OLD LANE INN, HALIFAX (c1970) An old advert for bottled beer painted on the side of an old pub in Old Lane in old Halifax. The pub had already closed when I took this photograph but rose again briefly in the 1980s, only to close again and eventually be demolished. It's an old, sad story. … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 3 : Old
Month: March 2018
Proprietorial Pride Plus
There is a three-part novel's worth of expressions and body language going on in this old photograph from my Lost And Found collection. For him, there is a kind of proprietorial pride about what is most likely a new motor car. For her it is far more complex; but that proprietorial pride is reflected … Continue reading Proprietorial Pride Plus
Ten From The Pub 2 : Ring Them Bells
RING O'BELLS INN, HALIFAX (1960s) Other than a coat or two of whitewash and the addition of some in-your-face signage, little seems to have changed as far as the external appearance of the Ring O'Bells between when I took this photograph forty or fifty years ago and today. Dating back to God-knows-when (an appropriate expression … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 2 : Ring Them Bells
A Blackpool Treat
This tiny studio portrait was taken at Buckley's Studio at Regents Square, Blackpool on the 28th August 1916. It is highly likely that this is a young lass from one of the northern towns visiting Blackpool for a Bank Holiday treat. A day out at Blackpool and a holiday portrait to save all your life … Continue reading A Blackpool Treat
Abe, The Set Piece-Taker
This photograph was taken on the occasion of the retirement of Abraham Moore, which - according to the date stamped on the back of the print - was in January 1947. Abraham was the father of my uncle, Harry Moore, and it would appear that he was 73 years old when he retired. All I … Continue reading Abe, The Set Piece-Taker
Ten From The Pub 1 : A Beer-Stained Citadel
A new mini-series of photographs old and new with that most glorious institution, the public house, as its theme. THE BEEHIVE AND CROSS KEYS, KING CROSS STREET, HALIFAX What better way to start this visual pub crawl than with the first pub I ever bought a pint of beer in. I was moderately under-age and … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 1 : A Beer-Stained Citadel
Ten From Halifax 10 : Counting Chimneys
VIEW OVER HALIFAX FROM GODLEY BRIDGE (1966) Old geography school textbooks would often feature a picture of Halifax from the early twentieth century and the challenge was to count the mill chimneys. By the middle of the century - I took this photograph in 1966 - there were less chimneys to count but you had a … Continue reading Ten From Halifax 10 : Counting Chimneys
Faces In The Snake Pit
Looking at this old photograph - which is one of my lost and found collection of unknown and unwanted old photographs - I was initially fascinated by the obvious narrative. It is clearly a demonstration of the venom being removed from poisonous snakes in either Africa or India, and it would appear too date from … Continue reading Faces In The Snake Pit
Licence To Scan
This was another discovery whilst "tidying-up". I have no idea where this came from. If Mr Kinnear would like it back, he's welcome to it, but I fear it is a little out of date.
alanburnett.com 