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Originally part of the ancient highway from Halifax to Heptonstall. The buildings on the right are part of Buttress Brink which was demolished in the 1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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At the bottom of the buttress, opposite the Hole-in-the-Wall pub, Buttress Brink was a warren of dwellings demolished in the 1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Originally part of the ancient highway from Halifax to Heptonstall. The buildings on the left are part of Buttress Brink which was demolished in the 1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Originally part of the ancient highway from Halifax to Heptonstall. The buildings on the left are part of Buttress Brink which was demolished in the 1960s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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On the left cobbles on The Buttress. The building on the right has been demolished. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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The Hole in the Wall is on the right, and Cross Lanes Methodist Chapel can be seen towards the top of the picture. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Looking down from Buttress Brink. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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This 400 yards long cobbled route was originally the packhorse trail between Heptonstall and Hebden Bridge. This in turn was part of the route from Burnley to Halifax.

Photo taken in 1969 following the demolition of Buttress Brink houses on the…

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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.

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The old inn at the bottom of the Buttress next to the Old Bridge prior to demolition and replacement in 1899 with the building we see today.

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Taken from outside the 'Hole in the Wall' inn. Hangingroyd House can just be seen part way up the Buttress. Royd Terrace is on the right.

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Taken just before Buttress Brink on the left was demolished. The building far right is now the site of the Hebden Bridge Health Centre, used by Social Services, not to be confused with Valley Medical Centre on Valley Road. The medical centre did move…

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Taken from the Old Bridge looking up to the Buttress with Royd Terrace on the right. The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid 1960s as unfit for human habitation.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation. Seen here probably not long before demolition from Hangingroyd Lane looking up the Buttress with Royd Terrace on the right.

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation. Seen here probably after they had been evacuated for demolition looking up the Buttress from Old Bridge. Royd Terrace in the centre and the…

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The tenements at the bottom of the Buttress were demolished in the mid-1960s as unfit for human habitation. The view here if of one of the maze of landings in the block accessed by external steps and alleys.
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