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The inscription over the central window reads ‘AD 1881’. The adjacent chapel had opened in 1854. The chapel closed in 1968 and the school was then used for services until that too closed in 1985 and was largely demolished as seen here although the…

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

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In 1868 the Catholic community in Todmorden moved to rented premises at Back Ridge Street but as a result of prejudice in the town they were forbidden to buy any land on which to build their own church. The congregation approached the staunchly…

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The plaque reads "This pinnacle was struck down by lightening from the south west corner of this tower on April 5th A.D. 1875". It has been replaced. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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An unusual name but as with those of many non-conformist chapels it comes from the Bible and in this case the book of Genesis where it meant a place of flourishing. The congregation were descended from the 18th century Rodwell End Meeting House and…

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Ladies of Heptonstall Methodist Chapel at a village fete in Weavers Square, at a stall with a nautical theme. L to R: Vera Ingham, Marian Greenwood, Eileen Longbottom, Margaret Harwood, Dorothy Smith, Emma Longbottom.

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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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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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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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There has certainly been a church at Halifax for about 900 years. The Minster, formerly a Parish Church until 23 November 2009, was completed by about 1438. It comprises a nave, chancel and full-length aisles, and is thought to be the third church on…

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The parish church of the town is now officially a minster.
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