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Aerial View, Beacon Hill, Halifax, and Beyond - CBC06212
Beacon Hill is in the centre with Southowram beyond. Shibden Valley is to the left and Halifax to the right.
Ainley Top Bridge - HLS01324
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
The way into Elland over Ainley Top runs through the massive arch of the Whitehaughs Bridge which carries the six lanes…
The way into Elland over Ainley Top runs through the massive arch of the Whitehaughs Bridge which carries the six lanes…
Akroyd Park Mansion, Halifax - DPC00148
The mansion, a Grade 11 listed building, was sold by Colonel Akroyd to Halifax Corporation in 1887. It now forms Bankfield branch library and museum.
Akroyd Park, Halifax - DPC00337
The house on the left of this picture was originally the home of Colonel Akroyd, a Halifax industrialist.
Akroyd Park, Halifax - DPC00445
This park is next to what is now Bankfield Museum. This grand house was once the residence of Colonel Akroyd, a wealthy mill owner who built houses for his workers nearby in Boothtown and at Copley, near Sowerby Bridge. Postcard dated August 1907.
Akroyd Park, Halifax - DPC00447
This park is next to what is now Bankfield Museum. This grand house was once the residence of Colonel Akroyd, a wealthy mill owner who built houses for his workers nearby in Boothtown and at Copley, near Sowerby Bridge. It seems it was a popular…
Albert Park, Halifax - DPC00349
Known locally as Sparrow Park, this relatively small patch of grass at the junction of Heath Road and Skircoat Road is dominated by a memorial to Prince Albert, paid for by public subscription following the Prince’s death in December 1861.
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Albert Statue, Skircoat Green Road, Halifax - DPC00289
Postcard dated 1915.
Alexandra Bridge, Halifax - DPC00461
This idyllic looking spot is in Triangle which is near Sowerby Bridge and the road out to Lancashire. The elegant lady is perfectly positioned on the bridge.
All Saints' Church, Salterhebble, Halifax - DPC00347
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…
All Souls Church and Akroyd park , Halifax - DPC00361
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…
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.
Arial Photograph - CBC06116
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Arial Photograph of Halifax - CBC06110
David Howe has attempted to date this photo. He has one showing the construction work associated with Burdock Way/New Bank taken in the summer of 1972, in which the power station and associated cooling towers were still present. Moreover his photo…
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…
Bailiff Bridge Station, Nr. Brighouse - DNT00268
On the L&YR’s ‘Pickle Bridge’ line which opened in 1881 running from near Wyke on the Halifax-Bradford line to join the Calder Valley main line east of Brighouse. The station opened in 1881 at the same time as the line but ‘temporarily’ closed in…
Bankfield Museum, Boothtown, Halifax, c1977 - CBC06048
Once the home of Edward Akroyd (owner of the mill at Dean Clough and also MP for Halifax for 10 years) this building was later a library and is now a museum.
Bankfield Museum, Boothtown, Halifax,c 1977 - CBC06049
Bankfield was previously the home of noted industrialist Edward Akroyd.
Bankfield Museum, Halifax - DPC00367
This ornate building was once the home of Colonel Akroyd and is now owned by Calderdale Council. As well as being a museum today, it houses a library and the regimental museum of the Duke of Wellington Regiment. Postcard dated 1916.
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…
Beacon Hill, Halifax - BIM00136
Postcard. 1960s.
Belle Vue Library, Halifax - CBC06073
1979. This building was used as the towns main library from 1899 until the opening of the current library in 1983. It was also used as the natural history section of Halifax Museum.