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Belle Vue Public Library, Halifax - DPC00240
Postcard August 1917.
Belle Vue, Halifax - DPC00395
Belle Vue, Hopwood Lane, was the home of Sir Francis Crossley. Built in 1848, it is believed that Joseph Paxton helped with its design. It later became a public library, and now, known as Crossley House it is a venue for weddings, parties etc.
Belvoir Gardens, Halifax - DPC00345
This row of houses is in the Skircoat Road area of Halifax.
Bird's Eye view of Halifax West - DPC00301
Postcard dated 1915. Photo taken from Wainhouse Tower. Burnley Road is to the left and Warley Road is in th eCentre
Bluecoat School, Halifax - DPC00409
Nathaniel Waterhouse (1585-1645) was born at The Hollins, Warley and lived at Wood Hall, Skircoat. He made a fortune in trading in oils, salt and dyestuffs. In 1636, he donated a large house in Halifax to be employed as a workhouse, so that the poor…
Borough Market and arcades, Halifax - DPC00449
The date on the reverse of this card is 1940 and the buildings on the left remain today, although they are very much cleaner. The buildings on the right were all demolished to make way for the Woolshops development in the 1980s. The building to the…
Bull Green House - DPC00566
The cost of building this impressive structure is quoted on this card as £58,703 in the 1920s. It remains intact today but the public toilets (which became a bar called WC's in the 1980s!) have gone. Most of the area fronting the building is now car…
Bull Green, Halifax - DPC00385
One of the main gateways to the town, with the roundabout -although in a different form - still in existence today. The seating area is now occupied by a car park and to the right of the three storey buildings is now a new JD Wetherspoons. The area…
Bull Green, Halifax - DPC00457
This view is very similar today except where the seats once were is now car parking. The building on the right no longer exists and the road junction is now a roundabout. The Crown and Anchor pub has had a variety of names over the years and the…
Clay House, West Vale - DPC00353
Clay House is a Jacobean building, a fine example of seventeenth century vernacular architecture, located within a beautiful rural park in the village of West Vale, less than a mile from Elland and less than three miles from Halifax. Built c1650 for…
Commercial Street, Halifax - DPC00150
Commercial Street, Halifax
Commercial Street, Halifax - DPC00531
The view along this busy street is just the same today, nut the shops on the left side of the street are used today by Harvey's Department Store. The Clarks store was used by the Coop with many different departments for many years until the 1990s.…
Commercial Street, Halifax - DPC00537
This view is largely unchanged today, though obviously fashions have changed and the amount of road traffic has increased. The grand building on the left is now Lloyds Bank and is worth stepping inside to see the glorious stained glass ceiling.…
Crossley & Porter Grammar School, Halifax - DPC00147
Crossley and Porter School History
The Crossley Heath school building owes its existence to the philanthropy of the Crossley brothers, Francis, John and Joseph. In 1857 they formulated a scheme for the establishment of a ‘superior College for the…
The Crossley Heath school building owes its existence to the philanthropy of the Crossley brothers, Francis, John and Joseph. In 1857 they formulated a scheme for the establishment of a ‘superior College for the…
Crossleys Alms Houses, Halifax - DPC00481
This housing was built for the the ex-employees of the the Crossley Carpet factory at Dean Clough. The Crossley family were enormously rich and very influential in the development of the town in the 19th century. Their high quality carpets were sold…
