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St George's Square, Hebden Bridge, c1960 - RAW00113
Note traffic in the Square which was pedestrianised early 2000s.
Cuckoo Steps, 1960, Hebden Bridge - RAW00128
The steps, which are still there, lead from Bridge Lanes up to the now demolished High Street. There used to be a small stream that ran down the hillside which was also known as the cuckoo.
Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge 1960s - RAW00129
A warren of tenements Buttress Brink was declared unfit for human habitation and demolished in 1967.
Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge in the 1960s - RAW00131
The gentleman standing in the archway is Hebden Royd UDC Surveyor, Mr Moyse. The tenements on Old Gate at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in 1967 as being unfit for human habitation.
Butlins Holiday Camp, Filey, 1962 - DAH00151
Mary and Fred Sayer, with daughter Dianne.
Hebden Bridge Station, 1961 - DEP00178
Looking towards Halifax. Note the large water tank on the right behind the engine. This supplied water for the engines via a pipe under the track to a hose near the signal box.
Hebden Bridge Station, c1961 - DEP00179
Looking up the line towards Todmorden. The large goods warehouse, demolished 1969, on right with an endless belt hoist, originally there had been three. A water turret can be seen on the left.
Todmorden Fire Station, c1960 - DEP00376
Derek Pollard in cab.
Hebble End, Hebden Bridge. July 1964 - HBC00576
Melbourne Mill is on the right. The buildings in the foreground have since been demolished
Buttress Brink from Garden Square, August 1961 - HBC00594
The Hole in the Wall is on the left.
Foster Lane Methodist Chapel, Hebden Bridge, 1963 - HBC00660
The architect of the chapel was William Henry Cockroft. Cross Lanes Chapel can be seen on the hillside behind.
Floods at Callis Bridge, Charlestown, 1961 - HBC00856
We have this photo dated 1961, but Jonathan Greenwood comments: “I have a copy of this print because the building in the centre used to belong to my great grandparents, Thomas (Tommy) & Harriet Louisa (Louie) Knight, who ran it as a bakery. They both…
Hawksclough Mill, Mytholmroyd, 1965 - HBC00889
Partial demolition of the mill is taking place. A firm of Blenders and Slitherers oppupied the smaller premises for a number of years. The mill was finally demolished in 2013 and the site developed for housing.