Place Replaced By Plaza

I took this photograph 35 or more years ago. At the time, Akroyd Place ended in the car park that was such a central feature of the Halifax of my youth. Next to it was the building that had been the Halifax Bowl, but by the time I took this photo it had been converted … Continue reading Place Replaced By Plaza

Vintage Postcard : Victoria Hall, Halifax This rather unassuming little picture postcard dates from the first decade of the twentieth century, and shows a view of the, then, newly built Victoria Hall in Halifax. The strange arrangement of the image on the body of the card - leaving a blank space on the right - … Continue reading Smudgy Images Of Halifax

How Green Is My Valley

There must be a name for the valley that runs down from Blackley to Holywell Green. It's the valley you see if you breakfast at the Farm Shop cafe at Lindley Moor. It's the valley you see as you leave the Golden Fleece pub. When I left the latter, earlier today, I was frighteningly sober, … Continue reading How Green Is My Valley