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  • Collection: Alice Longstaff - General Pictures

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Ref: 045 Buttress and Hole in the Wall Inn. The man in the doorway of the"Hole" is actually J.C. Hardman

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This sign was on the old Hole in the Wall inn at the bottom of Buttress. The building was demolished in the late 1890s and replaced with the present building, which opened its doors in 1899.

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Situated on the corner of Keighley Road and Bridge Gate, this is one of the oldest buildings in Hebden Bridge.

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Looking across the square to the Shoulder of Mutton, with the Council Offices behind. Note the shop on the left, Innovation, which opened here on 7th Nov 1969 and then moved to Bridge Mill in June 1976.

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Over the wall from the mini-bus is the White Lion Hotel with Bridge Mill behind it. To the left of the mill the Shoulder of Mutton faces St Georges Square.

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Seen through the up-turned market stall, on the left is Astin's sewing shop, site now occupied by the medical centre, and on the right the roof of the mortuary, with Nutclough Mill behind it.

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The White Horse Hotel was an inn at least since 1851, although Barry Ledgard tells us that a licensee of the White Horse Inn, William Jackson, was charged with running a stage carriage without a licence, every Market day, to Halifax, and was caught…

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To the left of the photo the building adjoining the Hebden Bridge Council Offices at one time housed the Hebden Bridge Library, it was removed as part of the Town Hall development, with the official opening of the new Waterfront Hall taking place on…

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Was this part of the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977?

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Photo taken at the junction of Old Gate and West End, showing the rear of Westbourne House and Bridge Gate Mill. Nickie's cafe stood oat this junction but was pulled down in the 1960s as part of a road widening and improvement scheme.

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A wonderfully evocative picture of a time when road works only needed a Keep Right sign. Hope Baptist Church is on the left and the Picture House to the right. The bridge over the road between the two parts of Crossley Mill can be seen.

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In the 1960s the houses between Bridge Lanes and Heptonstall road were demolished.

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The hall was the centre for many social events. It is interesting to note that Miss Clara Butt stayed at Cragg Hall when she sung at the Victoria Hall in Halifax. Henry Ainley the actor stayed there more than once. Melbourne Inman the billiard…

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Old Cragg Hall still exists whereas new Cragg Hall shown here was destroyed by fire in August 1921.

The hall was the centre for many social events. It is interesting to note that Miss Clara Butt stayed at Cragg Hall when she sung at the Victoria…

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Taken from the Keighley Road side of the town, Calder Holmes Park is at the top of the picture.

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The railway line runs diagonally across the picture, with Fairfield on the left and Calder Holmes Park on the right.

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Taken on the approach to Hebden Bridsge, Calder Holmes is very prominent.

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Possibly the oldest photograph of the town.
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