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Crown Street, Halifax - DPC00562
An atmospheric shot of Crown Street with a full moon highlighting the scene.
Dean Clough Mills, Halifax - DPC00403
The huge complex of Dean Clough was started by the Crossley family in the early 19th and became one of the largest employers in the area. The manufacture of high quality carpets took place there until the 1980s and they were exported all over the…
Elland Bridge - DPC00485
The view across this bridge is largely unchanged with the exception of the building on the right. The parish church can be seen on the hill top and the road to the town centre is to the left of the bridge.
Fountain at People's Park, Halifax - DPC00437
The group of admirers in this photo look on at the display here. The park was one of the very many philanthropic projects by the wealthy Crossley family who were one of the largest employers in the town at their carpet factory at Dean Clough.
General view of Halifax - DPC00505
The features identifiable in today's view of the town are North Bridge centre right and the clock tower of the Town Hall top left. The mills and factories in the foreground area have all gone, along with the chimneys and mills.
General view, Halifax - DPC00507
The easiest feature to identify in this image is the clock tower of the Town Hall top left. The building which has Holdsworth Wool Merchants emblazoned on its front remains today as the Wool Merchant Hotel. The majority of the buildings in the…
George Street, Halifax - DPC00554
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…
Halifax - DPC00493
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…
Halifax - DPC00499
Various views around the town, the Orphanage is now Crossley Heath Grammar School and the handsome Post Office is now closed.
Halifax - DPC00503
Most of the buildings in the foreground of this image have been demolished, along with the cooling towers. And the huge numbers of chimneys here no longer exist, along with the mills they were used in.
Halifax and Hebden Bridge - DPC00491
The rocks are off Albert Promenade and Wainhouse Tower can be seen on the left. The view overlooks Sowerby Bridge and Norland beyond. Hardcastle Crags is beyond the Lodge and was - as it still is- extremely popular in the 19th and early 20th…
Halifax coat of arms - DPC00463
This coat of arms is a very familiar sight for the people of the town, it was for many years on all the local green and orange liveried buses. There is a very interesting 3D reprentation of the coat of arms on the west gate of the Piece Hall.
Halifax Corporation coat of arms - DPC00489
There is an excellent example of the town's coat of arms on the west gates of the Piece Hall.
Halifax Corporation Tram Shed - DPC00601
A very atmospheric shot of the tram shed, date unknown.
Halifax Friendly and Trade Societies Club - DPC00391
The club opened at the Oddfellows Hall in December 1905. This magnificent building with its classical Corinthian styled pillars, stood on St James's Road, Halifax. It opened in 1840 and was demolished in 1963.