Walking To The Palace (1924) : Taken from a photograph album of unknown origin. It is August 1924 and we are walking to the cinema to see Leslie Henson in his latest film, "Tons of Money". Where the cinema is and who we are is unknown, but film itself provides a date stamp. The advert … Continue reading There’s Tons Of Money At The Palace
Year: 2019
Waiting Its Turn
This old paddle mechanism is on the route of the Halifax Arm of the Calder and Hebble Canal. The canal arm has been closed for over eighty years, but the paddle mechanism still rusts in the Yorkshire sun, waiting its turn.
Postcards From Home: Crown Street, Halifax
This is a rather odd little postcard which dates from the early years of the twentieth century and features a view of Crown Street in Halifax. For some reason, the publishers - the famous W H Smith & Son - have chosen to print the photograph in a murky black on a dark silvery grey; … Continue reading Postcards From Home: Crown Street, Halifax
Cliffe Castle, Keighley
I finally made it to Cliffe Castle Museum and Park in Keighley on Thursday and I am so glad that I did. I went there to see the fabulous stained glass windows by William Morris, Burne-Jones and Rosetti, that were from the former St James Church in Brighouse. They are displayed magnificently along with many … Continue reading Cliffe Castle, Keighley
In Search Of Edward Gregson : Part 1
There is an advert doing the rounds on television at the moment for some new family history database service which is supposed to make tracing your ancestors as easy as sending a Paypal transfer for £100. Just press a computer key and: "Oh goodness, my grandmother was the daughter of the Duke of Beaudung", says … Continue reading In Search Of Edward Gregson : Part 1
Fly On The Wall
A fly on the window and not on the wall. A tiny, moth-like fly, which turns out to be a miniature work of art: picked out against a Yorkshire sky.
A Grand Old Age
This is an old sepia photograph of a seaside resort, which was taken, I suspect, in the early twentieth century. I don't know where it was taken: I am sure it is somewhere in England, but there are few clues in the photograph itself. There is what looks like a ruined castle on the top … Continue reading A Grand Old Age
Tramcar Obscenities
YORKSHIRE EVENING POST 17 MAY 1919 People today just don't know how to behave. There is no discipline. Fighting, swearing, misbehaving on a Corporation tramcar - we didn't act like that when I was young.
Graveyard Art
There is something rather lovely about this old gravestone, standing snug against the sandstone walls of St Martin's in Brighouse. Perhaps it's the almost Pre-Raphaelite design, perhaps it is the challenge presented by the Roman numerals. It stands out not by its size or dominance of the graveyard, but by the fact that it hides … Continue reading Graveyard Art
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