BRUNSWICK BOWLING, BROAD STREET, HALIFAX (c1966) The ability of old photographs to spark memories never ceases to amaze me. I tracked down this old colour slide yesterday after someone, quite rightly, pointed out that what was set on top of the bowling alley in Broad Street, Halifax in the 1960s, was not a bowl, as … Continue reading Bowling Along Through Halifax
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Memories, Patterns And Frameworks
I have spent some time trying to fit the patterns and memories together in order to come up with a location for my photo from fifty-odd years ago; my best suggestion is that I must have been standing somewhere near to where the Eureka Museum now stands.
Commercial Adventures In Halifax
COMMERCIAL STREET, HALIFAX (1960s) When I was young, and adventurous, and rust-free, I could never resist the opportunities provided by a rainy night when it came to photographic patterns and reflections. I suspect that this is a fairly early photograph of mine, taken in the mid 1960s. I am fairly certain that it was taken … Continue reading Commercial Adventures In Halifax
Halifax At The Speed Of Light
MILLS IN HALIFAX (1960s) Old photographs can play the strangest tricks; especially if they are over-exposed, grainy and inexpertly processed. When I look at this photograph - taken somewhat inexpertly by me, and processed even more inexpertly by me - I am reminded of those nineteenth century etchings of northern mill towns. But it can't … Continue reading Halifax At The Speed Of Light
Flying Ladas
Burdock Way, Halifax. (c.1990) This is another photo of Burdock Way, Halifax, taken from the same film and shot at the same time - probably about 1990. The road, of course, is still there: what is interesting once again is what is framed between the concrete curves. Whilst there are still garages at the bottom … Continue reading Flying Ladas
A Sign Of The Times
Burdock Way and Claremount, Halifax. (c.1990) Los Angeles has its iconic HOLLYWOOD sign, and for many years, Halifax had its equally iconic CRAWFORD-SWIFT sign painted on the side of its factory up on the hill at Claremount and overlooking the town. It might not have been celebrated on postcards or t-shirts, but it was part … Continue reading A Sign Of The Times
Band In The Rain
Ovenden School Band, Halifax This is another of my Halifax photographs from the late 1960s or the early 1970s. I'm not sure what caught my eye at the time: possibly the band playing in the rain, maybe the two men (teachers?) engaged in an earnest discussion. I'd like to think it was the Alfred Hitchcock … Continue reading Band In The Rain
Halifax Shapes
HALIFAX MARKET (c1968) I think I took this photograph in Halifax Borough Market over fifty years ago. I can't be sure: what with a memory as grainy as my negatives and an incomplete on-line database of market stall holders. However, L Chapman's sounds familiar, and, anyway, these are Halifax shapes. The taut headscarves, the Summer … Continue reading Halifax Shapes
Donkey Hill, Halifax
This cobbled way which runs from Old Lane up to Woodside in Halifax, is popularly known as Donkey Hill, although you will probably have difficulty finding that name used on any official map. Countless generations of Halifax folk have memories of sledging down the steep hill as children in winters, and early morning walks to … Continue reading Donkey Hill, Halifax
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