A sergeant of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment prepares to instruct new recruits on how to use the Royal Small Arms Factory Bren .303 light machine gun by firing at a painted cardboard dummy target at their depot on 5 March 1940 in Halifax. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)A sergeant of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment prepares to instruct new recruits on how to use the Royal Small Arms Factory Bren .303 light machine gun by firing at a painted cardboard dummy target at their depot on 5 March 1940 in Halifax. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A sergeant of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment prepares to instruct new recruits on how to use the Royal Small Arms Factory Bren .303 light machine gun by firing at a painted cardboard dummy target at their depot on 5 March 1940 in Halifax. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: 19 fascinating pictures from the Getty Images archive showing life in Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden and Mytholmroyd over the years

By Tom Scargill
Published 4th Feb 2024, 06:00 BST
Updated 6th Feb 2025, 14:32 BST
We’ve delved into the Getty Images archive to find some fascinating photos of life in Calderdale from over the years.

As well as showing some of the famous faces that have visited the borough, the pictures also offer a glimpse into what daily life has looked like for people here in days gone by.

Prime Minister David Cameron meets staff at Covea Insurance at Dean Clough Mills on January 2, 2015 in Halifax. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - Pool/Getty Images)

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Prime Minister David Cameron meets staff at Covea Insurance at Dean Clough Mills on January 2, 2015 in Halifax. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool

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Maud's Clog Soles Works, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd, 1966-1974. A man operating a piece of machinery used to shape or sand wooden soles. Artist Eileen Deste. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

18. Getty Archive

Maud's Clog Soles Works, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd, 1966-1974. A man operating a piece of machinery used to shape or sand wooden soles. Artist Eileen Deste. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images

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Shibden Hall, 1942. An exterior view of Shibden Hall, seen from the south with the gardens in the foreground. (Photo by by Historic England/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

19. Getty Archive

Shibden Hall, 1942. An exterior view of Shibden Hall, seen from the south with the gardens in the foreground. (Photo by by Historic England/Heritage Images via Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images

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