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Rev. Thomas Holiday was a Pioneer Missionary to the Halifax and Elland area. Starting in early 1800s he soon had a considerable following. Initially services were held in people’s homes but it was decided that a proper church building was…

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The 1st Hebden Bridge company (Birchcliffe). Taken at Birchcliffe Chapel.

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The wedding took place at Salem Methodist Church, Hebden Bridge in June 1960.

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The wedding took place at Salem Methodist Church, Hebden Bridge in June 1960.

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The large building in the centre of the picture, beyond the shops, is Salem Methodist Church. The building far right is Brecks Mill. Salem was replaced by the present Methodist Churci in the mid-1970s. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society…

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The chapel front on the left and the side of the Town Hall on the right. A breakaway group from the Wesleyan York Street Chapel had opened a chapel here in 1838 but that chapel was demolished and replaced by this much larger one in 1873, dubbed the…

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The Chapel seen here fronted on to the side of the Town Hall. A breakaway group from the Wesleyan York Street Chapel gad opened a chapel here in 1838 but that chapel was demolished and replaced by this much larger one in 1873, dubbed the 'Cathedral…

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A chapel was opened by a break away group from the Wesleyan York Street Chapel in 1838. That chapel was demolished and replaced by this much larger chapel in 1873, dubbed the 'Cathedral of Methodism'. It closed in 1962 and the building was demolished…

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Where did that name come from, can anyone help? St johns Church is at the bottom of the picture, with Church Bank Mill behind, beyond that Cragg School.

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"Bull Fall" is the name given to the woodland behind the Primary School, built high above the road. Across the road from the school is Church Bank Mill. St John in the Wilderness - Cragg Vale's Parish Church being in the foreground.

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A snowy Longfield with the bus to Halifax waiting. The 'new' Victorian Church is on the left and the tower of the ruined medieval church is to the right.

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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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Hebden Bridge in the 1950s, with Buttress Brink on the left, Royd Terrace in the centre, Hole in the Wall on the right and Cross Lanes Chapel in the distance. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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The inscription over the door reads ‘Built 1840. Re-built 18??’ – probably the 1880s. Now demolished.

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Built in 1906 as a new Sunday School for York Street Weslyan Methodist Chapel to replace an earlier school built in the 1820s. The Chapel closed in 1942 and was used for various purposes before being demolished in 1962. With the closure of the Chapel…

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Taken from behind Christ Church. AN 32938327

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Back row holding the cross is John Hodgson. Other choir members identified include Marion Barker, Herbert Green, Joy Tootell, and Florence Kershaw. The church closed in 1992 and is now in private hands.
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