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The foundation stone of this Chapel was laid by John Wesley, and erected in 1764. The shape is octagonal. In the building of this chapel there appears to have been almost an element of romance; women as well as men, coming even from a distance and…

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The last service at Cragg Vale Methodist Church took place in September 1971, and was conducted by Rev E.C. Matkovich.

From a newspaper article dated 19/9/1971 we learn:

The chapel was built in 1835, but prior to this services were held in a…

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Pictured in Holt's Greengrocers, on the corner of New road and Bridge Gate. c.2009

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This shows the street going past Halifax Town Hall (on the right). The now demolished bowling alley in Broad Street is in the centre of the picture.

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Photo taken around 1960, the family lived in Mytholmroyd.

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Wendy married John Parker.

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Wendy was born 10th November 1946 in Hebden Bridge and died on 23rd October 2019. She was the only daughter of Barbara and Roland Nutter. This photograph was probably taken just before she emmigrated to Canada where she was a long-time employee of…

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Now the site of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church.

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John was an electrician at Lumbs, Market Street, HB - DEP00472

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Slide 9 - Leaving the Hall on our way to the village, we pass along a carriage drive, on each side of which are rows of Wellingtonia firs (natives of California). These form a grateful shade from the sun, and are perhaps as fine specimens of these…

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Built by the Midland Railway in 1846, with subsequent re-builds, it was the first station in Leeds centre. Up until the building of New Station in 1869 it was shared by the London & North Western Railway but thereafter it was used exclusively by the…

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Flooded Wellington Road. Date unknown.

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The single storey building was for some time Warburton's Funeral Directors, shown here as Todmorden Brass Band Room.

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The Chapel opened in 1859 and was altered in 1871 and then closed in 1953.

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Location not given.
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