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On This Day : Clogs Fund For Halifax
CLOGS FUND FOR HALIFAX TO RELIEVE SERIOUS SITUATION Education Department To Administer You would shudder if you knew how many children in Halifax possess neither boots, nor clogs worthy the … Continue reading “On This Day : Clogs Fund For Halifax”
Messing About With Elland
With little to do last night other than watch the snow settle, I started messing about with Elland (and why shouldn’t I, most people have over recent years). In my … Continue reading “Messing About With Elland”
On This Day : That’s Magic!
On this day 144 years ago, Dr Lynn and his Hindoo Jugglers were due to perform at Brighouse Town Hall. By the time the performance was due to start – … Continue reading “On This Day : That’s Magic!”
Around The World In 80 Words : 12. Washing
One of the great delights of travelling around the world powered only by eighty word changes to your what3words geolocation code is that one minute you can be contemplating a … Continue reading “Around The World In 80 Words : 12. Washing”
Endless Days
I used to live next door to this imposing building. At one time it was a church, at other times it has been everything from a pathology facility to student … Continue reading “Endless Days”
Parade Through History
I was asked for more photographs of Northowram, so I dipped back into my archives of dusty old negatives and found this picture of a parade passing down Lydgate in … Continue reading “Parade Through History”
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