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Dry Clough Junction, Halifax. - JCA00317
Looking north towards Halifax Station with Dryclough Junction Signal Box in the distance. To the right the 1844 M&LR line coming up from the Calder Valley Main Line at Salterhebble which was closed 1988 and re-opened 2000. On the left the WRU line…
Earl Street, Halifax - HLS01409
1969 calendar. Claremount, Halifax is a scene typical of the area known as Beaumont Town - 19th century cottage property with setted highway and flagged pavements. At the fall of the slope is St Thomas's School. PH15.
Elim Church, Halifax - HLS01325
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
The Elim church in Hall Street, Halifax which succeeded the former building in Bond Street incorporates many striking…
The Elim church in Hall Street, Halifax which succeeded the former building in Bond Street incorporates many striking…
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.
Entrance to Princes Arcade, Halifax, early 1960s - CBC06173
The Princes Arcade was a covered shopping area in the centre of Halifax. It was opened in 1931. It was closed in the late 1970s at the same time as the old Woolshops which were adjacent, prior to demolition. This is now the site of W H Smiths.
F Crossley Statue 1860 - KST00249
Peoples Park, Halifax
Former Post Office, Commercial Street, Halifax - CBC06087
Ref 092251 The main part of the building was constructed in 1887 with an extension for a telephone exchange added in 1926.
Fountain at Castle Carr - KST00102
Fountain at Castle Carr
Fountain at Castle Carr - KST00103
Fountain at Castle Carr
Fountain at Castle Carr - KST00104
Fountain at Castle Carr
Fountain at Castle Carr - KST00105
Fountain at Castle Carr
Fountain at Castle Carr - KST00106
Fountain at Castle Carr
Fountain at Castle Carr - KST00107
Fountain at Castle Carr
Fountain at Castle Carr - KST00108
Fountain at Castle Carr
Fountain at People's Park, Halifax - DPC00437
The group of admirers in this photo look on at the display here. The park was one of the very many philanthropic projects by the wealthy Crossley family who were one of the largest employers in the town at their carpet factory at Dean Clough.
Fountain at Spring Edge, King Cross, Halifax - CBC06161
The fountain was erected in 1884. The photo appears to have been taken from Free School Lane. Date unknown but possibly 1980s as the new housing estate at Spring Edge can be seen, looking new.
Gaol Lane, Halifax - CBC06078
All the buildings in this view (with the probable exception of the one visible in the gap between the buildings) have been demolished. As the name suggests, Gaol Lane was the location of the Halifax Debtor's Prison between 1662 and 1868.
Gaol Lane, Halifax, 1968 - CBC06171
This view is looking down Gaol Lane from Market Street and shows the rear of the buildings in Woolshops. All the buildings in this view have long since been demolished.
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.
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…