Elland - Westgate and Hullen Edge

Elland - Church Street, Westgate and Hullen Edge

Church Street

Huddersfield Road, Bottom of Church Street to the right

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The Cross

Westgate

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Looking towards the Westgate entrance from Swales Yard.

Looking down Westgate towards The Cross, March 1906.
On the left was Stocks Yard, 38 Abraham Altham Limited, Tea Merchants, 36 Cash, Boot Stores, 22 Liverpool Stores Grocers and Provisions, 20 Joseph Wood Butcher, London House, A. Dyson & Sons Drapers & House Furnishers, Thomas Bros. Wine Merchants, Manchester House was occupied by John Forrest.
On the right stood the Mexborough's Arms formally known as The Talbot, opened in the 1830s named after Lord Mexborough who owned property in Elland. The Mexborough's Arms closed in 1927. Further up the road was a fish shop then Swales Shop and Yard, further down was the
gable end of the Savile Arms built-in 1748.

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J Redfearn Butchers

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Westgate, this was taken from The Cof E Playground, showing Regent Place which still had its sign and lower down is Swales Yard where Harold Halstead had his fruit & veg shop. Below that was Stocks Yard

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J.W. Spencer and Son, Confectioners Westgate was opposite The Parochial Hall.

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Westgate Flats

Brooksbank Street

Looking up Westgate, New Street on left

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New Street

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Albert Bailey & Sons shop in Westgate

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Bailey's shop above was Hutchinson's fish shop and on the corner of Albert St was Gills ladies' shop.

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back on Westgate

Westgate. There was a house here in 1680. It was rebuilt by the local Smithies family. Joseph Smithies died here [1889].

In the 1930s, George Wainwright gave the house for use as Elland Library. It is now an NHS clinic (thanks to Malcolm Bull for info).

Back of 102 Westgate

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Jepson Lane

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The corner of Hullenedge Rd and Jepson Lane, late 1800s. There was a gentlemen's club shown here up the steps all demolished in 1914 to allow the road to be altered to allow the tram to reach West Vale, The cameraman would be standing on Westgate with Long Wall on the top right