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Postcard dated November 1907

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This row of houses is in the Skircoat Road area of Halifax.

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The date on the reverse of this card is 1940 and the buildings on the left remain today, although they are very much cleaner. The buildings on the right were all demolished to make way for the Woolshops development in the 1980s. The building to the…

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The cost of building this impressive structure is quoted on this card as £58,703 in the 1920s. It remains intact today but the public toilets (which became a bar called WC's in the 1980s!) have gone. Most of the area fronting the building is now car…

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One of the main gateways to the town, with the roundabout -although in a different form - still in existence today. The seating area is now occupied by a car park and to the right of the three storey buildings is now a new JD Wetherspoons. The area…

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This view is very similar today except where the seats once were is now car parking. The building on the right no longer exists and the road junction is now a roundabout. The Crown and Anchor pub has had a variety of names over the years and the…

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An atmospheric shot of Crown Street with a full moon highlighting the scene.

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This scene looks very different today, the lovely lawns and flowerbeds are now given over to car parking. There was for many years a row of cherry trees which were a wonderful sight in the spring. Unfortunately it was decided that they should be cut…

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These busy shopping streets are little changed today, apart from being considerably cleaner! The building on the left on Southgate was rebuilt and was for many years a Woolworth's. The Northgate view on the right shows the buildings which were…

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The right hand side of the street here is very little changed since this photograph was taken. The fine facade of the Borough market remains intact today, although the street is pedestrianised. The clock tower of the Town Hall can be seen mid shot…

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Postcard dated April 1905

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This street leads down to the railway station and is quite steep. Most of the buildings remain today and have had a variety of guises. The Albert Works building was at one time a furniture store and the building on the left was at one time one of…

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A marketing exercise for the short lived Halifax Zoo. The miserable looking elephant is being used as a sandwich board carrier. The view down this road is very similar today.

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The view along this road is little changed today apart from the type and amount, of traffic. The Stafford Arms was until recently still an inn. It is Indian restaurant today. Postcard dated 1938.

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This is the main road from Halifax to Huddersfield and there are many fine houses lining it, probably residences of wealthy merchants and mill owners. The Stafford Arms Inn on the left is now an Indian restaurant.

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These impressive buildings were used for many years by the Cooperative and had many departments: clothing, furniture, a pharmacy and even a travel agent! The view down this street is unchanged today, apart from the road surface.
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