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The cottage was purchased in the 1960s for £350, there was no bathroom, the toilet facilities were an Elsan. The cottage was on spring water which ran very brown after heavy rain.. Donated by Anabel Nairn

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The cottage was purchased in the 1960s for £350, there was no bathroom, the toilet facilities were an Elsan. The cottage was on spring water which ran very brown after heavy rain.. Donated by Anabel Nairn

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Moorland Cottages on the right. Donated by Anabel Nairn

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David Fletcher and Philip Longbottom repairing a wall, possibly securing an area that was formerly used as a tip.

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On the left is Philip Longbottom, next to him is David Fletcher.

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The chalybeate well that gives the area its name is to the left of this picture.

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Postcard with handwritten note on the reverse: '1912 CRAGG VALE. Front Robert Blatchford,3rd front James Benson, rear 3rd from right Helen Benson.

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Postcard with 1917 postmark. This church, built in 1838 to replace a smaller church constructed in 1813, was paid for from the 'million pound fund'. An Act of Parliament allocated £1 million to build churches in the rapidly expanding industrial areas…

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Looking down Cragg Road towards Mytholmroyd. The Methodist Chapel, now a private house, is on the left.

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Postcard with September 1906 postmark. Not to be confused with 'Old' Cragg Hall. The New Hall, or Lower Cragg Hall to distinguish it from Old Cragg Hall, was enlarged and embellished built around 1904 and was destroyed by fire in 1921 with a re-build…

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Undated postcard. Originally built in 1617 it was re-built in the 1830s having fallen into disrepair.

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Pre-1961 postcard. Top left the War Memorial in front of Grange Dene House, now site of the Health Centre. Bottom left Calder High School, opened 1950.

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Postcard probably early 1920s. View looking over Cragg Road.

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Undated postcard. Looking towards Dauber Bridge. The women's dress suggests possibly pre-First World War. Intriguingly the postcard contains some rudimentary re-touching.

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Postcard with July 1916 postmark.

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Postcard with November 1906 postmark. As seen here it was a popular beauty spot near Mytholmroyd.

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Undated postcard. The farm on the roadside below centre is Lower Clough Foot.

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Postcard with 1925 postmark. The centre image shows the tram lines on Burnley Road and trams were withdrawn in 1936.

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Undated postcard but the photos appear to date from early 20th century; bottom left image shows the tram lines and the tramway, which reached Mytholmroyd in 1901.
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