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Former school, Green Lane, West Vale
This was the original St Patricks catholic school before a new school was built at Hullen Edge. The pupils entered by the Green lane entrance. The nuns who taught there lived in the large house at the bottom of (old) Feather Bed Lane just above Workhouse Lane. It is captioned 'Convent' on the large-scale OS map.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 16 Apr 2010
0.03 miles
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St Patrick's Convent, West Vale
The name in title is the caption on one version of the large scale OS map. Another just has 'Convent' and a sign outside the building reads 'Sisters of St Joseph'.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 7 Nov 2013
0.03 miles
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Junction of Workhouse Lane and Nab End Lane
Workhouse Lane is the lane going up to the right. It is an adopted highway and leads to a terrace of houses but existed before they were built. There was a workhouse in this area for a while in the early 19C. It was closed and the people moved to the Union workhouse in Halifax. The only building shown on the 1850 OS map is at Wood Side. Nab End Lane is an old route between Elland and Greetland, and is shown on the 1850 map. It is an unadopted lane and Elland FP32.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 7 Nov 2013
0.05 miles
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Gatepost and remains of iron gate on Nab End Lane, West Vale
The gate had not been in use for a long time.
Image: © Phil Champion
Taken: 31 Jul 2018
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Four houses, Green Lane, Greetland
These are clearly two pairs of houses, with a difference in the courses of stone at the join. The left pair almost certainly later than the other pair, which has a datestone inscribed 'J.M.M. / Spring Lodge' / 1854' (see
Image). This seems an odd name for a pair of houses. The house on the right is quite small, as it is squeezed into the angle between Green Lane and Workhouse Lane. These were called 'The Old Lane' and 'Nab End Lane' on the 1850 six-inch map. I have since been informed that the reason the houses were called Spring Lodge is because there was a well at the back of the property. This was a shared yard were the washing / laundry was done and also housed the external WCs. This shared yard is now incorporated into the house and is fittingly a downstairs bathroom and utility room. The JMM may relate to the initials of the owner of the property which research has suggested might be the name Mallinson.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 8 Sep 2011
0.06 miles
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Union Street, Greetland
Image: © Alexander P Kapp
Taken: 2 Jul 2009
0.06 miles
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Middle Dean Street Chapel, West Vale, Greetland
The plaque reads Middle Dean Street Chapel 1865, with 'Middle' in Gothic lettering for some reason. This was a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, one of two in West Vale. It was the West Vale Squash Club when this photograph was taken, but has since been converted to apartments.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: Unknown
0.06 miles
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Former chapel, Green Lane
The building bears the name Middle Dean Street Chapel but fronts onto Green Lane. According to a site visitor, it has been converted to luxury apartments, despite the closed appearance given by the blocked up windows.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 4 Jan 2011
0.06 miles
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Chapel date stone
The stone is inscribed "Middle Dean Street Chapel 1865". For context, see
Image
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 4 Jan 2011
0.06 miles
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Datestone, Spring Lodge, Green Lane, Greetland
The date 1854 shows that this was one of the first houses to be built on Green Lane, then called The Old Lane, as otherwise only Woodhouse and a group of houses at Little Bradley are shown on the 1850 six-inch map.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 8 Sep 2011
0.06 miles