In the last post I promised you Holmfirth, famous for postcards and Summer Wine. So, here we are, at the long closed railway station, seen in L&YR times.
Rail wasn't the only transport in Holmfirth.
Here's Towngate and Victoria Square.
A Barnsley & District bus awaits departure.
Huddersfield Corporation buses also served Holmfirth.
Baddeley Bros. were based in the town and had this Bedford VAL coach.
Yorkshire Traction, as successors to Barnsley & District, continued to serve the town, with a Metrorider in an appropriate livery.
Globe, based in Barnsley, had a short spell in Holmfirth.
Whilst in Holmfirth, one just has to visit the Nook, home to its own beers now.
Heading out of town, we come upon the Farmers Arms at Burnlee.
There's some good views over Holmfirth from the surrounding hills.
Over the hills now and into the next valley, to Meltham, the terminus of another L&YR branch.
Here's Meltham from Slaithwaite Road.
We're heading for Slaithwaite, or "Slawit" as the locals call it, but first a little diversion to Linthwaite, home of the brewpub called the Sair Inn.
Looking down upon Slaithwaite itself.
Slaithwaite has a station on the Huddersfield to Stalybridge line. Here it is in LNWR days.
A Transpennine Express passes through in more modern times.
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal passes through the centre of the village.
Local operator Stott's use an Optare Solo on local services in Slaithwaite.
Three pubs to look at here. First, the Star Hotel, which no longer seems to exists. It certainly doesn't sell Bentley & Shaws beers! The trolleybuses went past here, we'll see some in the next post. (Photographer unknown)
The Pack Horse seems to have fallen by the wayside too.
Thankfully, the Commercial is still serving pints. We'll finish here for now.
The next post will see us leaving Yorkshire. Follow the route here.
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