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Goat House,Rishworth - HLS01277
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Now used as a farm house. It was fitted up after the death in 1724 of Mr John Wheelwright, the founder of Rishworth Grammar School, as a boarding house…
Now used as a farm house. It was fitted up after the death in 1724 of Mr John Wheelwright, the founder of Rishworth Grammar School, as a boarding house…
Great Burlees, Wadsworth - HLS01294
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
In past years the home was solely occupied by a wealthy and influential clothier or yeoman, but today the building is split up into a farmhouse and a number…
In past years the home was solely occupied by a wealthy and influential clothier or yeoman, but today the building is split up into a farmhouse and a number…
Great House, Midgley - HLS01267
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The fact that most local townships have a Great House lends confirmation to the idea that at some time they were used as minor manor homes. The Midgley…
The fact that most local townships have a Great House lends confirmation to the idea that at some time they were used as minor manor homes. The Midgley…
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…
Halifax Playhouse - HLS01398
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. Previously the Hanover Chapel it is now used by the Halifax Thespians.
Hazlehurst Hall, Ambler Thorn, Queensbury
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Near Hill House lane. It as a fine old homestead, charming in its appearance of antiquity and beautifully situated. Small leaded windows are set in its…
Near Hill House lane. It as a fine old homestead, charming in its appearance of antiquity and beautifully situated. Small leaded windows are set in its…
Hebden Bridge - HLS01336
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Architect Ian Nairn described the famous top-and
Architect Ian Nairn described the famous top-and
Hebden Bridge Mill - HLS01482
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
Heptonstall - GMA00132
Used as an illustration in Gertrude Attwood's book"A Village Childhood"
Heptonstall Old Church - HLS01334
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Destroyed by a storm in 1847, the ruins of the Church of St Thomas a Becket at Heptonstall strangely hold the same aura…
Destroyed by a storm in 1847, the ruins of the Church of St Thomas a Becket at Heptonstall strangely hold the same aura…
High Bentley, Shelf - HLS01280
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The history of the Shelf Bentleys has been traced back to the 13th century. This homestead has on its doorway the date and lettering ‘RWL, 1661’, the…
The history of the Shelf Bentleys has been traced back to the 13th century. This homestead has on its doorway the date and lettering ‘RWL, 1661’, the…
High Sunderland, Halifax - HLS01261
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
A unique building, crumbling to pieces; but for unsightly buttresses some of the walls would fall; the pillars and figures on the south porch are…
A unique building, crumbling to pieces; but for unsightly buttresses some of the walls would fall; the pillars and figures on the south porch are…
Highley Hall Farm, Clifton - HLS01332
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Now listed by the National Trust, this building bears the date 1632. Formerly known as Highley Hall, it is now much…
Now listed by the National Trust, this building bears the date 1632. Formerly known as Highley Hall, it is now much…
Holdsworth House, Holmfield - HLS01263
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Passing up the main road from Holmfield Station to the district known as Holdsworth, attention is attracted by iron gates at the entrance to the remains…
Passing up the main road from Holmfield Station to the district known as Holdsworth, attention is attracted by iron gates at the entrance to the remains…
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.
Hope Hall, Halifax - HLS01255
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Hope Hall (Hope House originally) is thought to have been built some 160 years ago by David Stansfield (1719-1769). In its earlier days it was a…
Hope Hall (Hope House originally) is thought to have been built some 160 years ago by David Stansfield (1719-1769). In its earlier days it was a…
Hopwood Hall, Halifax - HLS01401
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. Originally a Georgian House - now Local Law Society Offices.
Howroyde Hall, Barkisland - HLS01249
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Howroyde, with its ivy-clad walls, rookery, fish pond and glorious prospect of hill and dale, is deeply impressed with old-world characteristics. It was…
Howroyde, with its ivy-clad walls, rookery, fish pond and glorious prospect of hill and dale, is deeply impressed with old-world characteristics. It was…
Jagger Green Hall, Stainland - HLS01291
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
This hall, standing on the hillside above Holywell Green and approached by road from Holywell Brook, is now divided into a farmhouse and three cottages. …
This hall, standing on the hillside above Holywell Green and approached by road from Holywell Brook, is now divided into a farmhouse and three cottages. …
Kershaw House, Midgley - HLS01268
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
From the point of view of preservation it is one of the finest local old buildings. Almost square, it is adorned by eleven stone-pinnacled gables and two…
From the point of view of preservation it is one of the finest local old buildings. Almost square, it is adorned by eleven stone-pinnacled gables and two…
Mytholmroyd Farm - HLS01269
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Originally known as simply ‘Mytholmroyd’ and said to have given its name to the village. In a will dated 1549 Richard Draper of ‘Michomroode’ is referred…
Originally known as simply ‘Mytholmroyd’ and said to have given its name to the village. In a will dated 1549 Richard Draper of ‘Michomroode’ is referred…
New Hall, Elland - HLS01250
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The hall stands on the hillside between the Upper and Lower Edges. It is one of the domestic buildings of the 14th century and in all probability was…
The hall stands on the hillside between the Upper and Lower Edges. It is one of the domestic buildings of the 14th century and in all probability was…
New Road, Mytholmroyd - HLS01331
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
There is no better example of Mytholmroyd
There is no better example of Mytholmroyd
Norland Hall - HLS01273
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The hall occupies – or rather occupied – a prominent site on the spur of the hill overlooking Sterne Bridge. In the summer of 1912 lightning struck the…
The hall occupies – or rather occupied – a prominent site on the spur of the hill overlooking Sterne Bridge. In the summer of 1912 lightning struck the…
Norland Lower Hall - HLS01274
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
This hall overlooks Sowerby Bridge at the extremity of the straggling village of Norland. Like Norland Hall and Norland Upper Hall this homestead was…
This hall overlooks Sowerby Bridge at the extremity of the straggling village of Norland. Like Norland Hall and Norland Upper Hall this homestead was…