Yorkshire Tour.co.uk
Further information on Halifax, the valley
in which the town lies, Calderdale, and some
wider sites on Yorkshire can be found below:
Yorkshire Peculiar - a bizarre but fascinating insight into
Yorkshire culture - with dialect poems and
stories
Old Yorkshire - a magazine covering the history and genealogy
of Yorkshire
A site containing some good articles and
photographs of Yorkshire towns and villages
Two views of the town...
"From Hell, Hull and Halifax, may the
Good Lord deliver us!" - an old prayer
deriving from fear of the local gibbet.
"Halifax is full of character and hidden
beauty. The Piece Hall is symbolic of its
hidden and great worth. The skyline of Halifax,
its churches, chapels, mills and warehouses,
is something never to be forgotten and gives
Halifax its identity."
Sir John Betjeman (1979)
The Halifax Gibbet
Halifax - from Yorksview - with a good photo of
the Gibbet!
Halifax - from Bronte-country.com
The Industrial Heritage of Calderdale
The Halifax Evening Courier - the local newspaper
