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The official opening of the Calderdale Way 21st October 1978

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Seen here from the road between Hebden Bridge and Todmorden. Ref: 67-3723

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The Calderdalw Way is a 50 mile circular foorpath around Calderdale, opened in 1978.

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A steam vehicle on Burnley Road passing tennis court and bowling green on Tillotson Holme and above long lines of railway goods wagons in the Station Goods Yard, closed 1962. St Mary's Church with its 126ft spire, demolished 1980, on the hillside

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Bowling green and pavilion and above the trees the gable end of the large Station Warehouse demolished following a fire in 1969. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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In the bottom the Manchester & Leeds Railway which has just crossed Whiteley Arches. Above Oakville Road coming down to King Street. Savile bowling green can be seen at the top of the picture. Just below the centre is the electricity sub-station.…

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NAME: BRIDGE MILL

LOCATION: Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth

REF: HU 24

GRID REF: 144 088

CLASSIFICATION: C

CONDITION: Mostly used

APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Mid 19C/early 20C (site earlier)

DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: Just outside…

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Slide 4 - In the gardens is a very large and highly finished, detached banqueting hall, of three stages, with an upper turret. The building is thickly ivy clad, and contains the arms of Vavasour and Stanley. It dates from the same period as the Hall.

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Slide 3 - The right wing of the Hall contains a deeply embayed, mullioned window, with a rich mantling of ivy, and is exceedingly picturesque. This wing is generally ascribed to the period of Henry the Seventh.

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Formerly occupied by Broadbent Machine Tools. This mill reminded Donald of Ted Hughes' poem 'Under the world's Rim'.

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Left to Right - Back row: Leslie Greaves, Geoffrey Horsfall, Tony Scott, Stewart Turner, Godfrey Hurst, David Marshall. Front row: Wilfred Heywood, Barrie Mitchell, Colin Lever (Capt.) Ivan Redman, Peter Lever. Standing: Bernard Walker (P.E.…

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On the left is Todmorden Cricket Ground. On the right is the tower of Christ Church, which opened in 1832. It continued as the parish church of Todmorden until 1992 when St. Mary’s was re-dedicated and the church closed. It remained unused until 2003…
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