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  • Collection: W. Shepherd collection

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A snowy Longfield with the bus to Halifax waiting. The 'new' Victorian Church is on the left and the tower of the ruined medieval church is to the right.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress, seen here from Bridgegate, were demolished in the mid-1960 as unfit for human habitation.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation. Viewed here from The Buttress looking to the Old Bridge with The-Hole-in-the-Wall on the left.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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Black Pit Lock prior to restoration in the mid-1980s. On the right the Central Dye Works is now apartments with an extra storey added. This shows the aqueduct which carries the Rochdale Canal over the River Calder.

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The Rochdale Canal and towpath prior to restoration in the mid-1980s with Machpelah on the left and Princes Bridge on Station Road.

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On the left is Croft Mill with its chimney and behind the chimney is Zion Particular Baptist Chapel. Running down the centre of the photo are the 100 Steps from Marlborough Road to Commercial Street. The houses on the right are the rear of Crossley…

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The 'new' Victorian Church on the left and the tower of the ruined medieval church to the right. The buildings on the left are old people's flats.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation. The old packhorse bridge was a useful viewing point for watching the proceedings.

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This car park was for many years the site of the market on Wednesdays and Thursdays. During World War II a children's nursery was housed in a wooden building here. Bonsall's ironmongers shop, now residential, can be seen behind the wagon on the…

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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At the far end is Breck Mill originally occupied by Sowerby Bridge Flour Society. The mill burnt down as the result of the fire, believed to have been stared deliberately, in 1971. The upper floors of the buildings on the left were demolished after a…

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Viewed from king Street, the hall was demolished c.1969 and replaced by accommodation for the elderly. Behind it is St James Parish Church.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation. The houses to the right of the bridge were demolished and replaced by a riverside walk.

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Taken from the Old Bridge looking up to the Buttress with Royd Terrace on the right. The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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Sketch or pencil drawing showing Buttress in a state of dereliction prior to demolition mid 1960s.

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Looking upstream from West End Bridge with Old Gate on the left and on the right the rear of now demolished buildings on Bridge Gate. Above these is St John's Church now replaced by housing. Only the cottages in the centre on the left have been…

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This cobbled path, known locally as the Snicket, was part of the Heptonstall – Halifax packhorse route and originally dropped sharply straight down, passing the front of the White Lion to the Old Bridge and on to the Buttress. Houses on the left are…
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