Halifax, The Rocks 1893

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In the distance is Wainhouse Tower, 253ft high, with over 400 steps and weighing in at about 9000 tonnes. It was built between 1871 and 1875 as a chimney to take away smoke from John Wainhouse's Washer Lane Dyeworks, but it was never used. In 1893 there was a plan to demolish it, but this was never carried out. In 1912 there was even a proposal to convert it into a crematorium.

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A Selection of Memories from Halifax

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Halifax

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West End

I was born on a not very pleasant day in February 1954! We lived in the Dunkirk area of the West End below the factory/mill on Dunkirk Lane. We had "The Green" to play on, Warley Road, and then the "Top Park" further up when we were a little older. We all walked down to St. Marys Infant and Junior schools by St. Marys Catholic Church, my older sister and her friend making sure we went into school and then taking us home again. ...see more

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Simpsons In Halifax

Joyce Sutcliffe lived in Halifax and worked at Simpsons around 1941. She was called up to the Royal Army Signals in 1942 aged 21. Also Robert Bell worked there and went into the Navy. Other people were Frank Southwell, Owen Southwell, Grace Priestly,Ronniie Gethin. If you know of these people I would love to hear from you. Thank you.