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King Edward Street and Arcade Royale, Halifax - DPC00550
These impressive buildings were used for many years by the Cooperative and had many departments: clothing, furniture, a pharmacy and even a travel agent! The view down this street is unchanged today, apart from the road surface.
Tags: Arcade Royale, Halifax, King Edward Street, streets
The Palace Theatre - DPC00540
This theatre is still in use today and is a popular entertainment venue. In the 1960s many of the upcoming pop bands played there and in the same decade, and the 1970s live wrestling marches were shown. At one time there were at least five or six…
Tags: Halifax, Palace Theatre, Theatres
The Post Office, Halifax - DPC00535
The very handsome Post Office building on Commercial Street, now disused, with the main office at present in the WH Smith shop at Woolshops. The shop on the left was for many years a very popular toyshop. Postcard dated 1019.
Tags: Commercial Street, Halifax, Street Names, streets
The Post Office - DPC00533
The very handsome Post Office building on Commercial Street, now disused, with the main office at present in the WH Smith shop at Woolshops. The shop on the left was for many years a very popular toyshop.
Tags: Commercial Street, Halifax, Post Office, Street Names, streets
Commercial Street, Halifax - DPC00531
The view along this busy street is just the same today, nut the shops on the left side of the street are used today by Harvey's Department Store. The Clarks store was used by the Coop with many different departments for many years until the 1990s.…
Tags: Commercial Street, Halifax, Street Names
Royal Visit 1937 - DPC00529
Alderman Hodgson resplendent in robes and hat along with several legal looking gentlemen on a temporary platform outside the Town Hall.
Tags: Halifax, Royal visit 1937
Royal Visit 1937 - DPC00525
Another shot of the royal couple at Shibden Hall in October 1937. Lord Harewood behind Alderman Hodgson.
Tags: Halifax, Royal visit 1937
Royal Visit 1937 - DPC00521
The King and Queen visit the town in 1937 shown at Shibden Hall.
Tags: Halifax, Royal visit 1937, Shibden Hall
- DPC00511
The massed crowds on this fantastic images are here for a presentation of the Freedom of the Borough. Presumably it was presented to Pte R Burton, the Duke of Wellington (whose regiment many of the local men who joined the army will have entered) is…
Tags: Bull Green, Halifax, Places, VE Day
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…
Tags: General View, Halifax
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.
Tags: General View, Halifax
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.
Tags: General View, Halifax
Halifax from Beacon Hill - DPC00501
This view over the town is vastly different today. The number of chimneys seen here look really incongruous , but would have been entirely natural when this image was taken. The tower of the Square Church can be seen in the centre with the long,…
Tags: General View, Halifax
Halifax - DPC00499
Various views around the town, the Orphanage is now Crossley Heath Grammar School and the handsome Post Office is now closed.
Tags: General View, Halifax
Picturesque Halifax - DPC00497
Various views around the town, with Wainhouse Tower taking centre stage. Legend has it that it was built so the owner could overlook his neighbour.
Tags: General View, Halifax