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Shop at Entrance to Halifax Market Hall 1896
Charles Wilson Aked b.1859 was joint proprietor of this mens' outfitters shop. He had married Florence Edna Wadsworth in 1895 and they had 2 daughters Florence Gertrude and Constance, later Mrs Cockcroft. Charles sister Kate Helena Aked had married James Mitchell my grandfather and had an Accountants, Estate Agents and Insurance Brokers business which a few years later moved into premises nearby at 15 Commercial Street, Halifax.
Contributed by Malcolm Mitchell
Mackintosh Homes
I can remember going to visit a lady who lived in the corner house here. It always fascinated me that she had a clock on her mantlepiece with a lady that sat on a swing that used to swing back and forward.
Contributed by christine mcphail
Gibbet railings
The old railings that used to surround the gibbet, which I think are now in Bankfield Museum, were made by one of my Great-Great Grandfathers.
Contributed by christine mcphail
West Yorkshire memories
Gibbet railings
The old railings that used to surround the gibbet, which I think are now in Bankfield Museum, were made by one of my Great-Great Grandfathers.
A memory of Halifax contributed by christine mcphail
Extracts From Halifax & West Yorkshire books
Halifax’s red brick market was constructed in the 1890s. Inside there was space for 43 shops and over 100 stalls. In addition, a fish market offered sixteen choice counters. Shoppers could purchase all their weekly goods here, from hardware to the freshest vegetables. The magnificent cast-iron pillars held up the glass roof, giving welcome natural light to the interior of the busy Borough Market.
An extract from from"Times Gone By".
Halifax’s red brick market was constructed in the 1890s. Inside there was space for 43 shops and over 100 stalls. In addition, a fish market offered sixteen choice counters. Shoppers could purchase all their weekly goods here, from hardware to the freshest vegetables. The magnificent cast-iron pillars held up the glass roof, giving welcome natural light to the interior of the busy Borough Market.
An extract from from"Countryside Poems".
It is well worth the effort to climb up these rocks: you’re on top of the world, if a little weary and overheated. Luckily, just below refreshments are to hand at the Cow and Calf Inn, formerly known as the Highfield.
An extract from from"Ilkley Town and City Memories".
In this photograph you can see the top of the Semon Convalescent Home just beyond the reservoir. A fair walk westwards then brings you to the Swastika Stone, which is unique in this country. Other examples have been found in Tossene in Sweden and Mycenae in Greece and all depict fertility and religious symbols. The council placed the iron railing around the site in 1913.
An extract from from"Ilkley Town and City Memories".
Up above the Cow and Calf rocks is more evidence of quarrying, but in this photograph the heather softens the scene for the Edwardian picnickers taking in the valley view, top right.
An extract from from"Ilkley Town and City Memories".