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Mount Zion Chapel and Stubbings School can be seen on the hillside with the Hole in the Wall public house at the foot of The Buttress, and the Council Offices (now the Town Hall) on the left.

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At the time the photo was taken this tobacconist /confectionary shop was run by Sandra Lomas, as you can partially see in the sign.

It later became Barkers newsagent / tobacconnist, run by Peter Barker, who formerly ran a newsagent at the Bridge…

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Postcard. The cast iron Gauxholme Bridge over the Rochdale Canal was built by the Manchester & Leeds Railway in 1840 and was described at the time as "a costly and beautiful structure possessing a most graceful appearance". Postcard.

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The car park in the foreground is on the site of the former White horse Inn. Looking across St George'd Square the top of the tall building was a water tank.

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Mr Bird ran the carpet discount shop in Bridge Mill, he moved there from premises further down Bridge Gate.

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R. D. Greenwoods, Insurance Brokers is on the right. The steps lead up to Garnett Street.

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Taken from the Old Bridge, the Buttress climbs up to Heptonstall Road. The Hole in the Wall in on the right and in between the start of Royd Terrace.

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Site of the former White horse Inn and Bannisters Farm.

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Looking up towards the Old Bridge. The buildings on the right are on Bridge Gate.

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On the left is the Old Bridge. Many of the buildings opposite have been demolished giving way to the Riverside Walk.

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The white building on the left has been demolished and has been replaced by a courtyard area.

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On the far left of the picture is Hazel's wool shop, which was demolished and the site is now Bridge Gate car park.
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