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Primrose Terrace on the left.

Looking towards Market Street with the River Hebden in view.

The main street out of the town. Before the M62 was built in the 1960s this was one of the main routes from Yorkshire to Lancashire. In wintry weather was often the only one which remained open.

A traffic free view of the junction of New Road, Bridgegate and Holme Street.

A very quiet Crown Street.

The entrance to the park with the grand iron gates. The houses of Fairfield visible on the hillside above the treeline.

Hope Chapel on the left and the Picture House on the right. Trinity Garage just visible centre right. The bus shelter is long gone, replaced with newer public conveniences. Note the lack of traffic!

A view of the town from Birchcliffe, the newness of the steps and the landscaping below the wall suggest the photo may have been taken shortly after the changes to the road below.

The very steep School Street with Stubbings School on the left.

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

The Cragg Vale Women's Institute Float, the theme was "Mary, Mary, quite contrary". Children from left: Marie Wilkinson, Brenda Butterfield, unknown, Vivienne Leach, Valerie Sutcliffe, unknown. Dianne Harwood nee Sayer was sitting in a cockle shell…

View of Birchcliffe Road with the steep Windsor Road in the distance.

Hebden Bridge Carnival, date unknown.