Slide 3 - In 1706 John Dearden, grandson of the John who is supposed to have built the house, having by marriage come into the Hollins Estate, sold Wood Lane, to Jeremy Crossley of Lighthazles for £1100, described as a 'white Kerseyman.'The view of…
PH/25. The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd. Strange how quickly attitudes change
1969 calendar. One of Halifax's steepest gradients looking down towards New Bank and North Bridge . With a slope of over 1 in 5 it was once part of the main road from Halifax to Bradford over Swales Moor. PH15.
1969 calendar. The name is said to be unique - an area of Halifax which has undergone marked change in every generation of the past century. \it is the original location of the warehouses and shops of the wool staplers or wool drivers. PH15.
1969 calendar. Wheatley, Halifax shows a particular feature of a West Riding building in the 19th Century, when the handicap of a narrow site on a steeply rising hillside was overcome by putting one house on top of another with access at different…
1969 calendar. In the Haugh Shaw district of Halifax it provides another example of the use of the gallery to counteract the building difficulties of sloping land. The extra storey at the lower level of the building gave scope for either cellaring…
1969 calendar. Claremount, Halifax is a scene typical of the area known as Beaumont Town - 19th century cottage property with setted highway and flagged pavements. At the fall of the slope is St Thomas's School. PH15.
1969 calendar. Situated on Pellon Lane it is a fine example of the substantial and impressive nature of the portals of many 19th Century industrial premises. Union Mills of S Highley & Company , worsted manufacturers, was largely rebuilt after a…