A Look Back at Bridge Street,New Mills

Bridge Street in 1902 looking towards Spring Bank. On the right is the Bridge Taver, The wording on the sign reads: Abel Wild Licensed Retailer of Ale and Porter to be taken on the premises. The original photograph was by J. Randles and has been digitally colourised.

A few years later this was the view from the other end of Bridge Street. At the start of Dye House Lane was the White Hart. At the corner of Mellor Road was Isaac Arnfield's grocer's shop.

In 1954, a North Western bus approaches on the route from Birch Vale. Arnfields shop has long since closed but opposite was Fielgel's grocers and farther down was Thompson's bakers.
Photograph by Peter Thompson, digitally colourised.