967 as unfit for human habitation "where occupants had to walk…

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Steps and passageway in Buttress Brink, a warren of dwellings on different levels at the bottom of the Buttress opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall Inn.

They were demolished in 1967 as unfit for human habitation "where occupants had to walk through a…

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Rear yard in Buttress Brink, a warren of dwellings on different levels at the bottom of the Buttress opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall Inn.

They were demolished in 1967 as unfit for human habitation "where occupants had to walk through a gloomy ground…

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Flagged landing at the top of Buttress Brink, a warren of dwellings on different levels at the bottom of the Buttress opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall Inn.

They were demolished in 1967 as unfit for human habitation "where occupants had to walk through…

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Possibly the oldest photograph in the collection.

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Band outside the bank building at the corner of Albert Street and Hope Street, name of the bank on the windows not discernible but now Lloyds Bank (2015). Date unknown.

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Donkey cart on Albert Street crossing Hope Street; Hope Chapel to the right. Bank doorway behind (The plate is labelled "possibly with Dan Wilcock in 1920s" but the absence of tram cables visible on New Road would date it pre1901/2) Another caption…

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Crossley Mill is to the right of the tram.

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The Building on the left of the picture was removed as part of the road widening scheme for the junction with Bridge Gate.

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Old Gate was constructed probably in the 1760s as part of the Halifax - Todmorden Turnpike which entered the town on Commercial Street to the front of the White Lion then left to continue over the Old Bridge and then left again. It ceased to be part…

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View down the Hebden Water passed the Council Offices, built 1897, St Georges Bridge, 1893, Old Bridge 1510, West End Bridge 1771. The open land bottom right is now Valley Road and Market Place.

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The buildings on the left, on what was then Blackwater Street, were demolished to make way for the Council Offices which opened in 1897. The chimney and part of Bridge Mill can be seen on the right.

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On the left building work has started on the Council Offices. The chimney and part of Bridge Mill are beyond the bridge.

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Looking down Hebden Water to West End Bridge with Old Gate on the right. The building on the left, which is to the rear of Westbourne House, was converted into a dwelling in 2012 and windows added. Beyond the bridge is Central Dyeworks to which an…
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