An engraving before the old medieval church dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett was replaced by a new church, unusually in the same churchyard, dedicated in a more protestant tradition to St Thomas the Apostle.
A snowy Longfield with the bus to Halifax waiting. The 'new' Victorian Church is on the left and the tower of the ruined medieval church is to the right.
The plaque reads "This pinnacle was struck down by lightening from the south west corner of this tower on April 5th A.D. 1875". It has been replaced. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
One of the few churches in England dedicated to St Thomas a Becket. The Chantry house can be seen through the graveyard and the pinnacles of the porch of the new church are on the right. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
The impressive gate posts of the former Boston Hill house are in the centre of the picture, with Heptonstall in the distance. Old Town cricket ground can be seen through the trees on the left. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
Looking over Hebden Bridge from Wood Top area. Bottom centre gas holder on Station Road and Crossley Mill above it. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1964. On the hill below Heptonstall Cross Lanes Methodist Chapel destroyed mid 1960s. Part of theā¦
Left of centre Dodd Naze estate. Construction of the estate started in 1947 with 20 steel fabricated houses. Top right Heptonstall. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
Centre left Moss Lane climbing up to Lee Wood Road with Cross Lanes Methodist Chapel, destroyed by fire mid 1960s, to the left. Heptonstall above it. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive