old halifax

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[@Kevin-mx1vi]

A small correction; The photograph of the children on the seesaw was taken in Heptonstall, not Halifax. It dates from the mid 1930's, and the boy just left of centre with the dog in his lap was Geoff Sunderland. He later married the girl on the right in the white dress and wearing a hat, whose name was Winnie. Sorry I don't know her maiden name. Information courtesy of my mum, who's nearly 90 and knew some of these children.

[@muzmix123]

Brilliant...

[@beana666]

FROM ABOUT 9.30 0N THE PICS ARE A BIT BLURRED. PLUS I WOULD HAVE FOUND IT HELPFUL IF THE PLACES WERE NAMED AS I HAVEN'T LIVED IN HALIFAX FOR YEARS. HOWEVER, AN EXCELLENT COMPILATION. THANKS VERY MUCH. 🤗

[@wladniem]

I thought Halfords was a new brand

[@Becu1001a]

It must have been hard living in parts of the world that were still in black and white. I wonder when it all finally finished changing and everywhere was in colour.

[@gmvn19]

These black & white s are very beautiful and mesmerising.

[@lioncrunch]

I live and lived in Halifax, 1960, and if you wanted life in colour you had to apply to the town hall for a license, this was checked frequently by the colour police, as you moved around the town, if it was out of date or you didn’t have one their was severe penalties, colour in life was only really for the upper classes, like the mill owners, I worked all over Halifax, mainly Dean Clough, and life was dreadfully grey most of the time………

[@Becu1001a]

@@lioncrunch Great response, I live in Australia but I have visited many times to Halifax, Hebden Bridge and surrounds. I must say I found life to better in 2021 than in the 1970's. I tried to get a weekend colour license however the town hall said they had issued to many that month to tourists and didn't want to flood the place with sight seers clogging the foot paths and disrupting traffic.

[@lioncrunch]

@@Becu1001a that's the trouble with issuing so may colour life license's. eventually all the colours bleed and fade, I heard one weekend, Hebden Bridge turned Brown they were so many tourists with colour licence's. Anyway up on the tops especially on top of Wainhouse Tower, on a clear day, you can nearly see the bottom of the tower, I personally think this is a myth..

[@femme434]

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