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I brought my camera along last week when I did a book reading and craft session for kids at the new Halifax Central library. Grabbed a few shots of the awesome architecture. I love these stairs and walkways.
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A pair of Macknade Mill's 2'0" gauge diesel hydraulics #16 (Clyde/1954) and 'Hobart' (EM Baldwin/1972) cross at Mahoney's loop, Halifax, Queensland, with loaded (left) and empty raw sugar trains travelling to and from the port at Lucinda - 29 July 2022.
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Formerly Halifax Parish Church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the Minster was given its new status in 2009 by the Bishop of Wakefield in recognition of its important role in the civic life of the town and borough. It is a Grade I listed building built in the Perpendicular Gothic style.
Minster is taken from the Anglo Saxon word Mynster, which means a missionary church. Like York Minster, Halifax has a monastic foundation, Cluniac monks built the original church in the 12th century, but the present structure was completed in 1438. The north wall is thought to be from an older building from the Norman era.
The interior is very impressive with some wonderful stained glass, but the staff and the vicar were busy preparing everything for the Easter Day service, so I didn’t intrude with the camera. I’ll visit again at a later date.
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HMCS Halifax F330 is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces since 1992. Halifax is the lead ship in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Halifax. She carries the hull classification symbol FFH 330.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax in her namesake city, Halifax, Nova Scotia, a name that was also borne by HMCS Halifax (K237), a Flower-class corvette during the Second World War as well as the very first warship built in Halifax.
Front of the town clock
The idea of a clock for the British Army and Royal Navy garrison at Halifax is credited to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who arranged for a turret clock to be manufactured before his return to England in 1800. It is said that Prince Edward, then commander-in-chief of all military forces in British North America, wished to resolve the tardiness of the local garrison. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Town_Clock
Halifax B Mk.III reconstruction at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington. This composite reconstruction started in 1984 and took 10 years to complete. It includes an 8 mtr section of fuselage from a 58 Squadron Halifax Mk.II ‘HR792’ which crashed on the Outer Hebrides in January 1945 and was subsequently used as a chicken coop for many years before being acquired for the restoration in 1984. The wings are from a Handley Page Hastings transport ‘TG536’, and the nose and tail sections were largely fabricated from scratch by the restoration team. The port side of this aircraft, visible on this photograph is painted to represent ‘LV907’ ‘Friday the 13th’ (NP-F) which completed 128 operations with 158 Squadron. The starboard side is painted as 'NP763' (H7-N) an aircraft of 346 'Guyenne' Squadron, Free French Air Force. This squadron was one of two French bomber squadrons based at RAF Elvington during WWII.
Halifax High School moved from Prescott Street after 123 years of education there. The school was built in 1882 as Clare Hall.
Opened in 1897, this grade II listed building is a great example of Victorian opulence both outside and in.
On my morning photowalk, I explored some of the downtown, but also their wonderful wonderful waterfront. It's quite extensive, and I wasn't able to explore the entirety of it. Oddly, even though there are many world-class attractions there, I was QUITE taken by the little village of sea cans that were converted to shops.
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A recent arrival at Leeds Bramley is this one, 66741. Several more are expected and after seeing initial use, this one was put through a routine maintenance inspection today.
This particular one has a particularly vocal ZF gearbox that will keep all who travel on this Volvo B7RLE entertained for many a mile.
To the right is one of Bramley's native 69***'s, for me the sweet spot of the B7RLE longstanding production.
Lurking in the background is one of Bradford's ALX400's that is here for preparation before being sent to Halifax for a lick of paint.
Since 1779, The Piece Hall has stood proudly at the heart of Halifax. Originally built to support the trading of ‘pieces’ of cloth, it has been a meeting point of Halifax’s commercial, civic and cultural life for almost 250 years. In an ambitious and exciting new chapter, has been reimagined as a new cultural and commercial centre.
The Piece Hall has recently undergone a £19 million conservation and transformation programme. The work was carried out by Graham Construction with funding from Calderdale Council and a significant investment of £7 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, with additional support from Garfield Weston Foundation and The Wolfson Foundation. The Piece Hall is now operated by an independent body, the newly formed charity The Piece Hall Trust.