Monday, May 21, 2012

Historic Wakefield Photo Challenge!

We thought we would set you a challenge.

We received a collection of glass slide photographs a couple of years ago that were originally used by Sandal Endowed School. They show landmarks, landscapes and people in Sandal and Walton, (as well as a few other places) as they were around 100 years ago. You can see them all by clicking here.

Can you tell what they show, what places, what landmarks?

Start the debate, put your answers in as comments. We will post up the answers in a couple of weeks.

Some are easier than others, but there are one or two we don't know!

Good luck!

Mystery photos - what can you recognise?  Join the debate!  See them all here!



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  1. john2755May 21, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    from the top,
    1 Not sure, maybe Walton Hall.
    2 St Helens Church, fields probably now Mountbatten Estate?
    3 The canal between Walton and Haw Park Woods.
    4 The Boat House, Newmillerdam.

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    1. Wakefield Museums and CastlesMay 21, 2012 at 4:10 PM

      Thanks for kicking this off John! Don't forget to have a look at the full album on the Flickr site - it's just a sample posted here!

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/18191498@N03/sets/72157627019832729/

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  2. AnonymousDecember 28, 2022 at 12:29 PM

    so the top image is chevet hall entrance and the last is the boathouse at newmillerdam

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