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http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HBC00856.jpg
We have this photo dated 1961, but Jonathan Greenwood comments: “I have a copy of this print because the building in the centre used to belong to my great grandparents, Thomas (Tommy) & Harriet Louisa (Louie) Knight, who ran it as a bakery. They both…

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HBC00901.jpg
Probably taken from the top of the tower of St Michaels'. It looks as if the policeman is suggesting to the car driver on the bridge that it may not be a good idea to continue!

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HBC00902.jpg
The aftermath of the floods. The railings and entrance are to Burnley Road School.

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Are these people just watching the spectacle or are they stranded waiting for the water to recede? The buildings with roof vents are part of Thornber's hatchery.

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Photo taken from Clegg Nook shows the debris that has been brought down Hall Bank Lane and Scout Road.

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Footbridge across Elphin Brook behind the 'Shoulder of Mutton'. The wooden buildings housed Thornber's ducks.

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Showing the damage done to the buildings that overhang the river. Ironically this building was a dry cleaners. The large mill facing the road is Clough Mill.

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The flooded playing field at Brearley is on the left and just beyond it is the moderna Business Park.
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