Sculpture on the walls of Queensgate Market, HuddersfieldQueensgate Market, HuddersfieldQueensgate Market, Huddersfield Whenever I tell friends and family that I find Huddersfield's Queensgate Market beautiful, they look at me as though I have taken leave of my senses and forgotten to collect them from the Lost Property Department. Beauty may well be in the eye … Continue reading In The Eye Of The Beholder
Month: October 2020
Faded Jewel
These days we are used to saying that the Piece Hall is the jewel in the crown of Halifax (or Calderdale, or Yorkshire, or England, or Europe: depending on the degree of our xenophobia), but it was not all that long ago that the building was facing an uncertain future. Those with long enough memories … Continue reading Faded Jewel
Beacon Lights
I think this is the fourth in my Halifax At Night series which must date from the late 1960s. The location is fairly easy to pin down - it is looking towards the junction of Northgate and Broad Street. You can just make out the imposing frontage of Northgate End Chapel hiding in the darkness on the … Continue reading Beacon Lights
Shaw Syke Redemption
These two photographs of mine fall into the "I think" category. I think I took them in the mid to late 1970s and I think they feature the old railway goods yard at Shaw Syke, Halifax. They look like railway buildings and that is unmistakably Beacon Hill looming in the background. Shaw Syke is just … Continue reading Shaw Syke Redemption
A Message To Gasophelists
Some people collect stamps, some collect books; others collect pictures of gas works. In no way is this meant as any type of criticism: in a world beset by lunatic Presidents, cultivating an interest in old gas works seems a particularly sensible way of passing the time. I frequently, however, receive emails from people asking … Continue reading A Message To Gasophelists
The Downfall Of Parliament
Demolition of Parliament Street, Halifax Today's dip into my photographic archive reveals an event of almost historical significance - the downfall of Parliament. To be strictly accurate, and a little less dramatic, it is the demolition of Parliament Street in Halifax, which must have taken place in the late 1960s or early 1970s. The modern … Continue reading The Downfall Of Parliament
The Gaumont Grandeur Of Halifax
To me it is, and has always been, the Gaumont Cinema. It’s had other names and been other things, but even today I would probably still refer to it as the Gaumont. The surprising thing is that it has only had that name for a comparatively short period of its 107 year history; for just … Continue reading The Gaumont Grandeur Of Halifax
Transported By A Slogan
GEORGE STREET, HALIFAX (1960s) Images can be evocative: they can conjure up feelings and emotions with the skill of a practiced magician - but so too can phrases. This is another of my "night shots" from the mid to late 1960s: neither the darkness nor the passage of five decades can hide the magnificent frontage … Continue reading Transported By A Slogan
AB With FT
AB WITH FT Before digital time stamps were invented, you had to rely on more indirect means to date photographs. Thanks to a newspaper headline about the launch of the Serious Fraud Office, I can confidently say that this photograph of me was taken in April 1988. I seem rather relaxed, sat in one of … Continue reading AB With FT
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