At the end of Valley Road in Hebden Bridge, this was a well loved shop in the town for many years and supplied the wallpaper and paint for many of its residents.
Dave Glover of Mytholmroyd took this wooden lintel from the ashes of our shop and has used it for his fireplace, it was above the shop door. Norman and I think dad, may have found it and used it when he changed all the the shop front. The doors were…
A view looking up towards Keighley Road. The hut like building on the left just in front of the car was Arthur Greenwood's butcher's shop. The cottages on the left were demolished in the 1960s and the majority of the cottages on the right (beyond the…
A view upriver with the Council Offices on the left and behind, the bridge the imperssive supporting wall for Keighley Road. And behind the foliage is another huge supporting wall holding up the Birchcliffe hillside.
A view of the square in pre pedestrianisation days, when cars could park and the shops had awnings. The building on the coner was the popular Corner Cafe. Note the cigarette machine on the wall of the cafe.
A view of Hangingroyd Lane, Bonsall's ironmonger's on the left, next building along is Burlees House, which has had a variety of uses. The next block of buildings along are fine Victorian villas, one of them made famous recently as a location in the…
A view of the town from Birchcliffe, the newness of the steps and the landscaping below the wall suggest the photo may have been taken shortly after the changes to the road below.