The Rise And Fall Of The Crown

I had an email last week from someone who is writing a history of the Crown Brewery in Northowram, asking permission to use some of my photos of the building from 45 years ago. I was more than happy to grant permission as this was a building that I grew up with, living, as I … Continue reading The Rise And Fall Of The Crown

Around The World In Eighty Words 10. BASKET

The Story So Far ….. It started as a harmless question during one of those long lockdown days: was it possible to travel virtually around the world in just eighty word changes to my what3words geolocation code and return to my starting point?. For a companion I had my six year old labradoodle, Lucy, and … Continue reading Around The World In Eighty Words 10. BASKET

The Architectural Timeline

This is a photograph of Halifax I took forty or fifty years ago - but I'm not sure which! There are people out there who can interpret the architectural timeline. The Burdock Way flyover had been constructed but the Gas Works and the North Bridge railway sidings were still in place. My guess is around … Continue reading The Architectural Timeline

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

Smudgy Images Of Halifax

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