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A general view from Holebottom showing the railway cutting across the centre of the town. Clearly visible on the right are Christ Church and its Vicarage. The former Ridgefoot Mill complex can be seen abutting the viaduct.

From a lithograph by…

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The message of Eat More Fruit and Keep Fit was certainly better than another fad of the 1920s, which advised people to actively smoke instead of eating, as it was though to help some physical problems. Many began using them as an appetite suppressant…

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At the junction with Midgely Road. Broadbents Engineers top left. The former Barclays Bank is bottom left.

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John Westall preparing a couple of tups for showing, in the corner of his Mid Slack pasture by the red van. 1980s.

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This site was occupied for much of C20 by Lindley's Beauvoir Engineering Works which made nuts and bolts. Demolished in the early 1980s it is now the site of the Bluebell Walk Estate. The new estate on the right is on the site of Carr Field House.…

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Possibly discussing the demolition of the hall and if there was an alternative. Third from left is Michael Newton and next to him is David Fletcher. The man with his back to camera is Mr Oakes - retired local headmaster.

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Photo taken from near Weasel Hall, the building with the arches, upper centre of the picture, is Stubbings Infant School, and below it the building with the clock tower is Carlton Building, which was formerly part of Hebden Bridge Co-operative…

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Crossley Mill is on the left and to the right of it are the houses of Machpelah.

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A Grade 2 listed dating from 1897, the Town Hall is a Victorian building with a rich history having previously being used as the local fire station and council offices. In 2010 the Hebden Bridge Community Association acquired The Town Hall from…

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After many years of time standing still, the iconic Carlton Buildings clock is ticking once more above Hebden Bridge.

The developers of the flats, Carlton Chambers, removed the original public clock machinery which was maintained by Hebden Royd…

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The mill is Calder Mill, owned at one Abraham Robertshaw. Queens Terrace on Heptonstall Road can be seen top right.

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Many of the "over and under" houses or "double decker" or “top and bottom” houses in Hebden Bridge are legally referred to as "flying freeholds". Wikipedia describes them as:
Flying freehold is an English legal term to describe a freehold which…
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