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Cleaning gravestones in Heptonstall Churchyard before recording the inscriptions.

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Hepton R.D. Walker Lane C.R. (Unclas), Reconstruction works at Chiserley. Looking North at Methodist Church. "Before" photo taken 10/4/53. Although individual workers were rarely in a position to buy their own cottages, friendly societies and…

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The lorry is carrying a copper drying cylinder made by Geo. Whitehead & Sons at their Salford Works. This type of cylinder was used in the sizing process at firms such as Matthew Stuttard's, Warp Sizers, of Knowlwood Mill.

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Used as an illustration in Gertrude Attwood's book "A Village Childhood"

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Situated on Haworth Road, this small chapel was built by the Crimsworth Dean Society in 1865. The chapel closed in July 1996 and is now a private house.

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The Cross Lanes Society was formed from two Methodist groups from Commercial Street, Hebden Bridge and Weaver’s Square, Heptonstall. They decided to join together and build a new chapel at a half way site, at the top of the Buttress. The land cost…

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The Cross Lanes Society was formed from two Methodist groups from Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall. They decided to join together and build a new chapel at a half way site. The land cost £289 4s 0d in 1838?. Plans by Mr John Nicholson were accepted. …

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Looking in a very sad state prior to demonlition. The Birchcliffe hillside can be seen in the distance on the left.

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The little hamlet directly below the church is known as Little Cornwall.

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The canal is unusable, Mount Zion Church is being demolished, depressing times.

The chapel was opened in 1887, but by 1960 it was suffering from dry rot. It closed in August 1960 and was demolished in 1970.

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Ruth Ryder with Rev Stanley Kirby cutting the cake at the retirement party for Rev Stanley Kirby, 29th October, 2005.

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The town is looking very elegant. St Mary's church is left of centre, with Cross Stone church on the skyline.
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