I had time to go for a couple of walks around Halifax last week, actually for the first time in a while, the sun was shining, so I thought I must!

Starting out from Shaw Lodge Mills... Shaw Lodge MillsShaw Lodge Mills, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture in the winter sun.

The winter sun was very low and it provided me with some fantastic light. It did result in me photographing looking upwards a lot, due to shadows on the lower parts of the buildings, but it was well worth it as you will see. The aim was to capture some of the architecture and  great spaces that are abundant in this old town, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire.

This tower block, though not so classic in design, combined with the trees, made for an interesting abstract piece...

Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture, in the winter sun.

The tower above the old Heath School, with the crescent moon... Heath tower, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture

   Halifax old Royal Infirmary Halifax Old Royal Infirmary, Free School Lane, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture in the winter sun.   from a different angle...

Halifax Old Royal Infirmary, Free School Lane, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture in the winter sun.

St Jude's church and monument, Savile Park

St Judes, Savile Park, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture in the winter sun.

  and Joseph Crossley Almshouses through the gate...

Joseph Crossley Almshouses, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture

  The following morning... A dog walker on Savile Park Moor, with Crossley Heath School and the Wainhouse Tower...

Dog walker on Savile Park Moor, with Crossley Heath Academy and Wainhouse Tower, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture in the winter sun.

  and a close-up of Wainhouse Tower, looking as majestic as ever...

Wainhouse Tower, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture

  North Bridge and Dean Clough Mills...

Old Bridge, with Dean Clough, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture in the winter sun.

The old chiminies at Dean Clough...

Dean Clough, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture in the winter sun.

  You can't get lost in Halifax...

Halifax town, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture

  Here's a few of the towers capping the Victoria Theatre...

Victoria Theatre, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture

  and the beautiful ornate features of Somerset House, a birds eye view...

Somerset House, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture

  and flying the flag for England, is the Halifax Minster, formally the Halifax Parish Church...

Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, architecture

  These pictures are all the result of one afternoon and a morning walk, when the sun was shining last week, remember it?? 

  The sun came and went fast but while it's out, we make hay and enjoy the views, not forgetting to look up sometimes...