Daily Calendar : 7-12 July 2023

I took this photograph in Belgium a few years ago when I was doing a thing on "photographic oxymorons". Not even the intervention of a spiritual deity could bring about a transformation to the chilly waters of the English Channel. Stones that have soaked up their fill of hard work, paths that are squeezed like … Continue reading Daily Calendar : 7-12 July 2023

Daily Calendar : 1-6 July 2023

This is possibly a photograph of my Great Uncle, Albert Burnett and his wife Rose Ellen. It was part of a collection of old photos that came to me via their daughter and her step-daughter. I have no hard evidence it is them - but I rather like to think it is. A Foggy Day … Continue reading Daily Calendar : 1-6 July 2023

A Royal Visit To Halifax, 1863

In August 1863, the Prince of Wales - the future King Edward VII - visited Halifax to perform the opening ceremony of the newly built Town Hall. It had been hoped that his mother, Queen Victoria, would perform the opening ceremony but she was still in deep mourning following the death of her husband two … Continue reading A Royal Visit To Halifax, 1863

The End Of The Road

When you get to the end of the road, there is an ingrained need in us all, to get in a rowing boat and go that little bit further.

This Is Halifax

Stones that have soaked up their fill of hard work, paths that are squeezed like luxuries between fields, valleys that hide a world of roads, railways, rivers, and canals, and a mill chimney tower that proudly proclaims - This Is Halifax.