Life in Halifax: 23 pictures of the forgotten shops and streets of Halifax from the 60s, 70s and 80s

By Abigail Kellett

Published 26th May 2024, 06:00 BST

Updated 7th Apr 2025, 10:29 BST

This collection of pictures looks back at the history of Calderdale’s high streets and the styles of the time.

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Woolshops looking very different than it does today in this picture from 1973.

1. 1973

Woolshops looking very different than it does today in this picture from 1973. Photo: Halifax Courier

Looking across North Bridge/New Bank from the Town Hall in 1961.

2. 1961

Looking across North Bridge/New Bank from the Town Hall in 1961. Photo: courier photo

Modelle fashion shop at Woolshops/Market Street in March 1973.

3. 1973

Modelle fashion shop at Woolshops/Market Street in March 1973. Photo: courier photo

Looking down Broad Street, Halifax, where a number of changes have taken place since 1961.

4. 1961

Looking down Broad Street, Halifax, where a number of changes have taken place since 1961. Photo: YPN

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