Tag: Halifax

Ten From The Pub 4 : Wither The Withens

WITHENS HOTEL, WAINSTALLS, HALIFAX (1965) It is not the best of photographs, but it has a certain historical interest as this old inn was gutted by fire in 2001 and converted into a private residence soon after. That, I think, was my late sister-in-law consulting the map, and that might even be me next to … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 4 : Wither The Withens

Ten From The Pub 3 : Old

OLD LANE INN, HALIFAX (c1970) An old advert for bottled beer painted on the side of an old pub in Old Lane in old Halifax. The pub had already closed when I took this photograph but rose again briefly in the 1980s, only to close again and eventually be demolished. It's an old, sad story. … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 3 : Old

Ten From The Pub 2 : Ring Them Bells

RING O'BELLS INN, HALIFAX (1960s) Other than a coat or two of whitewash and the addition of some in-your-face signage, little seems to have changed as far as the external appearance of the Ring O'Bells between when I took this photograph forty or fifty years ago and today. Dating back to God-knows-when (an appropriate expression … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 2 : Ring Them Bells

Ten From Halifax 10 : Counting Chimneys

VIEW OVER HALIFAX FROM GODLEY BRIDGE (1966) Old geography school textbooks would often feature a picture of Halifax from the early twentieth century and the challenge was to count the mill chimneys. By the middle of the century - I took this photograph in 1966 - there were less chimneys to count but you had a … Continue reading Ten From Halifax 10 : Counting Chimneys

Ten From Halifax 9 : Fire In Halifax

FIRE IN HALIFAX (c1968) I am not entirely sure where I took this photograph, but it must have been in the Lister Lane area as the other frames on the negative strip were taken in People's Park. There was a mill fire which seemed to attract a larger audience than the brass band in the … Continue reading Ten From Halifax 9 : Fire In Halifax

Ten From Halifax 8 : Before Eureka

BEFORE EUREKA : HALIFAX SIDINGS FROM STATION APPROACH (c1975) At one stage it was a busy goods yard and railway sidings, and then it became a cold, quiet, empty space. Then, Eureka, it became the National Children's Museum, full of colour, light and noise.

Ten From Halifax 7 : A Halifax Recipe

NORTH BRIDGE,  BURDOCK WAY & DEAN CLOUGH, HALIFAX (2017) Cast iron, reinforced concrete and warm sandstone - the three ingredients that go to make up Halifax. Slow cook in a drizzle-driven oven for two and a half centuries and serve with chips.

Ten From Halifax 6 : Woolshops, New Shops

WOOLSHOPS CART, HALIFAX (c1967) This photograph dates from the late 1960s, before the Woolshops area was redeveloped. That's the New Talbot Inn behind the cart and the abattoir on the left. Now it's all M&S and TopShop.

Ten From Halifax 5 : North Bridge Patina

HALIFAX GAS WORKS & BEACON HILL FROM NORTH BRIDGE (c1968) The colours in old slides and photographs fade over the years, like the memories they contain. The process is - like the patina on a bronze sculpture - unpredictable. In this case it appears to have enhanced the beauty of this scene from North Bridge.