The old bridge, which in its former guise of a wooden structure in medieval times gave the town its name. The distinctive gable ends of Stubbings School can be seen top right.
The roof of the White Lion Hotel wiht the Council Offices in the background, left. The houses of Lime Avenue and Hillcrest on Heptonstall Road at the top of the picture.
A busy Bridgegate, much different to today's pedestrianised view. The building on the left with the awnings has gone and Holt's greengocer's survived until the 2010s.
A nice view along Holme Street with Riverside School on the left and the Post Office on the right. The beautiful tree at the end of the street was removed in the 1980s.
St Thomas's on the hilltop top centre, with St James's centre left. The glats centre right look to be new and the garage at Bankfoot stands where there are now houses.
The red brick houses stand on Stubbing Drive, bottom centre and the Rochdale Canal can just be seen in front. To the left of the road are cottages, now gone, as is the mill and factory behind. The houses in the field on the left of of the road are…
A view of the town from the road above Market Street. It really demonstates the density of the housing and the amount there was. The mill in the centre was demolished - at very short notice - in the early 1980s , and a supermarket was built on the…