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Taken from the bridge over the Rochdale Canal, known as Navigation Bridge. The chapel on Midgeley Road closed 1960 and was demolished in 1970. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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At the bottom of Cragg Road. The inscription reads "Presented to the Mytholmroyd Urban District Council by Chas Robertshaw Esq. 1921" Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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These houses were at one time police houses. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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The wooden building straddling the river in the viaduct arch had at one time a cafe. The station platforms extended along the viaduct but also over hung it supported by the massive brackets seen here. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society…

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This was the home of Ben Stansfield who had a sheet metal business in Hebden Bridge and designed poultry equipment for Thornbers. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Boundary stone on Blackstone Edge Road/Cragg Road, right by Blackstone Edge Reservoir.

Mytholmroyd UDC was formed in 1891 and in 1937 joined wth Hebden Bridge UDC to form Hebden Royd UDC. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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St Michael's, Mytholmroyd: St John's, Cragg Vale, St James, Hebden Bridge Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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1960. Rear of the 'up' Manchester Platform across the viaduct. The platforms not only extended across the viaduct but overhung it supported by massive brackets as seen here. This was not without incident and on more than one occasion flags and and…

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The wedding took place at St. Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd on 7th October, 1959.

Left to right: unknown, unknown, Mr Thomas Pickles, father of the bride, Mr Derrick Chatburn, Mrs Dorothy Pickles (nee Robertshaw), mother of the bride, Mrs Beryl…

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Seen here in its original location, this may well have been soon after the memorial was unveiled on 2nd July 1922. From a stereographic photograph.

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Seen here in its original setting and soon after the official unveiling on 2nd July 1922. From a stereographic photograph.

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Multi view postcard of the Mytholmroyd area, includes Cragg Road, the "new" road through Cragg Vale.

Hathershelf, showing Scout Rocks and the houses to the south of Scout Road.

Cragg Road (right) the large building the Old Vicarage.

Parrock…

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Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel once stood proudly near the bottom of Midgley Road. Built in 1887, sadly dry rot caused the chapel to be closed in August 1960 and it was demolished in 1970 and flats now occupy the site.

After closure the…

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Situated centre left are "Scout Rocks" mainly covered in woodland. This former quarry was later the refuse tip for Hebden Royd UDC. On the left hand edge of the photo below Scout rocks is "Scout Road Primary School", now called "Scout Road Academy".…

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The buildings on the right were demolished in 2017/8 as part of the Flood Prevention Scheme in Mytholmroyd, following the floods of Boxing Day 2015. The tram service along the Calder Valley was ended in 1936 so this picture pre-dates that.

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The stepping stones provided a short cut across the River Elphin (Cragg Brook) to the large building on the left - The Shoulder of Mutton Inn.

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To the centre-left of the foreground is the roof of Mytholmroyd Farm. Between the farm and the railway waiting room are the two short "back to back" terraces of Royal Fold, where the Catholic Church has been built.
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