Over the next 18 months we would go into two further lockdowns in an effort to contain the virus, leaving our town centres deserted.
Here are 25 pictures of an empty Halifax town centre during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021.
21. Lockdown
Halifax town centre during the lockdown in March 2021. Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald
22. Lockdown
Halifax town centre during the lockdown in March 2021. Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald
23. Lockdown
Halifax town centre during the lockdown in March 2021. Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald
24. Lockdown
Halifax town centre during the lockdown in March 2021. Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald