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Hebden Bridge View. - WSC00157
Looking across from Union Street on the Birchcliffe Hillside to terraces off Palace House Road along with the abattoir. In the centre Croft Mill and chimney.
View over Hebden Bridge - WSC00151
Taken from Horsehold, before the demolition of High Street and the north side of Bridge Lanes in the mid-1960s. The flats at Mytholm, bottom left corner, built in 1968 still look very new. Old Town and mill along the top hillside.
Hebden Bridge Double Decker Houses. - WSC00150
Rear of the 'top and bottom' terraced houses on Bridge Lanes with the River Calder on the left.
Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00142
Sketch or pencil drawing showing Buttress in a state of dereliction prior to demolition mid-1960s.
Dereliction, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00141
Most likely part of Buttress Brink on Old Gate prior to demolition in the mid-1960s just prior to demolition. This shows the labyrinthine nature of the walkways, balconies and alleyways at the rear of the many dwellings that made up the Buttress.
Crossley Mill, Hebden Bridge - WSC00140
The mill on New Road and next to the Rochdale Canal was destroyed by fire in December 1964 but by that time it was used for storing Moderna blankets. All that was left was the boiler house, seen here, but that too was subsequently demolished and…
Demolition of Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00126
The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress, seen here from Bridgegate, were demolished in the mid-1960 as unfit for human habitation.
Demolition of Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00125
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.
Demolition of Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00123
The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation.
Demolition of Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00122
The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation.
Croft Mill, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00119
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…
Demolition of Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00116
The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation.
Demolition of Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00115
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.
Demolition of Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00113
The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation.
Market Street, Hebden Bridge - WSC00112
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…
Mytholm Hall, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00111
Viewed from king Street, the hall was demolished c.1969 and replaced by accommodation for the elderly. Behind it is St James Parish Church.
Demolition of Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00110
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.
Demolition of Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00109
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.
Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00108
Sketch or pencil drawing showing Buttress in a state of dereliction prior to demolition mid 1960s.
Hebden Water, Hebden Bridge. - WSC00107
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…
The Buttress, Hebden Bridge c1967. - WSC00104
Taken just before Buttress Brink on the left was demolished. The building far right is now the site of the Hebden Bridge Health Centre, used by Social Services, not to be confused with Valley Medical Centre on Valley Road. The medical centre did move…
Hebden Bridge - WSC00103
Taken from the church yard of the former St John's church above the Keighley Road, with the Council Offices in the centre and on the left the Shoulder of Mutton on Bridge Gate.