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We start this e-zine with some great film footage showing life in Woodside and Dean Clough in 1945
I couldn't help but notice how black the buildings were and how different the communities were compared to todays. Did you recognise any people and places?
A webpage all about the story of Percy Shaw and his 'Cat's Eyes' invention. |
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A webpage all about Colonel Akroyd and his huge influence on Halifax |
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Boothtown Air Wardens, 1941
View a film about the opening of the Serbian Church in 1954 at the end of Claremount Road (now a nursery). View here
A Museum since 1887, Bankfield tells the story of Halifax and Calderdale.
This Victorian mansion was the home of local mill owner, philanthropist and MP, Colonel Edward Akroyd.
1940
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