Shibden Park, Halifax
Photograph of Shibden Park, near Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Author: Unknown
Date: not dated
Location: Shibden
Format: Postcard - Mono
Document ID: 100324
Library ID: 34562124
Shibden dale has been a popular tourist destination for Halifax people since Victorian times. Shibden Brook becomes the Red Beck at Brookfoot downstream.
Over the years, thirteen different spellings of Shibden have been recorded, all deriving from mispronunciations of Sheep Dene (Valley of Sheep).
