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The Lake, People's Park, Halifax - DPC00186
Reverse of postcard says "Inland 1/2d, foreign with nothing but address on this side 1d. Printed in Bavaria"
The Kingston, Queens Road, Halifax - KST00787
Built as a Liberal Club.
The Hospital Salterhebble, Halifax - DPC00399
The layout of this site, known as the General Hospital, is now where Calderdale Royal Hospital is today. It looks very different today.
The writing on the back of the postcard describes it as St Luke's War Hospital.
The writing on the back of the postcard describes it as St Luke's War Hospital.
The Golf Club House, Ogden, Halifax - DPC00230
Postcard dated August 1919.
The Fleece Inn and Queen Hotel, Swine Market, Gibbet Street, Halifax 1960s - CBC06151
This was in the Swine Market area of Halifax. The name Dungeon Street can be made out on the side of the Queens Hotel, which closed in 1968. The Fleece Inn closed its doors in November 1967.
This whole area has now been completely demolished and the…
This whole area has now been completely demolished and the…
The declaration of VE Day 8th June 1945 - DPC00519
The townspeople looking very serious as they massed at the Town Hall to hear the declaration of VE Day. Presumably their expressions were of joy moments later when the impact of the news had been absorbed. The street scene is little changed today…
The Crossley and Porter Orphanage, Halifax. - MCH00225
In 1857, Francis, John and Joseph Crossley, of the Halifax carpet empire set up an educational college. The building was started in 1857 on 8 acre site off Free School Lane, Halifax. It was named after Heath School founded in 1600. It was changed to…
The Coliseum, Halifax - KST00785
Former Gaumont Cinema
The Borough Market Halifax - DPC00415
This view is little changed today with the exception of the canopies and of course the carts and horses. And the stonework is considerably cleaner today. Postcard dated 1908.
Tap in a Post Box - CBC06159
At first glance this looks like a post box but closer inspection shows that there is a tap inside which suggests it is some kind of fire hydrant.
Talbot Hounds Fountain, Castle Carr. - DEP00392
The Talbot Hounds Fountain was originally in the courtyard at Castle Carr. Now in Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds.
Swine Market, Halifax, late 1960s? - CBC06023
Although it is hard to be certain the sign on the building at the left of the picture appears to suggest that the building is the Grand Junction Hotel which was closed in 1968 and demolished in 1971. If this is correct then this will be the area…
Swine Market, Halifax - HLS01403
1969 calendar. Swine Market once looked like this before the Grand Junction Hotel (right) and property on the South side of Gilbert Street was cleared to make way for a widened A58 trunk road. PH15.