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Curzon Street, COLNE, BB8 0HD

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.

On the north side of Colne Water and east of Waterside Bridge a large fellmongery was once situated. Such establishments were no place for the squeamish. This semi-derelict building may have been part of it.

This is the Waterside area of Colne, and it is quite a climb from here to the town centre.

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.

The disused buildings on the far bank of the river may have been part of the fellmongery that once existed here.

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.

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.

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.