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On the left is the church of St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness and far right the Hinchliffe Arms with the road up to Withens Clough Reservoir. Note the tennis court at the rear of the church.

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Postcard date stamped May 1916. Looking down the road from the canal bridge; over the river, past the Goods Yard and then over the railway and up to St Mary's Church. The church was built in 1873, closed in 1977 and its 126ft spire was demolished in…

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Parade of Sunday School Queens. Rachel Kerr, Andrew Wilkinson, Marie Chaffer, Gillian Clark, 1978 - Cheryl Wilkinson, 1979 - Helen Mycock, 1974 - Liz Jackson, 1975 - Janet Bairstow, 1964 - Susan Collinge, 1966 - Joy Crossley, 1967 - Ann Lightburn,…

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Date unknown but between construction of Riverside School in 1908/9 and the Picture House in 1921. The dark wooden building on the other side of the road to Hope Chapel was the Black & White Cafe.

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Centre left is Acre Mill of Cape Asbestos which was demolished in 1979 by which time it was disused. Postcard.

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Date unknown. Noticeable in the centre are the arches of Stubbings School and next to it on the left is St John's Church, demolished in the 1980s. The 4 storeyed mill bottom centre was known as Melbourne Mill, which was demolished in 1983, now the…

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Undated postcard. Towards top left is Cross Lanes Chapel which was destroyed by fire in the mid-1960s having closed for worship in 1958.

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You can just make out the spire of the Unitarian Church.
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