Ask me for one of my most endearing visual memories of Halifax in the 1960s and 70s and I’d say the 14 foot high plastic bowling pin that graced the top of the Halifax Bowl at the junction of Broad Street and Orange Street. It seems like it was one of the most permanent features … Continue reading Plastic Skittle
Van Gogh In Thurgoland
We took a walk down this footpath last week, and there was something almost Van Goghian about the scene. When I got home, I asked my mate AI to translate my photo, and my thoughts, into a new reality, and this is what it came up with.
A Sepia Milestone
Sixteen years ago, as a bit of a joke, I started a on-line weekly forum for sharing old photographs called Sepia Saturday. Over the years, it has brought together people from all over the world who love to share old photographs from their collections. This week is our 800th Sepia Saturday, and my contribution is … Continue reading A Sepia Milestone
Solace In Skeggy
This has always been one of my favourite photographs of the East Coast. I took it in the early 1980s at a time when I was struggling with the gradual loss of my hearing. For whatever reason, those empty skies and forsaken piers seemed to suit my mood at the time. Somewhat strangely, I found … Continue reading Solace In Skeggy
Autumn By Gravity
This little collage of Autumnal fruit and leaves was created by nothing other than gravity (not that I am suggesting that gravity is an insignificant force; it's up there with love and malt whisky in my estimation). It featured in an exhibition held on the driveway of the local crematorium. Well worth a visit.
Remember?
I may well remember, remember the fifth of November, but, for the life of me, I can't quite remember where I took this photograph. In my defence, I could add that it was almost sixty years ago and the building was on its last legs then. I have a feeling it was on the hillside … Continue reading Remember?
Picture Window
One of the windows at Cannon Hall in Barnsley had a mesh screen on it. It did interesting things to the shapes. The window frame became a picture frame. The exhibition inside became a viewing platform for the exhibition outside.
Burnt Cotton
This image is taken from a 1903 picture postcard of the River Calder in Brighouse. The card, which is from my collection, was sent in October 1903, and the message on the reverse states, "We have just been witnessing an enormous fire, a cotton mill burnt to the ground." The mill in question was Ormerod's … Continue reading Burnt Cotton
Conspiracy In Stone
Far be it from me to start a conspiracy theory; I don't like conspiracy theories..... but has anyone else noticed the similarity between the stone cherub carved into the side of Halifax Town Hall and the 47th President of the United States? There is something about that look which makes you wonder whether Calderdale is … Continue reading Conspiracy In Stone
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