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General View over Hebden Bridge - RAW00103
Date unknown but between construction of Riverside School in 1908/9 and the Picture House in 1921. The dark wooden building on the other side of the road to Hope Chapel was the Black & White Cafe.
View over Old Town, Hebden Bridge. - RAW00104
Centre left is Acre Mill of Cape Asbestos which was demolished in 1979 by which time it was disused. Postcard.
Top Withens, Haworth. 'Wuthering Heights' - RAW00105
The ruined farmhouse on the moors above Haworth is believed to have been the setting for Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'. Postcard,
View over Hebden Bridge - RAW00106
Looking over to the Birchcliffe hillside with the distinctive arches of Stubbings School in the centre. To the left of the school is St John's C of E Church consecrated in 1931 but closed in the 1980s.
Hebden Valley - RAW00107
Looking up towards Hardcastle Crags. Far right Peckett Well War Memorial on Smeakin Hill. In the valley bottom New Mill at Midgehole is just discernible and the white building diagonally above it in the woods is Cosy Corner Guest House, now site of…
Footbridge under Construction, Hebden Bridge. - RAW00108
The bridge over the Rochdale Canal, next to the Picture House, was constructed preparatory to the opening of the Memorial Garden in 1938 connecting it to Calder Holmes.
The Old Bridge, Hebden Bridge. - RAW00
On the left is the Hole in the Wall and next to it the chimney of Hebden Bridge Mill. The building partly visible on the far right has now been demolished. Postcard.
Jack Bridge Mill and Weaving Sheds - RAW00110
At the top of Colden Clough was Jack Bridge Mill. Production at the mill ceased early 20th century but it wasn't demolished until many years later. Colden School is to the left of the road. On the left of the picture you can just make out Broadstone…
General View over Hebden Bridge - RAW00111
Date unknown. Noticeable in the centre are the arches of Stubbings School and next to it on the left is St John's Church, demolished in the 1980s. The 4 storeyed mill bottom centre was known as Melbourne Mill, which was demolished in 1983, now the…
A. Probert, Caterer - RAW00112
Hebden Bridge or Todmorden?
St George's Square, Hebden Bridge, c1960 - RAW00113
Note traffic in the Square which was pedestrianised early 2000s.
St George's Square, Hebden Bridge - RAW00114
The VW Beatle was registered in 1966.
St George's Square, Hebden Bridge - RAW00115
The VW Beatle was registered in 1966.
Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge - RAW00116
Taken in the 1960s. The road is now pedestrianised and the single story buildings centre right have been demolished.
Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge - RAW00117
Taken in the 1960s. The open shed building on the right has now been opened up into a small square with shops.
Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge - RAW00118
Taken in the 1960s. The single storey buildings on the right have been demolished.
St George's Square, Hebden Bridge - RAW00119
Taken in the 1960s. Crown Street going off to the left.
Old Bridge, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge - RAW00120
Taken from Bridge Gate looking over to the site of the tenements known as Buttress Brink which were demolished in 1967. Both buildings seen here have also been demolished and the area opened up.
Lees Yard, Hebden bridge. - RAW00121
Looking down from Birchcliffe Road. Crown Street going off centre left with a gap between buildings where there has been demolition.
White Horse Car Park, Hebden Bridge - RAW00122
Following demolition of the White Horse Inn in 1962 the site was converted into a car park.
Tram at Machpelah, Hebden Bridge, 1911 - RAW00123
Halifax Corporation tram in May 1911 just prior to the Hebden Urban District Council road widening improvements. Not much shelter from the elements for the driver. Commercial Street going off to the right.
Machpelah May, Hebden Bridge, 1911 - RAW00124
Road improvements, view before widening. Note the cobbled road with tram lines and power lines above. The Halifax Corporation trams reached Hebden Bridge in 191/2 and ceased in 1936.