The massed crowds on this fantastic images are here for a presentation of the Freedom of the Borough. Presumably it was presented to Pte R Burton, the Duke of Wellington (whose regiment many of the local men who joined the army will have entered) is…
LYRS 2699 - Halifax had three L&YR goods sheds on two sites at Shaw Syke, two demolished and the third in a dire and near derelict condition for all that it is Grade ll Listed. Unfortunately it's not clear which this one is but most likely one of the…
The view along this road is little changed today apart from the type and amount, of traffic. trams ran in the town and surrounding villages from 1898 until 1939.
Ryburn Reservoir is a supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn and is the lower of two reservoirs built to supply Wakefield with water. Started in 1925 it was completed in 1933 and has…
This view is a view of the junction where Burnley Road and Rochdale Road meet leading to the then new Aachen Way, which was built to bypass the 'bottle neck' at King Cross.
The then new Aachen Way, which was built to bypass King Cross. The industrial buidlings in the background have since been demolished and is now the site of Tescos car park.
Just a short distance from Halifax’s busy town centre sits John Abbotts Ladies Home, the complex of Grade II listed buildings set around landscaped gardens at Skircoat Green Road is part of the Almshouses Association. There are 14 properties in all…
Moor End Road runs down the right of the picture. Webster's Ovenden Wood Breweryis in the centre. To the left you can see Wheatley Viaduct on the Halifax High Level Railway. Halifax town centre is top centre.