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The Old Bridge, Hebden Bridge, c1900 - ALC04603
Old Bridge with the 'New' Hole in the Wall Hotel on the right.
The bridge was built about 1510 to replace a wooden bridge. It carries inscriptions recording repairs in 1602 and 1657 when it was described as being "In Great Ruin and Decay".
The…
The bridge was built about 1510 to replace a wooden bridge. It carries inscriptions recording repairs in 1602 and 1657 when it was described as being "In Great Ruin and Decay".
The…
Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge - ALC04604
At the bottom of The Buttress opposite 'The Hole in the Wall' Buttress Brink was a warren of apartments and demolished in the 1960s. The garage on the left has also now gone.
The Construction of Gorple Reservoir - ALC04770
Gorple Lower and Upper Reservoir was completed in 1934 and has a capacity of 227.42 million gallons.
View from the Church, Cragg Vale - ALC04773
Looking down Rudd Lane, several mills appear to be in the process of demolition. The church is St John the Baptist in the Wilderness
Boston Hill House, Old Town - ALC04775
Old Town Cricket Club now has what was once the grounds for this splendid house.
Bus in Heptonstall - ALC04782
Buses found it a tight squeeze trying to navigate the narrow streets of Heptonstall. Attempting a three-point turn in July 1963 is an Albion Nimbus watched by musician John R. Turner, who shortly afterwards left to become organist at Glasgow…
Wesleyan Chapel, Heptonstall - ALC04786
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…
Heptonstall Wesleyan Chapel - ALC04787
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…
Fountain at Castle Carr - ALC04791
The Talbot dog supported fountain can still be seen in Treveleyan Square in Leeds city centre. The Talbot was a type of hunting hound common in England during the Middle Ages.
- ALC05001
V2 P020 Brass Band
Bridge End, Mytholmroyd, c1920 - ALC05006
The butcher's shop at Bridge End. The gentleman standing 2nd from the left is Harry Ashworth.
