Postcard dated 1918. In November 1996, All Saints' celebrated the 150th anniversary. The infant Church of England parish was one of the new districts resulting from Sir Robert Peel's New Parishes Act of 1843, designed to make pastoral and other…
The mill chimneys and factories of Halifax can be seen in the background of this photograph. The former home of Colonel Akroyd (after whom the park is named), Bankfield House is now owned by Calderdale Council and houses a library, a museum and the…
There has certainly been a church at Halifax for about 900 years. The Minster, formerly a Parish Church until 23 November 2009, was completed by about 1438. It comprises a nave, chancel and full-length aisles, and is thought to be the third church on…
There has been a church in this site for at least 700 years and in recent years it became a minster. There is an interesting glimpse of buildings to the right which are no longer there today.
Old Tristram Poor Box. Postcard dated 1943 which says: I am writing this in the Queen Hotel, Halifax. We have just finished a lovely meal of bully beef sandwiches. I am very sorry but this is the best card I could get in this one-eyed Hole!