The scene at Bull Green when the Freedom of the Borough was granted to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. inset: Ald L. Chambers handing over the deed of Gift to Col. C.J. Pickering
The title of this picture explains what is happening here. What a wonderful picture of how 'The Dukes' were appreciated by the large number of townspeople, who were on rooftops (on the left) and hanging out of the windows in the building on the…
The celebrations continue in this lovely picture looking down Southgate. The Boars Head Hotel on the left no longer exists and the Rose and Crown Hotel was demolished to make way for the Marks and Spencers store, (now Wilkinsons).
Unmistakable joy in this evocative picture. Double summertime during the war meant that there was still daylight at 10pm. The electrical store of Fred Moores was in the town for very many years until the 1990s. This street is now pedestrianised.
The massed crowds on this fantastic images are here for a presentation of the Freedom of the Borough. Presumably it was presented to Pte R Burton, the Duke of Wellington (whose regiment many of the local men who joined the army will have entered) is…
Valve-tower for Widdop Reservoir constructed 1872-1878 by John La Trobe Bateman engineer. Large ashlar blocks, bitumen roof. Square on plan with tapering sides. Egyptian in style. Door to south has monolithic jambs with batter. Corners…
Looking down from Victoria Road with the bridge over Hebden Water in the foreground. On the left part of Hangingroyd Mill in a state of dereliction, now the site of Waterside Fold. The buildings on the left have been partly demolished to widen the…
Looking down Valley Road taken from the former Hangingroyd Mill. Bottom right junction with Moss Lane and the single storey building on the left has gone.
The Co-op weaving shed is on the right. In 1919 the fustian weavers co-operative at Nutclough Mill was acquired by the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) but in 1967 the mill closed and the business transferred to Hebden Works seen here.
Looking up Valley Road with Market Place on the left and above the top of the stalls windows in the Astin Greenwood sewing factory, replaced with the Health Centre in 1998. The buildings on the right replaced with a block of offices and shops. Part…
The derelict building on the left is part of Hangingroyd Mill at the junction of Moss Lane and Valley Road. The site of the mill is now Waterside Fold and most of the building on the left has also gone, as has the building on the right.
The Co-op weaving shed is on the right. In 1919 the fustian weavers co-operative at Nutclough Mill was acquired by the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) but in 1967 the mill closed and the business transferred to Hebden Works seen here.