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In the centre the Old Bridge and Bridge Mill Chimney with Old Gate on the left. The buildings on the right fronted onto Bridge Gate but all have been demolished.

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TMP 0226 - Although the Manchester & Leeds Railway opened throughout in 1841 a station wasn't built at Smithy Bridge until 1868. The station was closed in 1960 and the buildings and platforms demolished but a new station was opened in 1985 but with a…

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TMP 0225 - General view looking north east in 1950 down the Manchester island Platform across to the Leeds Platform. To the left is the Goods Shed, siding and crane. The building on the Leeds Platform is only station building now remaining but minus…

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LYRS 4340 - General view of platforms, buildings and canopies with an additional platform and line behind the 'down' platform on the right. The station is now reduced to two through platforms and the buildings on the right have gone as have the…

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LYRS 4339 - General view of the platforms, buildings and canopies with a siding behind the 'down' platform. The siding has gone as have the canopies, most of the buildings and the water tank.

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LYRS 4478 - General view of the 'up' platform, buildings and canopy in 1951 with westbound Stanier 4-6-0 Class No. 45421. The station warehouse to the left and Victoria Mill beyond were demolished in the late 1960s. The sleepers on the platform…

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LYRS 4333 - 1951. Sowerby Bridge Station - general view of the station concourse at the rear of the main Station Building and at a right angle to the platforms. The platform canopies were taken down shortly after the photo was taken and the Station…

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LYRS 4332 - 1951. Sowerby Bridge Station - general view of platforms, buildings and canopies looking west. The canopies are already in a dilapidated condition and were soon to be demolished and replaced by the concrete structures we see today. The…

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LYRS 4331 - 1951. Sowerby Bridge Station - general view of platforms, buildings and canopies looking east. The canopies are already in a dilapidated condition and were soon to be demolished and replaced by the concrete structures we see today. The…

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L to R: Anne Barnes, Sheila Scott, Jean Walmsley, Beryl Stocks, Lillian Southwell and Jean Smith

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Heptonstall Slack Cricket Team. Back row L to R: ?, ?, Brian Greenwood; Norman Parker; Nick Helliwell; Dennis Burton; ???

Front row, left to right: J. Sagar; J.C. Montcrieff; J.C. Crawshaw; E. Simcox; G. Turner; Bill Sayer (in pads); J.…

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A new looking Calder High School is in the middle of the picture, and there are a large number of wagons are in the sidings at Mytholmroyd station.

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In the 1950s the News and Advertiser under the editorship of Sam Tonkiss was printed on the hot metal press shown in the photograph above - all this was soon to change, as other pictures indicate.

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"Tudor Wench" a Little Theatre production. Lloyd Greenwood is third from left.
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