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Sid's Cafe, with a figure of Compo outside, pictured in September 1998. | Steve Riding

Holmfirth: 20 photo gems take you back to Last of the Summer Wine country in the 1990s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 30th Sep 2025, 04:45 GMT

These wonderful photos take you back to Last of the Summer Wine country in the 1990s.

Holmfirth falls under the spotlight with the TV sitcom which forged its popularity at the heart of this poignant gallery of memories. It was the decade that fans said goodbye to one of the show’s best loved characters. Away from the cameras, the gallery captures the community at its best with shops, restaurants, places of worship and stories making the news headlines back in the day all featured. READ MORE: 18 dramatic photos take you around Yorkshire in 1993 YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

Bernard Carr gives a bit of colour to the new Picture Dome, at the Valley Theatre in November 1998.

13. Holmfirth in the 1990s

Bernard Carr gives a bit of colour to the new Picture Dome, at the Valley Theatre in November 1998. | Matt Griggs/UNP Photo: Matt Griggs/UNP

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A typical English scene, local cricket at Thongsbridge as the local side entertain their near neighbours Holmfirth cricket club in May 1997.

14. Holmfirth in the 1990s

A typical English scene, local cricket at Thongsbridge as the local side entertain their near neighbours Holmfirth cricket club in May 1997. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom

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Holmfirth batsman Tahir Mahmood manages to pull the ball off the bowling of Thongsbridge's Wayne Dessaur in May 1997.

15. Holmfirth in the 1990s

Holmfirth batsman Tahir Mahmood manages to pull the ball off the bowling of Thongsbridge's Wayne Dessaur in May 1997. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom

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A passer-by snatches a picture of Glenda Jackson canvassing with local candidate Kali Mountford in April 1997.

16. Holmfirth in the 1990s

A passer-by snatches a picture of Glenda Jackson canvassing with local candidate Kali Mountford in April 1997. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson

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Foreman Frank Tott and groom Susan Battey attend to Tetley Shire horse 'John Joe' at Bankside Shire Stud Farm in January 1997.

17. Holmfirth in the 1990s

Foreman Frank Tott and groom Susan Battey attend to Tetley Shire horse 'John Joe' at Bankside Shire Stud Farm in January 1997. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd

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Watery outlook. Looking down Digley Reservoir in July 1996.

18. Holmfirth in the 1990s

Watery outlook. Looking down Digley Reservoir in July 1996. | Frank Wilkinson Photo: Frank Wilkinson

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