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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 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 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.
Shibden Park, Halifax - DPC00487
This very popular attraction in the town was once the family home of the Listers, a very influential local family. Anne Lister was a lesbian who kept diaries writtne in a secret code. She lived in the late 18th and early 19th centrury and had a…
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.
Crossleys Alms Houses, Halifax - DPC00481
This housing was built for the the ex-employees of the the Crossley Carpet factory at Dean Clough. The Crossley family were enormously rich and very influential in the development of the town in the 19th century. Their high quality carpets were sold…
North Bridge - DPC00479
The Grand Theatre on the right was one of several in Halifax at one time, it was demolished in the 1950s. North Bridge (unseen) is to the right and the road leads to Leeds and Bradford. The building in the centre remains today, but the street on the…
Silver Street, Halifax - DPC00477
This street is off Huddersfield Road and leads down to the town centre. The Victory Lounge on the right was a popular venue in the 1920s and 30s, probably when this image was captured. Most of the buldings remain today.
St Jude's Church, Halifax - DPC00475
This church is on Free School Lane which leads down to the former Royal Halifax Infirmary. The view is different today because of the large number of trees in the area. The houses on the right remaim and it is a sought after location for house buyers…
Halifax Golf Club - DPC00473
This handsome building is at Ogden on the outskirts of the town and still exists today.
The Station, Sowerby Bridge - DPC00471
The frontage of this station was demolished and very little remains of this handsome structure. The building to the left is what is now the Jubilee Rooms refreshment venue. The station platforms were remodelled in the the mid 20th C and the goods…
Town Hall, Halifax - DPC00469
This is view along Princess Street of the Town Hall clock tower. The buildings on the left remain, but the shops with the striped canopies were repaced by the Burton Building, named after Montague Burton the clothing manufacturer. The upper floor of…
Halifax Parish Church - DPC00467
Interior view of the church.
Halifax Parish Church - DPC00465
The parish church of the town is now officially a minster.
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.
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.
Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax - DPC00459
The magnificently grand Town Hall is a symbol of what was the town's wealth and importance as a large textile town in the 19thC. It was designed by Barry, who was also responsible for the Houses of Parliament. There are also many fine buildings in…
Bull Green, Halifax - DPC00457
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…
Halifax Zoo - DPC00455
This short-lived business was very popular in the early part of the 20th C. It was situated in Exley.
St Hilda's Church, Halifax - DPC00451
This church is on Gibraltar Road at West End.
Borough Market and arcades, Halifax - DPC00449
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…
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…
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.