From Ward’s End To Hardcastle Craggs

I've recently acquired this picture postcard of Ward's End in Halifax. Although it is new to me, it is anything but new - having been posted the best part of one hundred years ago. The photograph on the front of the card is probably a good ten years older than that; dating from an age … Continue reading From Ward’s End To Hardcastle Craggs

Steam, Snow And Wortley

A day out with the family at Wortley Top Forge, near Sheffield. There were steam engines of every kind and a steam train that everyone could ride on. There was snow on the ground, ice on the lake and clouds of steam. There was even Santa Claus for the children. Blue skies and white frost … Continue reading Steam, Snow And Wortley