Sculpture on the walls of Queensgate Market, HuddersfieldQueensgate Market, HuddersfieldQueensgate Market, Huddersfield Whenever I tell friends and family that I find Huddersfield's Queensgate Market beautiful, they look at me as though I have taken leave of my senses and forgotten to collect them from the Lost Property Department. Beauty may well be in the eye … Continue reading In The Eye Of The Beholder
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Lowry In A River
LOWRY IN A RIVER, BLACK BROOK, WEST VALE, September 2020 Now Lowry is hung upon the wallBeside the greatest of them allAnd even the Mona Lisa takes a bowThis tired old man with hair like snowTold northern folk it's time to goThe fever came and the good lord mopped his browAnd he left us matchstalk … Continue reading Lowry In A River
The Whole, Neatly Furnished
"The new Cemetery is situated in Lighteliffe Road, and contains an area of about nine acres. The frontage towards the above-named road is enlosed with a atone wall and also ornamental wrought-iron railings, and has two wells for water, one for domestic purposes, and the other for the use of cattle..... The buildings include the … Continue reading The Whole, Neatly Furnished
Ford
Ford - Cowcliffe Hill Road, Fixby "With more than 2,000 fords in the UK, chances are you'll come across one at some point. It may seem like a simple short-cut – after all there’s a road running through it – but that doesn't mean the river is always safe to cross at a ford or … Continue reading Ford
Wild Halifax
I spent yesterday sheltering from Storm Francis. What else is there to do other than to play around with images - in this case some of the photographs I took in Halifax on Monday (a sunny day). As the rain poured down, it was time to open up the Photoshop and let my imagination run … Continue reading Wild Halifax
A Sunny Day In Halifax
It was a rare sunny day yesterday, and I happened to be in Halifax with a little time to kill. So I wandered the streets, some of which I have been familiar with all my life, others of which I discovered had been hiding from me for seventy years. This is Halifax old and new, … Continue reading A Sunny Day In Halifax
Picture Posts : 17 August 2020
Poppies And Barbed Wire, Wortley : 15 August 2020 Market Tenants Only, Todmorden Market : 12 August 2020
The Caryatids Of Ossett
With the iron grill of travel restrictions falling faster than the time it takes to flick through a glossy travel brochure, one is left wondering where to go for that little romantic break. Versailles is iffy, Venice is to be avoided and Athens is a risk too far. So what better way to spend a … Continue reading The Caryatids Of Ossett
Steps.Stone.Shadows
I took this photograph of the stone steps leading up the side of Godley Bridge in Halifax only yesterday. It was just after I had taken a picture of Beacon Hill and discovered that the What3Words geotag for that location was "submit.steep.spots". When I looked at my photo of the steps later, I so wanted … Continue reading Steps.Stone.Shadows
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