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http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HLS01208.jpg
The mill burned down in 1895, the chimney was demolished in 1898. It was situated at Midgley Road/Bridge End.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HLS01202.jpg
From left to right across the picture, Calder Holmes Park, Riverside School, Blackpit Aqueduct, Melbourne Mill, and the former Neptune Inn. From a Geoff Boswell calendar, 2004. PH84.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HLS01193.jpg
From a booklet entitled 'Views of Hebden Bridge & District', undated but believed to be around 1880's, when the Upper and Lower Lumb Mills were working. The road on the left, known as Ragley Road, starts at Mytholm and ends at Jack Bridge.

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From a booklet entitled 'Views of Hebden Bridge & District', undated but believed to be around 1900. St James Church, Mytholm is at the bottom of the picture with Horsehold towards the top. PH86.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HLS01180.jpg
From a booklet entitled 'Views of Hebden Bridge & District', undated but believed to be around 1900. The picture shows the new station which was built in 1892. The large mill towards the right is Victoria Mill.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HLS01120.jpg
The playground in the foreground is for Riverside School on Holme Street, and immediately beyond that is the junction between the River Calder and Hebden Water, and beyond that is Central Street School.

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Weir near Station Road. Queens Terrace can be seen on the far hillside.

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The low white building in the foreground is Palace House, after which the road is named. The large building in the foreground on the left is the Roman Catholic Church which was built 1896 and closed in 1991.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HLS01105.jpg
West End, looking towards New Road with Bridge Gate on the left. The Westminster Bank later became Nat West and that was closed in 2015.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HLS01103.jpg
Looking east, the Birchcliffe hillside is to the left of the picture.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HLS01083.jpg
Taken about 1957/58. Pickles Band Knives (push cut). The cuttings were put down holes in the floor to be collected for sale after sorting. The mill closed in 1979 and was pulled down a few years later.

Foster Mill was originally a fulling mill…

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Top left - Cross Stone Church. Bottom left - Town Hall, Bottom Right - Unitarian Chapel, Top Right - Stoodley Pike.

http://www.penninehorizons.org/Omeka_photos/HLS00448.jpg
Showing the demolition of property on Commercial Street. Garden Street houses have been demolished but the car park has yet to be tidied up.
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