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Borough Market and arcades, Halifax - DPC00449
The date on the reverse of this card is 1940 and the buildings on the left remain today, although they are very much cleaner. The buildings on the right were all demolished to make way for the Woolshops development in the 1980s. The building to the…
The Orphanage, Halifax - DPC00443
This building is now Crossley Heath School, formerly Crossley and Porter. It is on one of the roads which lead down to the Huddersfield Road and remains today much as in this image. Postcard dated October 1906.
The Borough Market Halifax - DPC00415
This view is little changed today with the exception of the canopies and of course the carts and horses. And the stonework is considerably cleaner today. Postcard dated 1908.
Bluecoat School, Halifax - DPC00409
Nathaniel Waterhouse (1585-1645) was born at The Hollins, Warley and lived at Wood Hall, Skircoat. He made a fortune in trading in oils, salt and dyestuffs. In 1636, he donated a large house in Halifax to be employed as a workhouse, so that the poor…
Dean Clough Mills, Halifax - DPC00403
The huge complex of Dean Clough was started by the Crossley family in the early 19th and became one of the largest employers in the area. The manufacture of high quality carpets took place there until the 1980s and they were exported all over the…
Halifax Park, Library and Technical from the air - DPC00397
This interesting aerial view is of People's Park with the technical school on the left of the shot. This is now Calderdale College. Belle Vue Mansion is centre top. The growth of many trees in the park has changed the view today significantly.
Burnley Road, Todmorden - CRN00353
With Whirlaw in the background
Burnley Road, Todmorden - CRN00352
With Whirlaw in the background and the former cinema on the left
Dale Street, Todmorden, 2000 - CRN00351
Site of the former Co-op building. The shops are on Bond Street.
Dale Street, Todmorden, 2000 - CRN00350
Site of the former Co-op building.
Halifax, Southgate - DPC00371
The right hand side of the street here is very little changed since this photograph was taken. The fine facade of the Borough market remains intact today, although the street is pedestrianised. The clock tower of the Town Hall can be seen mid shot…
Municipal Technical College, Halifax - DPC00355
This aerial view of what became the Percival Whitley College shows People's Park at the top of the shot. The college has undergone many changes since this photograph was taken and the area itself on Francis Street is more built up today. The area…
Clay House, West Vale - DPC00353
Clay House is a Jacobean building, a fine example of seventeenth century vernacular architecture, located within a beautiful rural park in the village of West Vale, less than a mile from Elland and less than three miles from Halifax. Built c1650 for…
