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The mansion has now gone but the fountain in the grounds is still played on occassions.

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The wonderful and newly restored Piece Hall taken on a very cold October night 2017- The first year of its relaunch/opening after the restoration.

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Photographed in early 1960's. This chimney is now a Grade II listed building.

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Taken in the early 1960s. Halifax Royal Infirmary is towards the right of the picture, and at the bottom is Crossley Heath School.

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This farm with a splendid view over Halifax has since been rebuilt.

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This view shows the railway viaduct that linked Halifax Station with North Bridge. Final closure came in 1974 and the viaduct was demolished in 1979. The large mill on the left is Clark Bridge Mill is now the site of Matalan. In the right…

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This shows the street going past Halifax Town Hall (on the right). The now demolished bowling alley in Broad Street is in the centre of the picture.

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This shows the view down Broad Street showing the Odeon Cinema (now a bingo hall) and the now demolished Bowling Alley.

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The rear of the Nat West Bank which is on the corner of Waterhouse Street and Crown Street. The left part is the rear of Accapulco Night Club. The car park had 2 storey shops with another night club built on it in the late 60s, it is now (2020) a car…

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This shows the view up Commercial Street, Rawson Street goes off to the right, the Post Office is on the left. The cupula on the top of what is now the Victoria Theatre can be seen.

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Halifax Town Hall is just to left of centre.

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This view would have been taken somewhere close to North Bridge and shows the power station and other industrial buildings in the bottom end of town. Very few of the buildilngs in this picture still survive. The cooling towers were demolished in…

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This is a view up Broad Street. The then new bowling alley was later converted into a supermarket and has since been demolished. The bowling alley was opened in February 1964 by Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix who played Elsie Tanner. The large…

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Moor End Road runs down the right of the picture. Webster's Ovenden Wood Breweryis in the centre. To the left you can see Wheatley Viaduct on the Halifax High Level Railway. Halifax town centre is top centre.
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