The Acme Of Style

Majestic Grandeur In Concrete

Huddersfield Market Hall From Queensgate I must have walked passed the market hall numerous times without noticing it. When I did, I probably dismissed it as a concrete monstrosity. Yesterday, however, I saw it in a different light; grand, majestic even.

Northern Capitals 15 : Veranda Gong

These days on the cruise ships, passengers assemble outside the restaurant doors like expectant gulls following a herring boat, waiting for the doors to be opened. Back in 1925 on our tour of the Northern capitals, things were much more stately: a smiling restaurant steward would bang a gong to summon the guests into the … Continue reading Northern Capitals 15 : Veranda Gong

10 From The Seaside 2 : Somewhere Under The Rainbow

This is one of my pictures from the 1960s of the old fishing harbour at Bridlington. The Sailor's Bethel was a non-conformist church catering for the welfare and spiritual needs of fishermen and sailors. The building is still there, but is now known by the less picturesque name of The Harbourside Evangelical Church.

The Chapel On The Hill

I was watching an old episode of Time Team the other day and they were going on about how the ancients used to try and build temples and the like on top of hills. The chapel-buildings of West Yorkshire were the same : show them a half-decent hill and they would stick a chapel on … Continue reading The Chapel On The Hill

High Street, Dundee : The Motorist’s Nightmare

High Street, Dundee A picture postcard from 60 years ago, back in the days before pedestrian precincts had been thought of. The names are the names of all high streets of the time - Burtons, Samuels, Woolworth

Licence To Scan

This was another discovery whilst "tidying-up". I have no idea where this came from. If Mr Kinnear would like it back, he's welcome to it, but I fear it is a little out of date.