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Essex Street, COLNE, BB8 0HB

The old notorious Waterside area, a maze of small factories and mostly slum dwellings, was razed many years ago - partly before and partly after the Second World War. The outlines of some of the buildings were left and still remain, but most of the area was grassed, and a playground provided, as seen here. The eleven terrace houses whose backs are seen in the distance are in Essex Street. Colne is an ancient town well worth a visit, with much to offer the tourist and the photographer.

The houses on the right-hand side are the even numbers from 2 (this end) to 40 (far end). The street runs steeply downhill.

Colne Lane is a very old road that runs down from the centre of Colne to the Waterside area in the South Valley. This shows Nos 76 (this end) to 100 (far end), even numbered houses.

Terraced Housing in Colne.

The original church was founded in 1884 and closed before 2002, when this image was taken the building was used by the New Life Christian Centre.

This shows numbers 3 to 13 Lune Street. There is no No 1. At the far end, Lune Street forms a T-junction with Midgley Street.

Located at the junction of Midgley Street and West Street, the building has a date stone AD 1877; it is not clear what church occupied this prior to the New Life Christian Centre who occupied the building when this image was taken.

Looking up Walton Street in Colne.

At the bottom of the hill and running parallel to the South Valley is Curzon street, numbers 5 to 33 (no numbers 1 or 3 ever existed). They enjoy an enviable view over the valley.

Viewed from Damside, the terraces seen here, from left to right, are Basil Street, west and east sides, and Colne Lane. Formerly, the whole of the area between the photographer and these terraces was itself occupied by a maze of small factories and terrace houses: the outlines of many of these now-demolished buildings can be traced from the stones which have been left.