Regent House, New Road, Hebden Bridge

Flower gardens fronted the busy Burnley Road before the road was widened in 1931, which necessitated the demolition of the building on the left fronting onto Bridge Gate; it was replaced with a shop on the truncated corner, which became Holt’s greengrocers. The houses shown here date back to 1806, when New Road was constructed. Before that a school stood on the site. Zachariah Spencer, Seedsman and Florists, had the corner shop for many years, after which is was Russell Dean Carpets and Curtains.