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A view of the market with the houses at the top of Hurst Road top centre.

A view of Hangingroyd Lane, Bonsall's ironmonger's on the left, next building along is Burlees House, which has had a variety of uses. The next block of buildings along are fine Victorian villas, one of them made famous recently as a location in the…

A view eastwards from the bridge over the Rochdale Canal.

A view of the town making it look particularly attractive.

The Colden Valley, wiht the junior school centre left. Jack Bridge Mill centre of the shot and Hudson Mill on the right.

A view over the town with Windsor View behind the two poplars, on the right, Highfield Crescent, locally known as Frying Pan Alley.

This lovely garden was created by someone whose daughter died very young and is a tranquil place to sit and enjoy the view down into Hebden Bridge.

A view down into the town from Heptonstall Road.

A view down into the town from Heptonstall Road.

A view of the northern side of the town wiht Windsor View bottom, Highfield Crescent on the right and the top and bottom houses of Lee View, centre.

A view of the Birchcliffe area of the town.

The organ at St Thomas' Church, Heptonstall.

The tower amid the church ruins. The church was destroyed during a great storm in the 19th C.

The demolition of the Buttress, a unique development of housing in Hebden Bridge which sprang up in the late 19th C. It was a warren of alleys and stairways and housed many local families until it was deemed unfit for human habitation in the 1960s.…

The Buttress before it was condemned.

A view of the Buttress with Royd Terrace centre. Wonder who the children are? Cross Lane Chapel visible on the hilltop.

A view of the newly built supporting wall where the houses used to be, taken from the Pack Horse Bridge.

This lovely garden on Birchcliffe is a tranquil place to stop awhile. The house on the left, Hazeldene, was for many years a rooming house.

The old Packhorse Bridge which was the route from the hilltop villages to the towns where the pieces of cloth were traded.

A view down to New Road with the White Swan on the left and Watson's Hatchery visible on the hillside, centre.

A view into the town taken form Birchcliffe, pre 1967.

A view into the town taken from Birchcliffe on a sunny spring day.

A view upriver with the Council Offices on the left and behind, the bridge the imperssive supporting wall for Keighley Road. And behind the foliage is another huge supporting wall holding up the Birchcliffe hillside.

A view of the square in pre pedestrianisation days, when cars could park and the shops had awnings. The building on the coner was the popular Corner Cafe. Note the cigarette machine on the wall of the cafe.

The river just behind Bridge Mill taken from George Bridge, with the garages behind the White Lion Hotel visible.