Holmfield Mill in Halifax - a photograph I must have taken in the late 1960s or early 70s. I had a summer job there at about that time, working as a "bobbin-ligger" - collecting used bobbins from around the mill and stacking them in pointless piles.
Category: Calendar
Up On The Roof
I am migrating programmes and files from my old computer to my new one, a process which, in terms of stress levels, is equivalent to moving house. Whilst waiting for a lengthy download to take effect, I started messing with an image file and ended up with this rather nice picture - I've called it … Continue reading Up On The Roof
Kind Of Blue
The colour isn't particularly real - I must have added it at some stage in the fifty or so years since I took the original photograph. We tend, however, to think of Halifax back in the '60s and '70s in terms of black and white, forgetting that the mill-ponds could occasionally reflect blue skies. You … Continue reading Kind Of Blue
Smedley’s Hydro
In 1840, Matlock mill-owner John Smedley turned his back on "a life of excessive indulgence" and dedicated himself to religion and hydrotherapy. His original treatment rooms were replaced in the 1880s by this magnificent establishment, which continued to serve as an Hydro until the 1950s when it was converted into offices for Matlock Council. The … Continue reading Smedley’s Hydro
Raw Beauty
I thought a novel way of displaying this unique and priceless diamond necklace was to place it on top of a bush in our front garden. As I suspected, the beauty of the diamonds is perfectly offset by the raw simplicity of the foliage. Nature could never create anything as spectacular as this!
Spot The Nostalgia
This is a photograph of Bradford Road in Brighouse that I took back in the 1960s (back in the days when camera shutter speeds were too slow to freeze a passing wagon). Think of it as an exercise in nostalgia; a wistful version of Spot the Ball where you have to mark things that are … Continue reading Spot The Nostalgia
Andermatt 1924/25
Before you ask, let me say, I have no idea what is going on here. That, however, is the essence - and indeed, the joy - of collecting old and unwanted photographs. The only clue is a caption: "Andermatt 1924/25". Think of that as the film title, the photograph a still from the movie, and … Continue reading Andermatt 1924/25
Monumental Beer
I must have taken this photograph of the Old Lane Inn, Halifax, in the mid-1960s, by which time it had already closed. It briefly came back to life as Dicky Mints 20 years later, before closing again, and eventually, the building was demolished. The monumental bottle of beer painted on the gable wall should have … Continue reading Monumental Beer
Nice, Yorkshire
I took a photograph in Derbyshire the other day. It was nice, and I thought I might use it as a calendar image. I took a photograph in Yorkshire yesterday. It was nice, and it was Yorkshire. It's my calendar image.
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