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The old church dedicated to St Thomas a Becket was damaged by a gale in 1847 and replaced by a new church on the same site dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle. Much of the stone and roof was subsequently pillaged but its ruins remain.

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The first General Baptist's meetings were held in a house on Wadsworth Lane but requiring bigger premises the congregation built the first Birchcliffe Chapel in 1764 on Sandy Gate.

This was re-built and enlarged in 1825 and then replaced in 1898 by…

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Composite of Hebden Royd churches. St Michael's Mytholmroyd at the top, St James', Hebden Bridge on the right with St John's in the Wilderness, Cragg Vale inset. Ref: 001KSL

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Highfield Crescent has been built, but High Hurst Farm can be seen on the skyline, so possibly about 1925.

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Stubbings School and St John's Church feature centrally in this picture, with the Keighley Road running across below them.

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Preparations are being made for demolition. Stones at the bottom of the chimney have been knocked out and replaced by timbers, a fire will shortly be lit.

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Rev. J. Hubbard, Rev. D.A. Spence, Rev. John Lawton, Rev. J.K. Archer, Rev. E.G. Thomas.

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The first school was built in 1806, followed in 1825 by the present chapel. The school as we see it was opened in 1872. Hall Bank Lane goes off to the right, and Mytholmroyd Farm is on the left. Thornber's hatchery can be seen on the left behind the…
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