Welcome to the Website of Alan Burnett: writer, blogger, collector of old photographs, and devotee of all things pointless and inconsequential.
Dark Satanic Mill
As time goes by and memories fade, there is a tendency to romanticise life in the mills of West Yorkshire (and I’m probably as guilty as the next old fool when it comes to this). When they were turning out cloth – or yarn or carpets – by the mile and black smoke was belching from their chimneys, they were dirty, noisy and dangerous places. I worked in this mill back in the 60s for what, I’m glad to say, was a…
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All At Sea
Having just booked a trip later this year to visit my various Caribbean relatives, perhaps I should prepare them for my arrival aboard the Queen Mary. After all, it has been some…
The Build Up
To be honest, I don’t remember taking this photograph, but it remains one of my favourite shots of my hometown. Surrounded by hills, Halifax has always built upward: stone needles of mill…
Another Fine Mesh
Whenever I’m inside a stately home, I can’t help taking a photograph through the windows, looking out. Maybe it’s the mesh they use on windows in places like this that creates a…
Good Or Bad?
This is a photo of a boating lake in Blackpool, taken by my Uncle Frank 80+ years ago. I can never tell with Uncle Frank’s photos whether they were spectacularly…
I Was Nearly Kilt Last Night
“We got away for a few days. The weather is lovely. I was nearly kilt last night climbing hills. This is just at the top where we live”. A brief explanation…
The Art Of Football
I created this on my iPad last night while watching the England vs. DR Congo football match. My excuse is that you had to do something rather than just suffer…
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