| Duke Street |
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DUKE STREET Duke Street had three types of dwelling, all supplied with water from springs on the hillside:
The rest of the houses were demolished in the 1970s to form the base for a new road from Duke Street up to Higher Eastwood. The new road was needed as the proposed continental style railway crossing would have caused problems of access (there were some stories of the signal man not always being entirely awake). The new road was proposed by Jack Shackleton who gave some land towards the project. An enquiry was held at Duke street and then at Todmorden Town Hall. The new road was known as Stoney Lane (after the name of the old road). The terrace on the right is Victoria Terrace and the terrace on the left is Duke street. THE FREEMASONS ARMS This pub near Duke street (known locally as Old Bottoms) was the main meeting place in Eastwood. the Prince George Lodge of the Masons were meeting at the Freemasons Arms in 1812 along with other clubs and Friendly Societies. The Freemasons had a motto displayed on its wall: "This house stands well and hinders one; Refresh and pay and travel on" The Freemasons was another casualty of the railway and was pulled down in 1852, being rebuilt and renamed the Station House Hotel. Above Duke Street was a large orchard with its own well which was in existence in the late 19th century. Before the Second World War, the orchard was run by Albert Lomas and after the war Arthur Beckett ran it, living in a small home built shanty. |