halifax

Did the most of this explore last year but returned this year to tidy up some unfinished bits that i had missed . Always been on my to do list this one had a ride up on motorbike first to see if i could get past the elaborate grill that had been constructed over the opening then returned to...

Only my second outing this year as im sure you are all aware the weather has not been to kind to us drainers , but with a bank holiday and dry weather over the weekend it would have been a chance missed not to get out . following on downstream from my last explore i decided to have a nosy at the...

First explore of the year found me up at Halifax on a cold January morning ,They have had a dusting of snow up here so got wrapped up accordingly . I was here to check out the Strines beck and a possible culverted section of it Entrance was at the cross roads of Holdsworth road and Brow lane...

I was in the area and I seen I had the swimming baths pinned, once I was inside I made way for the main section of the building which was going to be the swimming pool itself, it was very stripped and signs up saying demolition in progress so it was clear it's getting demod very soon, so away I...

The Halifax Swimming Pool building at Skircoat Road. Calderdale Council shut it down in 2021 due to severe structural deterioration. “This has resulted in a review being undertaken of all leisure facilities in Halifax to determine the most appropriate and cost effective solution.what a crazy...

Halifax Swimming Baths The mosaic, a mid-1960s ceramic mural titled British Pond Life by Kenneth Barden, features in the wall of the old Halifax Swimming Baths at Skircoat Road. At the moment the building is closed, having ceased to operate through the pandemic and it was earmarked for...

Background & History: The Halifax Swimming Pool building at Skircoat Road. Calderdale Council shut it down in 2021 due to severe structural deterioration. “This has resulted in a review being undertaken of all leisure facilities in Halifax to determine the most appropriate and cost effective...

April 2023 I visited this one with @stranton after seeing the excellent report from @Esoteric Eric last month. We spent about an hour wandering around this vast building which never seemed to end and it quickly became apparent that it was in a very poor state with every surface and floor...

The Theatre Royal, a replacement of an earlier theatre, opened in 1904/5 purely for live entertainment. A superb façade in ashlar stone in the Edwardian style dates from this period, and was designed by Richard Horsfall & Son of Halifax. The 1,900-seat auditorium, believed to have been on 4...

I saw soon goon blasting this all over Facebook/Insta, including access, wide open. So as with anything like this these days you need to get on em quick. So we did. Visited with @Ferret @scrappy and 2 non members, also bumped into a few well known faces off here too. Good to see you all...

Wheatley Tunnel - 819yds. Explored August 2021. ^^^^Above image shows the track alignment (Highlighted “Wheatley Tunnel“ with a blue line) Constructed in 1890 Wheatley Tunnel is 819 yards in length and was located on the 3 mile spur from Holmfield junction immediately south of Holmfield...

Lee Bank Tunnel, Halifax - 267yds August 2021. Lee Bank Tunnel was one of many tunnels in the Halifax area, It was relatively short at 267 yards in length and is near to the Old Lane Tunnel sometimes referred to as Woodside Tunnel, both were located on the Queensbury - Halifax section, known...

Bit late to the table with this thread but as I’ve done the research I’ll post anyway... I have been concentrating on the Great Northern Railway’s Keighley to Bradford & Keighley to Halifax routes including the spur to St Paul’s at Holmfield. This is just a brief roundup of the accessibility of...

The Alexandra Hall. Opened in 1931. Owned by the Halifax Building Society whose HQ building was adjacent. They used the hall for their meetings but it was also a public hall with theatrical performances and regular dances. The basement was carved out of solid rock and became the building...

This warehouse unit has been in use by many different owners throughout its time. With it being used as the headquarters of John Holdsworth & Co Ltd in 1822. Since then it has been card clothing manufacturers and wire and cable manufacturers as well as a moving and storage company more...

History Harrison House is a grade two listed building, built in 1834 for the Halifax Literary and Philosophical Society. It contains a library and lecture theatre and sits in a prominent location, close to the town centre. The building has been disused for several years and is now being...

This is my first post, I’ve been meaning to post other explores recently. I am a novice! I drove past and realised the site was being demolished, went to investigate. After having a chat with the owners son, he told me to come back on Saturday when the demo machines were off and smile sweetly at...

I enjoyed my exploration of Hollywell Green and this hidden 14-arch railway viaduct built in 1875 for the Stainland branch line of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. It was abandoned in 1959 and sadly left to be taken by nature. The Viaduct is quite hard to find as it’s hidden amongst the trees...

Old Lane Mill, Old Lane, Rawson's Mill, Old Lane - Calderdale Worsted mill of 1825 to 1828, the oldest and largest surviving example of a multi-storey, steam-powered, iron-framed textile mill in Halifax. Not much left aside from the views, a stripped out shell with holes in the floor.

Visited here on 2 occasions once solo & with ACID- REFLUX , thankyou for accompanying me on the latter. The Hebble brook rises at Ogdon reservoir, merges with the Ovenden brook beneath Lee bridge & empties in the Calder at Salterhebble. There's 6 culverts along the route consisting of both...