COMMERCIAL STREET, HALIFAX (1960s) When I was young, and adventurous, and rust-free, I could never resist the opportunities provided by a rainy night when it came to photographic patterns and reflections. I suspect that this is a fairly early photograph of mine, taken in the mid 1960s. I am fairly certain that it was taken … Continue reading Commercial Adventures In Halifax
Author: Alan Burnett
Lowry In A River
LOWRY IN A RIVER, BLACK BROOK, WEST VALE, September 2020 Now Lowry is hung upon the wallBeside the greatest of them allAnd even the Mona Lisa takes a bowThis tired old man with hair like snowTold northern folk it's time to goThe fever came and the good lord mopped his browAnd he left us matchstalk … Continue reading Lowry In A River
Time After Time
Halifax Town Hall & Broad Street Car Park (c1972) My negatives are cut into strips of six, and, over the years, the individual strips have been moved so many times, they no longer have a logical sequence. Whilst each shot within the six is, obviously, related in time and place to those adjacent, the same … Continue reading Time After Time
Anglo Works (But Not Like It Used To)
TRIPPET LANE & HOLLY STREET, SHEFFIELD (c1982) Another foggy, snow-covered day in Sheffield in the early 1980s (did I only ever venture out with my camera when there was Snow on the ground?). Even I don't need help with the location of this particular photograph: whilst there have been so many changes to this part … Continue reading Anglo Works (But Not Like It Used To)
Halifax At The Speed Of Light
MILLS IN HALIFAX (1960s) Old photographs can play the strangest tricks; especially if they are over-exposed, grainy and inexpertly processed. When I look at this photograph - taken somewhat inexpertly by me, and processed even more inexpertly by me - I am reminded of those nineteenth century etchings of northern mill towns. But it can't … Continue reading Halifax At The Speed Of Light
The Whole, Neatly Furnished
"The new Cemetery is situated in Lighteliffe Road, and contains an area of about nine acres. The frontage towards the above-named road is enlosed with a atone wall and also ornamental wrought-iron railings, and has two wells for water, one for domestic purposes, and the other for the use of cattle..... The buildings include the … Continue reading The Whole, Neatly Furnished
Sheffield In Colour
View From Kelvin Flats, Sheffield (c 1984) Colour photographs used to be a luxury. Colour film was much more expensive than black and white film, and home processing was not a cheap option. Family pressure meant that I would have to load my camera with a colour film for holidays, but for when I was … Continue reading Sheffield In Colour
Flying Ladas
Burdock Way, Halifax. (c.1990) This is another photo of Burdock Way, Halifax, taken from the same film and shot at the same time - probably about 1990. The road, of course, is still there: what is interesting once again is what is framed between the concrete curves. Whilst there are still garages at the bottom … Continue reading Flying Ladas
Ford
Ford - Cowcliffe Hill Road, Fixby "With more than 2,000 fords in the UK, chances are you'll come across one at some point. It may seem like a simple short-cut – after all there’s a road running through it – but that doesn't mean the river is always safe to cross at a ford or … Continue reading Ford
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