I finally made it to Cliffe Castle Museum and Park in Keighley on Thursday and I am so glad that I did. I went there to see the fabulous stained glass windows by William Morris, Burne-Jones and Rosetti, that were from the former St James Church in Brighouse. They are displayed magnificently along with many … Continue reading Cliffe Castle, Keighley
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Seven On A Wall
UNKNOWN GROUP OF SEVEN AND A WALL Seven people and a wall. Seven mid-century faces: post-war, post-depression - all tweed jackets and Oxford bags. That first, troubling half century is behind them - the future is awaiting them.
Straight Cut At Brookfoot
Everything seemed simpler 100 years ago, there was less clutter. The mills were proportionate, their chimneys vertical, the houses in neat rows and the canal cut straight through the landscape. This picture postcard of the area known as Brookfoot just to the west of Brighouse, is fairly typical of the first decade of the twentieth … Continue reading Straight Cut At Brookfoot
Halifax From Beacon Hill
Much of my early life seems to be in this old picture postcard. My father worked at the factory on the left; for a time I worked in the mill on the right. My school is on the horizon, my youth on the soot-coated streets around the market.
Three For Thirty Pence
I bought this old photo from an antique stall on Sunday. It was old, torn and tired and just thirty pence. A little wash and brush up and three lovely faces appear, ready to face a new century.
A Trip Through The Stratosphere To Southend (Sepia Saturday 452)
The Sepia Saturday theme this week focuses on means of transport and has a photograph from the 1950s that seems to look back to an earlier age. My submission is a photograph from the 1930s that looks to the future.
A Marine, A Car, And Half A Dog
A caption on the reverse of this photograph claims it was taken at the Marine Hotel in Barmouth in 1928. Other than that, I know nothing about it. We have, however, a marine, a car, two fashionable ladies and half a dog. What more could you possibly require in order to write a cracking who-done-it?
MFP : Smile For Heaven’s Sake
My latest contribution to the Museum of Found Photographs is this lop-sided quartet from the 1930s. Where they were or what they were doing I am not sure: but it has to be said that they don't seem very happy about it. "Smile for the camera ... for heaven's sake, smile"
A Walk Up Thornhills Lane
This is an old postcard from my collection and it features a view of Thornhills Lane in Brighouse. Once the sun returns to the sky I will take a walk up the Lane and record what has changed in the last 110 years, but as far as I remember from the last time I was … Continue reading A Walk Up Thornhills Lane
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