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Mansion at Akroyd Park, Halifax. (Boothtown, Halifax?) - MCH00228
Akroyd Park's 8 acres and Bankfield House were built for Edward Akroyd (1810-1887), who lived there from 1837 to 1856. They were opened to the public after his death in 1887. He was the grandson of James Akroyd, who in 1811 founded the world's…
Soldiers Memorial, Halifax. - MCH00229
To be found at West View Park, Halifax, off Warley Road.
The land was given to the town by local mill-owners Henry Charles McCrea (Mayor of Halifax 1869-1871) and Enoch Robinson (Mayor of Halifax 1904-1905). The park was opened in 1897.
The war…
The land was given to the town by local mill-owners Henry Charles McCrea (Mayor of Halifax 1869-1871) and Enoch Robinson (Mayor of Halifax 1904-1905). The park was opened in 1897.
The war…
St Luke's Hospital, Halifax, 1900s - MCH00230
St Luke’s Hospital was built around 1897 as the Poor Law Union infirmary for the sick poor in Halifax. During World War I it became a military hospital. After the abolition of the Poor Laws in the 1920s the hospital was eventually transferred to the…
Long Wall, Elland - MCH00233
Long Wall is the name of the road with an embankment on the left and a cutting on the right. Elland Bridge can be seen on the left hand edge of the photo spanning the River Calder
Brewery, Ripponden - MCH00234
Ripponden Free Brewery Co. Ltd, Hanging Lee Mill, Hanging Lane, Ripponden, West Yorkshire.
Registered March 1900 as the Sowerby Bridge & District United Clubs Brewery Co. Ltd.
Wound up 17th November 1923 and a new company was registered as above in…
Registered March 1900 as the Sowerby Bridge & District United Clubs Brewery Co. Ltd.
Wound up 17th November 1923 and a new company was registered as above in…
Hawkridge's Refreshment Rooms, Mount Pleasant - MCH00238
This is on Back Lane, Ogden, Halifax.
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Going Out to play - MCH00242
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Heptonstall Red Star Team - MCH00243
1911-12 season. They later became Heptonstall AFC and then joined with the Hebden Bridge team to become Hebden Royd Red Star.
Embroidered Postcard - MCH00247
Message on the back reads: The visit to Halifax of the Welsh guards in June 1940 brings pleasant memories. D. Jenkins 1st Bn Weslsh guards.
'Little Khaki George' Wartime Postcard - MCH00251
'Little Khaki George' was a well-known fund raiser for soldiers' welfare funds during WW1
