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Hebden Bridge Station c.1845 - HLS00169
Tinted lithograph of the station by A. F. Tait from his book 'Views on the Manchester & Leeds Railway, published in 1845. This section of the line had opened in October 1840.
Whitely Arches, Charlestown, Hebden Bridge - HLS00283
Tinted lithograph of Whitely Arches by A. F. Tait from his book 'Views on the Manchester & Leeds Railway' published in 1845. The valley is so narrow at this point with the river, canal and turnpike all squeezed into the valley bottom that with the…
Hebden Bridge Station - HLS01002
Lithograph by A. F. Tait dated 1845 from Views of the Manchester & Leeds Railway. Drawn from Nature and stone.
Portrait - HLS01468
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Bull Green, Halifax - HLS01218
Original drawing by Alan D. Jones, published by Halifax Courier.
1st Hebden Bridge Rover Scouts - HLS01383
PH17/6. !939. Back Row. L to R. EP Moss, E Lumb, F Whittaker, J Sharp, G Nicholls, E Moss, E Woodhead. Second Row. D Wilcock, GH Thorpe, K Dearden, W Dann, SH Parker, R Redman, C Greenwood, A Powell, W Graham. Front Row. H Wills, A Lord.
Barkisland Hall - HLS01248
Arthur Comfort, born in London in 1864, became a master wood engraver. He worked for some years on "The Graphic", the National illustrated journal, and exhibited his work at the Royal Academy and abroad. Around 1900 he moved north and began work as a…
Howroyde Hall, Barkisland - HLS01249
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Howroyde, with its ivy-clad walls, rookery, fish pond and glorious prospect of hill and dale, is deeply impressed with old-world characteristics. It was…
Howroyde, with its ivy-clad walls, rookery, fish pond and glorious prospect of hill and dale, is deeply impressed with old-world characteristics. It was…
New Hall, Elland - HLS01250
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The hall stands on the hillside between the Upper and Lower Edges. It is one of the domestic buildings of the 14th century and in all probability was…
The hall stands on the hillside between the Upper and Lower Edges. It is one of the domestic buildings of the 14th century and in all probability was…
Clay House, Greetland - HLS01251
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913. There is uncertainty as to the date of this picturesque hall
There is uncertainty as to the date of this picturesque hall – now divided into two…
There is uncertainty as to the date of this picturesque hall – now divided into two…
Crawstone Hall, Greetland - HLS01252
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913. The sketch gives the north view of the hall.
With its old-fashioned gateway and courtyard it has still on this side much the same appearance it had when…
With its old-fashioned gateway and courtyard it has still on this side much the same appearance it had when…
Sunnybank, Greetland - HLS01253
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Sunnybank is one of the few remaining timber-built houses in the parish. It presents a quaint sight and a decaying one, especially on the north side. …
Sunnybank is one of the few remaining timber-built houses in the parish. It presents a quaint sight and a decaying one, especially on the north side. …
Piece Hall, Halifax - HLS01254
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The Halifax manufacturers’ Hall was opened on Jan 2, 1779 for the use of the textile manufacturers of the district. It has been declared that as a…
The Halifax manufacturers’ Hall was opened on Jan 2, 1779 for the use of the textile manufacturers of the district. It has been declared that as a…
Hope Hall, Halifax - HLS01255
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Hope Hall (Hope House originally) is thought to have been built some 160 years ago by David Stansfield (1719-1769). In its earlier days it was a…
Hope Hall (Hope House originally) is thought to have been built some 160 years ago by David Stansfield (1719-1769). In its earlier days it was a…
Woodhall, Skircoat - HLS01256
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Said to occupy the site of a much older building, Woodhall bears the date 1580 on the porch. The letters 'JW' are also to be found. There is little…
Said to occupy the site of a much older building, Woodhall bears the date 1580 on the porch. The letters 'JW' are also to be found. There is little…
Backhall, Siddal - HLS01257
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The house was built in 1668 by Thomas Hanson upon the site of an ancient homestead that existed in the 13th century. The structure is in excellent…
The house was built in 1668 by Thomas Hanson upon the site of an ancient homestead that existed in the 13th century. The structure is in excellent…
Broadley Hall, Halifax - HLS01258
This sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
“One of the beautiful halls of Ovenden Wood, overlooking the Wheatley Valley from the Mount Tabor side. It derives its name from the Broadley or…
“One of the beautiful halls of Ovenden Wood, overlooking the Wheatley Valley from the Mount Tabor side. It derives its name from the Broadley or…
Willow Hall, Cote Hill - HLS01259
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Built about 1610, Upper Willow Hall (that delightful old-world building at Cote Hill) is undoubtedly the successor of a much older building. Although in…
Built about 1610, Upper Willow Hall (that delightful old-world building at Cote Hill) is undoubtedly the successor of a much older building. Although in…
Shibden Hall, Halifax - HLS01260
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Oldest of local homesteads, rich with features illustrative of many centuries of house architecture internal and external, it is fitting that Shibden Hall…
Oldest of local homesteads, rich with features illustrative of many centuries of house architecture internal and external, it is fitting that Shibden Hall…
High Sunderland, Halifax - HLS01261
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
A unique building, crumbling to pieces; but for unsightly buttresses some of the walls would fall; the pillars and figures on the south porch are…
A unique building, crumbling to pieces; but for unsightly buttresses some of the walls would fall; the pillars and figures on the south porch are…
Staups House, Shibden - HLS01262
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
One of several old homesteads in Shibden valley. Staups dates back well over 300 years, for documentary evidence tells of a John Bentley compounding for…
One of several old homesteads in Shibden valley. Staups dates back well over 300 years, for documentary evidence tells of a John Bentley compounding for…
Holdsworth House, Holmfield - HLS01263
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Passing up the main road from Holmfield Station to the district known as Holdsworth, attention is attracted by iron gates at the entrance to the remains…
Passing up the main road from Holmfield Station to the district known as Holdsworth, attention is attracted by iron gates at the entrance to the remains…
St Giles House, Lightcliffe - HLS01264
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The building is a fine, antiquated, ivy-clad, pointed gable house, the owner of which is Mr Richard Kershaw of Crow Nest, Lightcliffe and the present…
The building is a fine, antiquated, ivy-clad, pointed gable house, the owner of which is Mr Richard Kershaw of Crow Nest, Lightcliffe and the present…
Wynter Edge Hall, Hipperholme - HLS01265
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The ancient homestead stands on a knoll near Coley Church and commands extensive views, especially southwards. From its exposed position its name is…
The ancient homestead stands on a knoll near Coley Church and commands extensive views, especially southwards. From its exposed position its name is…