Tag: Scanned Negatives

A Royal Tragedy

I must have taken this photograph sometime between 1963 and 1966: the first date being the release date of that memorable cinema classic, The Girl Hunters, the second being when they converted the cinema into a Bingo Hall. I can just about recall going to the cinema on a few occasions - the double seats on … Continue reading A Royal Tragedy

Abandon Hope

I read somewhere that the Vikings called their new discovery Greenland in full knowledge that it was anything but green, but in the hope that it might attract settlers. The same principles were obviously used by nineteenth century town developers who gave endless rows of smoke-black terraces names such as Paradise Street and Bellevue Road. … Continue reading Abandon Hope

Goods Composition

North Bridge, Halifax used to have two stations: a passenger railway station on one side, and a goods station on the other. The goods station, which stood where North Bridge Leisure Centre was later built, was closed in 1960, but the buildings remained - in a somewhat dilapidated state - for a further fifteen or … Continue reading Goods Composition

That Was, This Is …. Halifax

Looking through my negative archives, certain scenes keep recurring. One is this view of Bank Bottom in Halifax. I have photographs of it in rain and shine, with or without added bursts of industrial steam. At times the background of mill chimneys and church spires stand out like a fist of sore thumbs, at other … Continue reading That Was, This Is …. Halifax

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

Sheffield In Colour

View From Kelvin Flats, Sheffield (c 1984) Colour photographs used to be a luxury. Colour film was much more expensive than black and white film, and home processing was not a cheap option. Family pressure meant that I would have to load my camera with a colour film for holidays, but for when I was … Continue reading Sheffield In Colour

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