Cheapside, Halifax
View of Cheapside, Halifax, West Yorkshire from a pencil drawing by C. Crossley.
Author: C. Crossley
Date: not dated
Location: Halifax
Format: Postcard - Mono
Document ID: 100160
Library ID: 34559769
Taken from a series of Halifax town centre drawings by Cuthbert Crossley (1883-1960), who worked in oils, water-colours and etchings, producing landscapes and architectural views. He was born in Halifax, presumably part of the local Crossley family, studied at Halifax School of Art (though largely self-taught) and worked for a while as a designer for Crossley's Carpets. He later taught part-time at Halifax School of Art and exhibited at the Royal Academy and Paris Salon, amongst other academic societies.
Cheapside encompasses the Rose and Crown pub. It is said that Daniel Defoe penned Robinson Crusoe while lodging there.
