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The Goods Yard about 1900. The small town was dominated by its mills with the all important and well equipped goods yard between the main line and the river. The yard closed in 1965 and the site is now an industrial estate.
Photo courtesy Stephen Gee…

Station Road from the hillside. The goods yard was later extended over the open land. The main line is hidden from view at the bottom but the footbridge connecting the two platforms is just visible next to the Booking Office. The station closed in…

Thomas Ratcliffe's Albert Mills, later Moderna Mill, and the railway sidings.

The large mill complex in the centre is Thomas Ratcliffe's Albert Mills, later Moderna Mill. Note the railway sidings, left, and the gas holder to the right of the river near the top of the picture. The light coloured building to the right was the…

1950s. The large station warehouse was built in two stages between 1877 and 1884/5. When goods facilities were withdrawn in 1966 it was let for general warehousing but was demolished following serious fire damage in 1969. During the 1960s houses were…

Cragg road runs across the bottom of the picture, and Dean Hey is to the bottom right of the picture.

Showing the Thornber breeding pens. Note the railway sidings.