The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation. Seen here from an alleyway looking towards the Hole-in-the-Wall.
Taken from the church yard of the former St John's church above the Keighley Road, with the Council Offices in the centre and on the left the Shoulder of Mutton on Bridge Gate.
A regular truck stop for hungry lorry drivers, much the same as modern day service areas on our motorways. Standing outside the doorway of the Bird i'th Hand inn is a Leyland very similar to the one owned and used by the LMS Railway at Todmorden…
The building on the right is the Golden Lion. The steps lead up to Longfield Road. "Neddy Bridge", the canal bridge by Fielden Square is off to the left of the picture.
Earnest Copping pulling a pint. He died 4.4.74 so this picture is probably taken in the early 70s. The club was also known as 'Rat Trap'. Donated by Karen Senior.
Looking across to High Street from the bottom of Stocks Lane. Top left the Methodist chapel, closed 2011, and bottom left the Wolf Inn, demolished 1950s. Photo Christopher Cawkwell Collection.
The man in the photo is the Landlord. His name is Lummas Lumb. Former Landlord of Royal Oak, Mytholmroyd. Great-Grandfather of Max Sunderland. The lady may be Lummas's daughter, Ethel ,who would have been living there too.