The basis of today's image is a photograph I took in the mid 1960s at Halifax Charity Gala in Manor Heath Park. The thrills were provided by the noise, the crowds, the smell of candy floss and deep fried chats .... and a waltzer.
Category: Calendar
Faded Memories Of Elland
Two of my old photographs of Elland - taken in the 1970s - and a new interpretation which forms my daily desktop calendar image.
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On This Day – 4 Jan 1922 : Keep Fit And Avoid Infection
From The Halifax Daily Courier And Guardian : 4 January 1922 A watchful eye is being kept by the Ministry of Health on the progress of influenza, which prevails to a serious extent in many parts of the country. We hear of the visitation of the old enemy, "Flu" to many Halifax families, but so … Continue reading On This Day – 4 Jan 1922 : Keep Fit And Avoid Infection
Rhoda & Andy : Canada Days
The Sun Shines On The Ossett Caryatids
More December Days
This negative dates back forty years to the early eighties. By then we had moved north and were living in Sheffield, but I still returned to London with students or to attend courses and conferences. St Anne's Court was one of the narrow streets by Leicester Square populated by specialist shops dealing in action comics. … Continue reading More December Days
19 December 2021 : Out Board
Each year we would go to the seaside for a week. One year we would go to Bridlington on the East coast, the next we would go to New Brighton on the West coast. This must have been a New Brighton year - probably around 1951 - for that is the boarding house we stayed … Continue reading 19 December 2021 : Out Board
18 December 2021 : Saloon Bar
My desktop calendar today features two versions of a photograph I took fifty years ago of one of the wonderful art nouveaux signs outside the magnificent Blackfriars pub in London. The quotation is courtesy of the similarly magnificent Dr Johnson.
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