I was attempting to follow the course of the Hebble Brook yesterday as it slunk its way under North Bridge before it gets lost deep beneath the Sainsbury's Car Park. During the course of my explorations I took this photograph which manages to capture three bridges over the anything but mighty river. The first is … Continue reading THREE CROSSINGS
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From Novels To Nuptials To Turkey Red Twill
The reverse of this picture postcard of the thoroughly splendid Belle Vue in Halifax contains one of the very earliest examples of an on-line shopping order. “Please get me half a yard of Turkey-red twill” writes Lucy. Belle Vue is a building that many Halifax people of a certain age will be familiar with, as … Continue reading From Novels To Nuptials To Turkey Red Twill
History, Economics, And The Price Of A New Suit
This Halifax advert from 1922 proclaims “the pound buys more at Pinders this Spring!" Such words are unfamiliar to us living at a time when the pound buys less and less. But economics is a strange science - falling prices can be as bad as rising prices. My late, lamented Uncle Frank used to record … Continue reading History, Economics, And The Price Of A New Suit
Filter-Foolerings
This "image" of the old power station near North Bridge, Halifax is a version of a photograph I originally took over fifty-five years ago. I may well have featured this photograph before - if I was half the organised person I should be, I would know - and just in case I had, I thought … Continue reading Filter-Foolerings
A Mystery Wrapped Up In An Enigmatic Postcard
Another of those lovely old postcards that seem to inhabit a hinterland somewhere between a photograph and a pen and ink drawing. Despite the rather crude hand colouring, the scene is instantly recognisable to anyone who is familiar with Halifax 110 years later. The Lodge is now a popular fish and chip restaurant and the … Continue reading A Mystery Wrapped Up In An Enigmatic Postcard
Noble Glory
I took this rather odd photograph of the spire of Square Church, Halifax yesterday. It wasn't a particularly good photograph, but somehow it said something about Halifax. I have an app which records the what3words geolocation code for each photograph I take. The code for this one just happened to be ///glory.noble.forget. Forget the forget, … Continue reading Noble Glory
Union Beyond Hope
When you build a town on a hillside, steps become a way of life. Even when the front door faces out at street level, the back door might leave you in near earth orbit. These strong stone steps were on Union Street, Halifax, forty years ago - and they are still there today. Countless bags … Continue reading Union Beyond Hope
Culture And Chips
We had guests staying for the weekend and it was a privilege to show them a little of what this area has to offer: a sunny day in Haworth; the magnificent Cliffe Castle in Keighley; fish and chips at Blakeleys in Brighouse; browsing for books at Waterstones in the Wool Exchange, Bradford; admiring the windows … Continue reading Culture And Chips
Halifax Beyond Hope?
If you go beyond Hope Hall in Halifax, you get to Hope Hall Terrace. If you go beyond Hope Hall Terrace, you get to Back Hope Hall Terrace. That is where I took this photo forty or more years ago. It was cold and icy and for some reason the standpipes were out. You can … Continue reading Halifax Beyond Hope?
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