Churches, train stations and even a picture house opened their doors to the public for the annual event, organised by the Civic Trust and English Heritage.

The weekend celebrates England's architecture and culture, offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission.

An exhibition about Hebden Bridge Railway Station showed the station as it once was and visitors could look around to compare it to how it is today.

Hope Baptist Church in Hebden Bridge hosted the exhibition and there were also displays about the history of the local Crossley and Fawcett families.

The lights were dimmed at Hebden Bridge Picture House while films showing the history of the town were played to audiences.

The picture house, which opened in 1921 with 900 seats, still draws in film fans today.

Minister at Blackley Baptist Church, Elland, Steve Harvie, showed visitors around his chapel and talked about the history of the site.

Mr Harvie said: "This provides a wonderful opportunity for people who wouldn't normally come to our church to visit.

"It allows us to tell our story to the community and for people to have a look around all the buildings and see how they have changed over the centuries."

The grade 1 listed Georgian church, known as Sowerby St Peter's, attracted plenty of people. The principal features have remained unchanged from the time of its construction in 1766 and the plasterwork in the church has been described as being "unmatchable elsewhere in the county" and more recently as "one of the most elegant...in the north of England."

In Brighouse, people walked around the town taking in points of historical interest, including the canal basin, marina and civic hall.