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Howroyde Hall, Barkisland - HLS01249
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Howroyde, with its ivy-clad walls, rookery, fish pond and glorious prospect of hill and dale, is deeply impressed with old-world characteristics. It was…
Howroyde, with its ivy-clad walls, rookery, fish pond and glorious prospect of hill and dale, is deeply impressed with old-world characteristics. It was…
Piece Hall, Halifax - HLS01254
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The Halifax manufacturers’ Hall was opened on Jan 2, 1779 for the use of the textile manufacturers of the district. It has been declared that as a…
The Halifax manufacturers’ Hall was opened on Jan 2, 1779 for the use of the textile manufacturers of the district. It has been declared that as a…
Hope Hall, Halifax - HLS01255
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Hope Hall (Hope House originally) is thought to have been built some 160 years ago by David Stansfield (1719-1769). In its earlier days it was a…
Hope Hall (Hope House originally) is thought to have been built some 160 years ago by David Stansfield (1719-1769). In its earlier days it was a…
Woodhall, Skircoat - HLS01256
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Said to occupy the site of a much older building, Woodhall bears the date 1580 on the porch. The letters 'JW' are also to be found. There is little…
Said to occupy the site of a much older building, Woodhall bears the date 1580 on the porch. The letters 'JW' are also to be found. There is little…
Backhall, Siddal - HLS01257
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The house was built in 1668 by Thomas Hanson upon the site of an ancient homestead that existed in the 13th century. The structure is in excellent…
The house was built in 1668 by Thomas Hanson upon the site of an ancient homestead that existed in the 13th century. The structure is in excellent…
Broadley Hall, Halifax - HLS01258
This sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
“One of the beautiful halls of Ovenden Wood, overlooking the Wheatley Valley from the Mount Tabor side. It derives its name from the Broadley or…
“One of the beautiful halls of Ovenden Wood, overlooking the Wheatley Valley from the Mount Tabor side. It derives its name from the Broadley or…
Willow Hall, Cote Hill - HLS01259
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Built about 1610, Upper Willow Hall (that delightful old-world building at Cote Hill) is undoubtedly the successor of a much older building. Although in…
Built about 1610, Upper Willow Hall (that delightful old-world building at Cote Hill) is undoubtedly the successor of a much older building. Although in…
Shibden Hall, Halifax - HLS01260
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Oldest of local homesteads, rich with features illustrative of many centuries of house architecture internal and external, it is fitting that Shibden Hall…
Oldest of local homesteads, rich with features illustrative of many centuries of house architecture internal and external, it is fitting that Shibden Hall…
High Sunderland, Halifax - HLS01261
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
A unique building, crumbling to pieces; but for unsightly buttresses some of the walls would fall; the pillars and figures on the south porch are…
A unique building, crumbling to pieces; but for unsightly buttresses some of the walls would fall; the pillars and figures on the south porch are…
Staups House, Shibden - HLS01262
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
One of several old homesteads in Shibden valley. Staups dates back well over 300 years, for documentary evidence tells of a John Bentley compounding for…
One of several old homesteads in Shibden valley. Staups dates back well over 300 years, for documentary evidence tells of a John Bentley compounding for…
Holdsworth House, Holmfield - HLS01263
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Passing up the main road from Holmfield Station to the district known as Holdsworth, attention is attracted by iron gates at the entrance to the remains…
Passing up the main road from Holmfield Station to the district known as Holdsworth, attention is attracted by iron gates at the entrance to the remains…
St Giles House, Lightcliffe - HLS01264
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The building is a fine, antiquated, ivy-clad, pointed gable house, the owner of which is Mr Richard Kershaw of Crow Nest, Lightcliffe and the present…
The building is a fine, antiquated, ivy-clad, pointed gable house, the owner of which is Mr Richard Kershaw of Crow Nest, Lightcliffe and the present…
Wynter Edge Hall, Hipperholme - HLS01265
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The ancient homestead stands on a knoll near Coley Church and commands extensive views, especially southwards. From its exposed position its name is…
The ancient homestead stands on a knoll near Coley Church and commands extensive views, especially southwards. From its exposed position its name is…
Coley Hall - HLS01266
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The architecture has unique features and an interesting history attaches to the house. From the latter part of the 13th century the Rysshworth family had…
The architecture has unique features and an interesting history attaches to the house. From the latter part of the 13th century the Rysshworth family had…
Welfare Food Meeting, Halifax. - HLS01314
The gathering at the Welfare Food meeting held at the Gas Showrooms, Halifax. Seated L to R. Mr Ingham and Mr Atkinson, Assistant Food Executive Officers, Mrs Sharp the Mayoress, De. G.C.F. Roe the M.O.H., Mrs M. Pilkington of the Regional Food…
Welfare Foods Meeting, Halifax - HLS01315
The Mayoress of Halifax, Mrs Sharp, discussing the value of orange juice with one of the bonny youngsters after the Welfare Foods meeting held in the Gas Showrooms, Halifax. PH21.
Ainley Top Bridge - HLS01324
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
The way into Elland over Ainley Top runs through the massive arch of the Whitehaughs Bridge which carries the six lanes…
The way into Elland over Ainley Top runs through the massive arch of the Whitehaughs Bridge which carries the six lanes…
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…
Sundial House, Clifton - HLS01326
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Set in one of the walls of the cottage 115 Towngate, Clifton is a sundial which bears the date 1783 and the inscription…
Set in one of the walls of the cottage 115 Towngate, Clifton is a sundial which bears the date 1783 and the inscription…
Southgate Precinct, Halifax
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Moves to establish a pedestrian precinct in Southgate, Halifax, were made in March 1972 when the Highways Committee…
Moves to establish a pedestrian precinct in Southgate, Halifax, were made in March 1972 when the Highways Committee…
Highley Hall Farm, Clifton - HLS01332
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Now listed by the National Trust, this building bears the date 1632. Formerly known as Highley Hall, it is now much…
Now listed by the National Trust, this building bears the date 1632. Formerly known as Highley Hall, it is now much…
Old Sunnybank, Greetland - HLS01333
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Old Sunnybank, as it is now known, has given its name to quite an area of the Greetland hillside facing across the…
Old Sunnybank, as it is now known, has given its name to quite an area of the Greetland hillside facing across the…