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  • Collection: Alice Longstaff - General Pictures

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On the far hillside the newly built houses on the Banksfield Estate, built as post-war housing, date this photo to around 1948

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The church was built in 1848 in an Early English Style; it was a Million Pound church. The Sunday school, which can be seen on the left, was reduced to one story in the 1970s; this is now the church hall.

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The hamlet below the church is known locally as Little Cornwall. Top right of the picture is the graveyard for the Methodist Church.

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Ref: A203389.

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Ref: A203390.

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Ref: A203391.

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Ref: A203608.

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Ref: A203610.

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Ref: A203611.

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An open top tram on Burnley Road looking up Station Road to the large station warehouse, early 20th century. The Halifax Corporation trams reached Hebden Bridge in November 1901.

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This crane was is seen working at the construction of the Walshaw Dean reservoirs.

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The stepping stones provided a short cut across the River Elphin (Cragg Brook) to the large building on the left - The Shoulder of Mutton Inn.

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Stoneshey Gate house is a large Grade II listed building, the date 1784 is set in tympanum of triangular pediment. Right hand return wall is water-shot and has Venetian window to attic retaining original leaded lights and Gothic-glazed central light.…

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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 wall at the bottom of Keighley Road bearing a poster dated 1903. Behind you can just see Stubbings School which was opened in 1878.

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Sweet Shop, Heptonstall, probably early 20th century. The boys in 'long shorts'.

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This early form of wheelchair, or bath chair as they were sometimes called, must have been very difficult to pull.

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The Alice Longstaff Gallery logo. The idea for the collection’s logo came from a painting by Mr Donald Crossley that he presented to Alice in September 1991 to celebrate her 70 years in business. A few weeks later Alice had a heart attack and died…

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The Birchcliffe Hillside, Hebden Bridge, c1920
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