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| St Peters
Parish Church, Huddersfield |
The east
window and altar of St Peters. |
The west end
of St Peters. |
The Parish
Church viewed across the former graveyard. |
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| The Parratt
memorial in St Peters Church. |
The plaque
from the former Parratt house now displayed at the site. |
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Sir Walter Parratt, the second son of Thomas Parratt, was responsible for
Huddersfield obtaining the fine Father Willis organ for the then new Town
Hall. He later became the Master of the Kings music. |
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The Town Hall, opened in
1881. Also shown are the adjoining municipal offices. |
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The Father
Willis Organ, Huddersfield Town Hall. |
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Huddersfield has many fine buildings from the Victorian era onwards, many of
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The George Hotel, an
elegant Grade II listed 1851 Victorian
building,
was the birthplace
of Rugby League in 1895. |
The Lion
Buildings, which were constructed in 1852-4, housed a shopping arcade. |
Britannia Buildings, the original
head office of the former Huddersfield Building Society. |
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The Victorian railway station was designed by
J.P.Pritchett in the Classic manner with long colonnades and is one of the
finest railway buildings in England. |
Statue of Sir
Harold Wilson outside the railway station in St Georges Square. |
Gledholt Methodist Church |
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The art deco
Library and Art Gallery, built in 1940. |
St Paul's
Church dating from 1829 is now part of the University and was converted into
a concert hall in 1980. |
Huddersfield
University central services block dates from the 60's |
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Castle Hill |
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Views from South Crossland |
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View from above Meltham |
Autumn colours towards Castle Hill |
View from Royd Edge |
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Colne Valley |
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| Weir on the
River Colne near Milnsbridge |
Titanic Mill, near Linthwaite |
View up the
Colne Valley from near Linthwaite. December 2000 |
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Ducks walking
on a frozen Huddersfield Narrow Canal. |
Snow scene on Huddersfield Narrow Canal. |
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Down the Colne Valley towards Slaithwaite |
Sparth Reservoir |
Lock near Lingards Wood. |
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On
the Colne Valley Circular Walk, there is a memorial seat overlooking the
above three scenes. |
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They can never know . . . |
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. . where their influence leads |
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The complete seat |
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Digley |
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| Autumn colours
at Digley Reservoir. |
Digley from a distance |
Bilberry and Digley reservoirs |
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High Flatts |
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Barn at Quaker Bottom. |
Snowdrops in the Quaker Burial ground |
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Holmfirth |
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Holmfirth Parish Church |
Sid's Cafe, next to the church, as featured in 'Last of the Summer Wine' |
Norah Batty's house and steps, as used in 'Last of the Summer Wine' |
The cottage used as Edie and Wesley's in 'Last of the Summer Wine' |
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| A
distance sign in Holmfirth |
Holmfirth Technical College |
and it's blue plaque |
A
front door in Holmfirth |
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Marsden |
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Marsden from Scout Hill |
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| Huddersfield
Narrow Canal near Marsden. |
View across
Marsden towards Wessenden Moor. |
Snowy view
across Marsden towards Standedge Hill. |
St
Bartholomew's Parish Church. |
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| Eastergate
Bridge. December 2000. |
Eastergate
Bridge, which is also known as Close Gate Bridge. January 2001 |
Tenter posts
in a field at Hey Green. January 2001. |
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| Redbrook
Clough. December 2000. |
Green Owlers Clough. December 2000. |
Redbrook
Clough. January 2001. |
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Meltham |
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| A
view across Meltham. 26 October 2004 |
Autumn colours from Royd Edge to Great Green. |
Royd Edge |
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An autumn Slate Pitt Woods |
Across to Castle Hill |
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Royd House |
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Gryce Hall through frosty trees. |
Frost on holly leaves. February 2008. |
Frosty pathway and fence |
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Scammonden |
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| Scammonden Dam
and the M62.January 2001 |
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Ice on a
reservoir on Scammonden moor. January 2001. |
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Slaithwaite |
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Carr Lane, the main street in Slaithwaite. |
The Free School, built 1842, to provide free education for poor scholars. |
The Silent Woman public house, which is used as Skelthwaite Arms in 'Where
the Heart Is' . |
The Elizabethan Manor House has 1570 carved on a beam inside. It was
built for the Kaye family. |
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A plaque commemorating the site of the
Lewisham Hotel, the birthplace of Haydn Wood, composer of the World War One
song 'Roses of Picardy'. |
When Huddersfield Town Football Club vacated
the Leeds Road ground, one of the entrance gates was bought and relocated
here in Bridge Street. |
Slaithwaite West Viaduct |
Slaithwaite East Viaduct |
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Reflections in Huddersfield Narrow Canal |
A very unusual Guillotine Lock, built because
there is not enough room for a conventional lock gate. |
Reflections of Guillotine Lock |
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| Boat on
Huddersfield Narrow Canal near Slaithwaite. |
A
boat leaving Slaithwaite. |
St
John's Church |
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Reflection in Slaithwaite Reservoir |
Reflection in Slaithwaite Reservoir |
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Shepley |
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| The Millennium
Gate, Shepley. 16 December 2003 |
Huddersfield bound train in Shepley station |
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Wessenden Valley |
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Butterley Reservoir. July 2004 |
Butterley Reservoir with Marsden in the
background. July 2004 |
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Blakeley Reservoir. July 2004 |
Blakeley Clough. Jan 2001 |
Rocks above Wessenden Head Reservoir. July 2004. |
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Still life sculpture |
Detail of the sculpture |
A
couple of sheep on the Pennine Way |
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