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A grand pair of victorian (or Edwardian?) semis at SE146187.
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18C and 19C ribbon development along the old turnpike road, at SE147187.
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This is taken from halfway down the hill, at SE139187 approx.
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©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.2km<br/>At SE135187. The valley has been filled by a late 20C development on the fields of Storth Farm.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>At SE135187. A little lane down from Cowcliffe. It continues down into the valley as a bridleway, Storth Lane.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>The steep hillside frontage above Halifax Old Road was developed in the late 19C and early 20C. This house is the most westerly one, beyond which is the woodland of the Fixby estate.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>This is one of two gateways, and although wide only leads to a narrow flight of steps. The eye-catcher was the boot-scraper built into the wall.
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©Chris Wimbush
Dist:0.3km<br/>If Hawthorn hedges are not clipped regularly they eventually become a line of trees.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>A bridleway that was part of the old road system before Grimescar Road was built.
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©Betty Longbottom
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©Betty Longbottom
Dist:0.4km<br/>This leads to Halifax Old Road and this upper section of it (above South Cross Road) is part of the Kirklees Way.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.4km<br/>The name suggests that this was a driveway for Fixby Hall, but the road is shown on the 1850 map and did not enter the park.
©Humphrey Bolton

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