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Halifax. Crests on Water Lane Overbridge - DNT00264
Unidentified crests on either side of the arch on the east face of the railway overbridge on Water Lane built 1848/9 when the Halifax Branch was extended from Shaw Syke near to the town centre and onto Bradford, opening in 1850.
Halifax. East face of overbridge on Water Lane - DNT00263
East face of the railway overbridge built 1848/9 when the Halifax Branch was extended from Shaw Syke near to the town centre and onto Bradford, opening in 1850. Still in use.
Halifax. GNR Warehouse West Elevation - DNT00253
The now disused warehouse a little to the south of the station with the site of former sidings now car parking for Eureka Children's Museum.
Halifax. Original Pedestrian Gateway to the Station - DNT00241
When the station was built in 1855 the main access was by a sweeping carriage drive from opposite the bottom of Horton Street but there was also this pedestrian access which was blocked up when lines and platforms to the front of the station were…
Halifax. Shaw Syke Goods Shed 01-04-2010 - DNT00257
The roof showing signs of sagging and the yard cleared for temporary council public car parking.
Halifax. Shaw Syke Goods Shed 27.03.2011 - DNT00258
Part of the roof collapsed and another part sagging.
Halifax. Shaw Syke Goods Shed 28.02.2013 - DNT00259
The roof collapsed in two places.
Halifax. Shaw Syke Goods Shed South West Elevation - DNT00256
The shed on the north side of Water Lane was built by the L&YR about the 1850s. The original terminus station on the south side of Water Lane became the Goods Office at the same time. Today (2017) it stands derelict.
Centre left is the disused…
Centre left is the disused…
Halifax. Shaw Syke Yard and GNR Warehouse - DNT00255
View looking across Shaw Syke goods yard down to the GNR warehouse. Taken in April 2010 just after the yard had been cleared for temporary council public car parking. The remains of rails just visible between the cobbles.
Halifax. Site of North Bridge Goods Station - DNT00251
By the mid-1860s Halifax Station was considered particularly inconvenient for goods traffic causing delays to the ever necessary delivery of coal and to relieve this bottleneck it was proposed removing mineral and general goods to a station at North…
Halifax. Site of North Bridge Passenger Station - DNT00250
The station opened on the joint GNR/L&YR’s Halifax & Ovenden Junction Railway in 1880 nearly six years after the line between Halifax Station and Holmfield had opened. The station closed in 1955 when passenger service between Halifax and Queensbury…
Halifax. Site of the Coal Yard - DNT00246
Now the car park for Eureka Children's Museum. The top of the coal drops hidden from sight by the bushes and trees on the right.
Haworth Station - DNT00204
A sad and near derelict station in BR days in the 1950s. The station closed in 1961 and the line in 1962 re-opening as a heritage railway in 1968. The station has now been fully restored and is the headquarter of the Keighley and Worth Valley…
Haworth Station c.1900 - DNT00202
Haworth Station on the single track Keighley & Worth Valley Railway opened in 1867 at the same time as the line, seen here looking towards Oxenhope. From its earliest days it was busy with pilgrims to the shrine of the Bronte sisters. The line was…
Haworth Station c.1900 - DNT00203
Haworth Station on the single track Keighley & Worth Valley Railway opened in 1867 at the same time as the line, seen here looking towards Keighley. From its earliest days it was busy with pilgrims to the shrine of the Bronte sisters. The line was…
Headingley Station, Leeds - DNT00169
The first station out of Leeds centre on the Leeds & Thirsk Railway which opened between the two towns via Harrogate and Ripon in 1848 but because of problems with Bramhope Tunnel at over two miles in length services didn’t start until the following…
Healey House Station. L&YR Meltham Branch - DNT00291
The station, seen here in 1910, is named after the nearby large late 18th century house of that name. Reputedly the station was built to serve close-by Crosland Mill and reputedly was also used by the occupiers of Healey House and Crosland Hall for…
Hebden Bridge Signal Box 1966 - DNT00107
HCC00477. The box in this position was built in 1891 when the old 1840 station was completely replaced with the structure we see today. The box was Grade II Listed in 2013 although the balcony walkway and bell have gone and the windows replaced with…
Hebden Bridge Signal Box 1966 - DNT00108
The box in this position was built in 1891 when the old 1840 station was completely replaced with the structure we see today. The box was Grade II Listed in 2013 although the balcony walkway and bell have gone and the windows replaced with PVC…
Hebden Bridge Signal Box 2013 - DNT00109
The box in early 2013 prior to being Grade II Listed. It is due to be de-commissioned by 2017. David N Taylor Collection.
Hebden Bridge Station - DNT00102
The first station here opened in October 1840 when the section of the Manchester & Leeds Railway between Hebden Bridge and Todmorden was inaugurated. The station was re-buikt in 1891/2 seen here looking up the line towards Todmorden in Lancashire &…
Hebden Bridge Station 1950s/60s - DNT00110
Post nationalisation in 1948 looking across to the 'up' Manchester platform. On the 'down' platform there are platform staff and porters' barrows. A goods or engineers train makes up steam by the station warehouse alongside a maintenance gang.
Hebden Bridge Station 2005 - DNT00115
The reamarkably preserved station on the Leeds-Manchester Victoria main line; the original signage restored to its Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway colours. The two functioning and heated Waiting Rooms are host to a permanent photographic exhibition…
