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These chimneys were part of Halifax power station, located roughly where Sainsbury's is today. Sometimes nicknamed 'Salt and Pepper' they were built in the late 1930s and demolished in 1975 although there had been a failed attempt to blow them up…

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This scene is almost unrecognisable from the Northgate of today as many of the buildings have since been demolished. The church building on the right appears to be Northgate End Chapel, built in 1871 and demolished in 1982.

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Many of the buildings have now gone but the Railway Hotel and the white building (still in use as a cafe) are still there. CMBC Ref 079273

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The big building on the left is the White Swan Hotel. Ref 093252

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A view down Woolshops. All the buildings visible were later demolished and replaced.

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This building has seen various uses. It was originally built for the Halifax Mechanics Institute in 1856. At various times it has housed the Halifax School of Art, the first Halifax branch of the Yorkshire Penny Bank, Halifax's first cinema, known…
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