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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…
All Souls Church, Halifax - HLS01400
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. Built in 1856-9 for Col. Akroyd and designed by Sir G. G. Scott who described it as his best church.
Asquith Bottom House, Sowerby Bridge - HLS01287
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The long, rambling and oddly-shaped old building occupies a somewhat obscure site directly beneath St George’s Church at Quarry Hill. No connected story…
The long, rambling and oddly-shaped old building occupies a somewhat obscure site directly beneath St George’s Church at Quarry Hill. No connected story…
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…
Barkisland Hall - HLS01248
Arthur Comfort, born in London in 1864, became a master wood engraver. He worked for some years on "The Graphic", the National illustrated journal, and exhibited his work at the Royal Academy and abroad. Around 1900 he moved north and began work as a…
Bentley Royd, Sowerby - HLS01286
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Formerly approached through a dignified gateway, now demolished. The property, now divided into six cottages, has over its old doorway the initials of…
Formerly approached through a dignified gateway, now demolished. The property, now divided into six cottages, has over its old doorway the initials of…
Binroyd, Norland - HLS01275
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Binroyd stands on the north-easterly slopes of Norland. The stream runs close by and Copley village and Sterne Bridge are about equi-distant. The…
Binroyd stands on the north-easterly slopes of Norland. The stream runs close by and Copley village and Sterne Bridge are about equi-distant. The…
Boothtown House, Halifax - HLS01407
Seen from Hall Street North, it is an Old Boothtown landmark which was exempted from demolition in the area because of its historical and architectural interest.
Borough Market, Halifax - HLS01396
PH16. 1979 Halifax Calendar. Dating from 1895 the building contains magnificent ironwork and a central clock standard under the dome.
Bradley Hall, Stainland - HLS01290
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Under the hills on the Stainland side and overlooking the Blackburn Valley. It is said that Bradley Hall was the cradle of the Saviles. Originally the…
Under the hills on the Stainland side and overlooking the Blackburn Valley. It is said that Bradley Hall was the cradle of the Saviles. Originally the…
Branch Road Inn, Greetland - HLS01340
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Ale has been drunk for centuries in some of the ancient moorland and country inns round Elland and although the age of…
Ale has been drunk for centuries in some of the ancient moorland and country inns round Elland and although the age of…
Brearley Hall, Mytholmroyd - HLS01271
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Few homesteads are more pleasantly situated than Brearley Hall, which stands on an eminence between Mytholmroyd and Luddenden Foot. Antiquaries tell us…
Few homesteads are more pleasantly situated than Brearley Hall, which stands on an eminence between Mytholmroyd and Luddenden Foot. Antiquaries tell us…
Britannia Buildings, Elland - HLS01328
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Outrageously presumptuous by today
Outrageously presumptuous by today
Broadbottom, Mytholmroyd - HLS01270
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Broadbottom, a cluster of houses rather than a single homestead is an ancient settlement on the Wadsworth side of Calder Valley, on the edge of the wood…
Broadbottom, a cluster of houses rather than a single homestead is an ancient settlement on the Wadsworth side of Calder Valley, on the edge of the wood…
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…
Bull Green, Halifax - HLS01218
Original drawing by Alan D. Jones, published by Halifax Courier.
Clay House, Greetland - HLS01251
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913. There is uncertainty as to the date of this picturesque hall
There is uncertainty as to the date of this picturesque hall – now divided into two…
There is uncertainty as to the date of this picturesque hall – now divided into two…
Clay House, Soyland - HLS01289
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
A long, straggling and many-gabled block of buildings, crumbling rapidly to decay. The sketch represents the courtyard in the centre of the ancient pile. …
A long, straggling and many-gabled block of buildings, crumbling rapidly to decay. The sketch represents the courtyard in the centre of the ancient pile. …
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…
Crawstone Hall, Greetland - HLS01252
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913. The sketch gives the north view of the hall.
With its old-fashioned gateway and courtyard it has still on this side much the same appearance it had when…
With its old-fashioned gateway and courtyard it has still on this side much the same appearance it had when…
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 Town Hall - HLS01338
PH/25. The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Though a personification of Victorian solidity and respectability worthy of accommodating the most…
Though a personification of Victorian solidity and respectability worthy of accommodating the most…
Ewood Court, Mytholmroyd - HLS01345
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
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Field House, Sowerby - HLS01284
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Field House, the old home of the Stansfield family, occupies a commanding site overlooking Triangle and is one of the most imposing mansions around…
Field House, the old home of the Stansfield family, occupies a commanding site overlooking Triangle and is one of the most imposing mansions around…