Yashicamat 124G & Fujifilm Acros. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°.
Taken on 16 August 2025
The view from Castle Hill
Tag: Huddersfield
On Castle Hill
Castle Hill overlooks the West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield and has served as a settlement for more than 4,000 years. The remains of ancient hill forts can be found there, but the most striking feature now is Victoria Tower, a considerably more recent addition, dating back a mere 126 years to when it was opened in commemoration of the then-queen having sat on the British throne for 60 years.
The tower is 106 feet tall and you can climb to the top (or near to the top) for a small fee. There are a number of landings with seats at various levels of the tower for the weary climber to regain their breath. The bottom picture was taken from one of these, with the distant (and considerably taller, at 1,047 feet) Emley Moor television transmitter visible through the window.
Yashicamat 124G & Fujifilm Acros. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°.
Taken on 16 August 2025
Hardware
There’s something interesting about hardware stores, in particular the more traditional variety such as the one pictured here today. They always seem to have busy storefronts, not only with a window packed with tools, fasteners, devices, and gadgets of all kinds, but also with a spillover onto the pavement. They also have that nice earthy smell about them, a distinctive mix of wood, chemicals, and plant fertilizer.
Olympus XA3 & Ilford HP5+ (@800asa). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10mins @ 20°
Taken on 20 April 2024
Huddersfield library and art gallery
Another set of pictures taken while wandering around Huddersfield town centre with my wife back in April. This impressive structure is the library and art gallery. It’s currently closed for redevelopment, with the facilities moved to temporary locations before the building reopens to the public next year.
The grade II listed building was originally opened to the public in 1940.
Olympus XA3 & Ilford HP5+ (@800asa). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10mins @ 20°
Taken on 20 April 2024
Huddersfield town hall
This is one of those times where I wish I’d had my large format camera and it’s range of movements to hand. It’s a building that I think would be well served by the sort of photograph that the format would produce.
However, I doubt my wife would have been quite as understanding had I kept stopping to faff around with tripods, camera movements, and heads beneath dark cloths. So the the Olympus XA3 had to suffice. 🙂
Olympus XA3 & Ilford HP5+ (@800asa). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10mins @ 20°
Taken on 20 April 2024
Steel City Snapper photography 