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Odeon Cinema, Halifax - DPC00119
'West of Shanghai' is a 1937 film about a Chinese warlord, who holds a group of oilmen and missionaries hostage in a remote Chinese outpost.
'52nd Street' - 1937 film of how 52nd Street became New York City's "Nightclub Row" in the 1930s.
'52nd Street' - 1937 film of how 52nd Street became New York City's "Nightclub Row" in the 1930s.
Akroyd Park Mansion, Halifax - DPC00148
The mansion, a Grade 11 listed building, was sold by Colonel Akroyd to Halifax Corporation in 1887. It now forms Bankfield branch library and museum.
A Floodlit Ryburn Dam, Halifax - DPC00149
Ryburn Reservoir is a supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn and is the lower of two reservoirs built to supply Wakefield with water. Started in 1925 it was completed in 1933 and has…
Commercial Street, Halifax - DPC00150
Commercial Street, Halifax
Square Church and School, Halifax - DPC00131
Congregationalists had held regular meetings in Halifax since at least 1763 and the Square Chapel, named after the area although it is also square in shape, was opened in 1772 at a cost of over £2,000. The chapel was first preached in on 24th May…
South African Memorial, Halifax - DPC00104
Situated in West View Park, Warley Road, Halifax. A proud soldier dressed in the uniform of an officer in the Boer War with binoculars in one hand and holding a rifle in the other. The bronze statue sculptured by Benjamin Shepherd of Chelsea tops the…
Royal Halifax Infirmary- DPC00109
The infirmary's building in Free School Lane, Halifax, was opened on 28 April 1896 by the Duke and Duchess of York (the future George V and Queen Mary), who also opened the town's Borough Market that day. It is said that Queen Victoria had given…
