Stephen Gee - Böcker

Steve Gee takes the reader on a delightful tour of the most interesting pubs, inns and taverns of Halifax and provides a fascinating insight into the changing history of Halifax’s pubs over the last 200 years. Illustrated with over 100 images, this book is a captivating record of the history of the public houses of Halifax, the people who ran them, the customers who frequented them and the brewers who supplied and usually owned them. This volume also looks at the social and historical function of the public house within the city. Halifax Pubs will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history and heritage of pubs in this area, and also awaken memories of a bygone time for those who have worked or lived among this thriving community.

The town of Halifax is full of magnificent buildings designed by famous architects such as Sir Charles Barry, John Carr, Sir George Gilbert Scott and other buildings designed by the town's own talented architects. The town has altered quite dramatically during the last 150 years. Some of the earlier views dating from the Victorian period would be unrecognisable without more recent pictures to compare against. Changes to transport from the days of horse and carts, to trams and motorisation have brought other more noticeable changes in terms of traffic schemes and street signs in abundance and of course, the 'one way systems'. Halifax Through Time brings these changes to life contrasting the 'old' and 'new' and if the reader was so inclined, by following the structured sequence of photographs, provides a fascinating reference for a stroll around the town.