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Boothtown House, Halifax - HLS01407
Seen from Hall Street North, it is an Old Boothtown landmark which was exempted from demolition in the area because of its historical and architectural interest.
Stannery Lane, Halifax. - HLS01406
PH15. 1969 calendar. It derives its name from stoneary for once stone was quarried from the hillside here when it was still a hamlet isolated from Halifax.
Wainhouse Terrace, Halifax - HLS01405
PH15. 1969 calendar. Not widely known because it is out of general sight between Burnley and Rochdale Roads, past Kings Cross. The galleried houses take their name from J. E. Wainhouse, builder of more famous and certainly more visible Wainhouse…
Green Hill Terrace, Halifax - HLS01404
PH15. 1969 calendar. Demolished in 1967 it was described as possibly the only complete example in Halifax of a terrace in the Regency style. The Regency influence was confined to the arch over the doorway, though the windows were originally small…
Swine Market, Halifax - HLS01403
1969 calendar. Swine Market once looked like this before the Grand Junction Hotel (right) and property on the South side of Gilbert Street was cleared to make way for a widened A58 trunk road. PH15.
Hopwood Hall, Halifax - HLS01401
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. Originally a Georgian House - now Local Law Society Offices.
All Souls Church, Halifax - HLS01400
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. Built in 1856-9 for Col. Akroyd and designed by Sir G. G. Scott who described it as his best church.
The Old Cock Inn, Halifax - HLS01399
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. Originally a Georgian House - now Local Law Society Offices. Behind the 19th Century entrance is a 17th Century building where an upper room contains fine panelling and plasterwork.
Halifax Playhouse - HLS01398
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. Previously the Hanover Chapel it is now used by the Halifax Thespians.
Holly House, Halifax - HLS01397
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. The central stone part of this Georgian house was built in 1751 and the brick wings in 1760-64.
Borough Market, Halifax - HLS01396
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. Dating from 1895 the building contains magnificent ironwork and a central clock standard under the dome.
Railway Station, Halifax - HLS01395
1979 Halifax Calendar. These older buildings are obscured by the present station approach. PH16.
Town Hall, Halifax - HLS01394
1979 Halifax Calendar. Designed by Sir Charles Barry (who also designed the Houses of Parliament) it was built in 1859-62. PH16.
Woolshops, Halifax - HLS01393
1979 Halifax Calendar. One of the oldest highways of Halifax, it is likely to disappear upon redevelopment. PH16.
Parish Church, Halifax - HLS01392
1979 Halifax Calendar. Mainly a 15th Century building but with Norman and Early-English remains. PH16.
Union Cross Inn, Halifax - HLS01390
1979 Halifax Calendar. A 17th century inn, altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. PH16.
Theatre Royal, Halifax - HLS01389
1979 Halifax Calendar. The Theatre Royal was constructed in the early 1900s to a design by Horsfall. PH16.
Piece Hall - HLS01388
1979 Halifax Calendar. Celebrating THE Bicentenary of the Piece Hall, which was opened on the 1st January 1779 as a Manufacturers Hall for the sale of pieces of cloth. PH16.
Ewood Court, Mytholmroyd - HLS01345
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
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Todmorden Hall - HLS01344
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Probably one of the oldest buildings in England to be used as a Post Office is Todmorden Hall, a seventeenth century…
Probably one of the oldest buildings in England to be used as a Post Office is Todmorden Hall, a seventeenth century…
Relief Road, Halifax - HLS01343
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Seen from New Bank are the two approach lanes (inward and outward) of Halifax
Seen from New Bank are the two approach lanes (inward and outward) of Halifax
St Andrew's Church, Stainland - HLS01342
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
The tower of St Andrews, the parish church of Stainland, can be seen for miles around. Worship in the village has a…
The tower of St Andrews, the parish church of Stainland, can be seen for miles around. Worship in the village has a…
Ryding's Park, Brighouse - HLS01341
PH/25. The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
The Rydings (original name of the building) was built in 1821 as a mansion for Mr John Brooke who was in…
The Rydings (original name of the building) was built in 1821 as a mansion for Mr John Brooke who was in…
Branch Road Inn, Greetland - HLS01340
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Ale has been drunk for centuries in some of the ancient moorland and country inns round Elland and although the age of…
Ale has been drunk for centuries in some of the ancient moorland and country inns round Elland and although the age of…
Todmorden Railway Viaduct - HLS01339
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
One of the most impressive structures built for the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company in the late 1830s on the route…
One of the most impressive structures built for the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company in the late 1830s on the route…