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The Chalet, Hardcastle Crags c1900 - ALC06320
One of the many tea rooms in Hardcastle Crags.
Hardcastle Crags, c1900 - ALC06319
Sunday afternoon in Hardcastle Crags
View over Hebden Bridge, c1880 - ALC06317
Possibly the oldest photograph of the town.
Aerial View of Hebden Bridge, 1950 - ALC06006
Taken on the approach to Hebden Bridsge, Calder Holmes is very prominent.
Aerial View of Hebden Bridge, 1950 - ALC06005
The railway line runs diagonally across the picture, with Fairfield on the left and Calder Holmes Park on the right.
Aerial View of Hebden Bridge, 1950 - ALC06004
Taken from the Keighley Road side of the town, Calder Holmes Park is at the top of the picture.
View over Hebden Bridge, c1910. - ALC06003
Looking over Valley Road to the Stubbings hillside.
St John's Church, Hebden Bridge - ALC06002
The church became redundant in 1984 and was converted into private dwellings.
St John's Church, Hebden Bridge - ALC06001
The foundation stone for this church was laid on 26th June 1929. The church opened on 6th May 1931. Those who gave money for the building included Mary Sowden.
The church became redundant in 1984 and is now private dwellings.
The pulpit and…
The church became redundant in 1984 and is now private dwellings.
The pulpit and…
Cragg Hall - ALC06000
Driveway entrance to Cragg Hall
Cragg Hall and Gardens - ALC05998
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…
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…
Cragg Hall and Gardens, c1910 - ALC05997
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…
Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge - ALC05859
The junction of Keighley Road and Birchcliffe Road. Originally Keighley Road was much closer to Lees Yard, now the site of Hebden bridge’s weekly markets. A house, Hollins Place, which was also a fish and chip shop, was demolished to improve the…
Looking from Heptonstall road to Bridge Lanes - ALC05858
In the 1960s the houses between Bridge Lanes and Heptonstall road were demolished.
New Road, Hebden Bridge - ALC05857
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.
Bridge Gate Mill, Hebden Bridge - ALC05856
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.
Memorial Gardens, Mytholmroyd - ALC05855
Was this part of the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977?
St Georges Bridge and the Council Offices, Hebden Bridge - ALC05853
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…
White Horse Hotel, Hebden Bridge c1960. - ALC05852
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…
Storm Damage in Hebden Bridge - ALC05851
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.