24 pictures showing what life was like in Halifax and Calderdale in the 1980s

By Abigail Kellett

Published 23rd Oct 2023, 06:00 GMT

Updated 30th Jul 2026, 13:47 GMT

We are turning the clock back to look at life in Halifax and Calderdale in the 1980s.

Can you spot anyone you know?

The new Halifax Central Library at Northgate under construction in June 1982 Photo: courier photo

The Mayor's Chair for the Old Brighouse Town Council at Brighouse Town Hall, taken in 1982. Photo: courier photo

Hebden Bridge Residents enjoying time by the water in 1982. Photo: Halifax Courier

Start of the Long March back in 1983 at the Halifax YMCA Photo: Courier photo

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