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Work on the area adjacent to the market. Longfield Road visible at top right of the shot.

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Behind the tree is the White Lion pub, Burnley Road. The flower bed was one of the projects of Calder Civic Trust in the 1970s.

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Between Mytholmroyd and Luddendenfoot.

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Our Man at Large was a Calder Civic Trust project, c1970, the aim of which was to draw attention to squalid places and litter which detracted from the attractions of the area, by using the contrast between the smartly dressed gentleman and the…

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Probably shortly after demolition to make way for the car park.

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Halifax Town Hall was designed by famed architect Charles Barry (who also designed the Houses of Parliament) although he died before the building was finished, the work being completed by his son. It was opened in 1863 by the then Prince of Wales,…

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Probably late 1950s, early 1960s, prior to demolition.

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This view shows part of Halifax town centre. The car park in the middle of the picture is now the site of Marks and Spencers, the large building on the right with the 'pyramid' roof is the old Zion Chapel. This is now the site of the bus station.

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Clearly visible is the Dean Clough Mill (where the words Crossley Kosset are visible). The bus appears to be a 681, a service to Bradford that still runs today (2017).

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Although it is hard to be certain the sign on the building at the left of the picture appears to suggest that the building is the Grand Junction Hotel which was closed in 1968 and demolished in 1971. If this is correct then this will be the area…

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Stubbings Steps from School Street down to Commercial Street in the 1950s. The building at the bottom was originally the toll bar house on the Leeds and Hebden Bridge Turnpike Road.

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Peter Killick Principal Keeper of the Horses at Work museum seated on the right. Tourism Officer Jane Brantom. Photo donated by Ann Kilbey

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The junction of Lower Kirkgate and Berry Lane, Halifax. Mackintosh's factory is in the background, the chimney is still there. The coal shoots were just off the picture to the right.

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A view up Crossley Street from Northgate. Buses clearly used to stop here. The 512 service serves Mixenden to this day.

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Photo by E. Clapham, Todmorden, AN 70081410
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