According to my Little Oxford Dictionary, the definition of "wandering" is to aimlessly move from place to place in a casual fashion. That being the case, I declare myself a wanderer, indeed I will consider putting that down as my religion when the census forms arrive in a few weeks time. The Lockdown places a severe … Continue reading Hope Over Elland
Category: Old Halifax
A Royal Tragedy
I must have taken this photograph sometime between 1963 and 1966: the first date being the release date of that memorable cinema classic, The Girl Hunters, the second being when they converted the cinema into a Bingo Hall. I can just about recall going to the cinema on a few occasions - the double seats on … Continue reading A Royal Tragedy
‘Tis Folly To Be Cold
We took a walk in the park yesterday. The park in question was Shaw Park in Holywell Green, near Halifax (No. 46 in "The Forgotten Parks of Yorkshire", which is a book I have yet to write). It was one of the coldest days of the year, but even the icy blast coming straight down … Continue reading ‘Tis Folly To Be Cold
The Brighouse Skyline
Oh you can keep your Rio de Janeiro with its Corcovada Peak, you can forget your sandy Dubai and its boastful Burj Khalifa, you can even pickle your New York City along with its Empire States: I always say that if you want a truly memorable skyline, come to Brighouse. The Sugden's Flour Mill, the … Continue reading The Brighouse Skyline
The Socialist Matrons Of Brighouse
Someone was saying to me the other day that they had just been to a Labour Party meeting (virtually, of course) and it had seemed terribly old fashioned - like something from the nineteen seventies. That's nothing, said I in the way only annoying old men can, when I was a lad, Labour Party meetings … Continue reading The Socialist Matrons Of Brighouse
No Fuss At The Hall
I was looking through my photographs the other day for one of the old Northowram Hospital, and I came across this photograph, which I took just a little further along Lands Head Lane showing Marsh Hall. When I took this photograph fifty years ago, the 16th/17th century Hall was showing its age; towards the end … Continue reading No Fuss At The Hall
Snow Over Halifax
There's snow over Halifax today. This might be the Halifax of fifty-five years ago, but there is still snow over Halifax today. Many of the buildings have gone, but there is still snow over those same streets and fields. I might have used this photograph before, but what the hell. Snow comes back year after … Continue reading Snow Over Halifax
Hospital Full To Overflowing
I start the new month with a new picture in my desktop calendar, and an armful of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine coursing through my body. With almost biblical significance, I was yesterday directed back to the village where I grew up, to receive my first shot of vaccine. The vaccination centre was located in a new … Continue reading Hospital Full To Overflowing
That Was The Month, That Was
So, there we are - the end of the month. It started with a somewhat digitally enhanced photograph of the River Don, and ended up at the back of Elland Town Hall. On the way we passed some old picture postcards, some forgotten politicians, a few remembered sights of my youth, and the odd ancient … Continue reading That Was The Month, That Was
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