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?

Margaret Thatcher on a visit to the Courier newsroom back in 1983. Photo: courier photogs

Sowerby Bridge from the sky back in 1984. Photo: bw

Lady Antonia Frazer (left) opens the new Halifax Central Library at Northgate on January 17, 1984. Photo: courier photo

Opening of the canoe slalom course at Sowerby Bridge canal on October 5 1985. Photo: courier photo

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