Lower George, Halifax
Exterior of Lower George Hotel, Halifax, West Yorkshire from a pencil drawing by C. Crossley.
Author: C. Crossley
Date: not dated
Location: Halifax
Format: Postcard - Mono
Document ID: 100049
Library ID: 34561789
Picture shows the courtyard of the Lower George public house at the top of Gaol Lane. There is a reference to the pub in 1704 in an account book from Shibden Hall. The yard was to accommodate the stabling for the horses, and the carriages and coaches.
John Crossley, founder of the Crossley carpet firm, lived for a while in a house in the yard after his wedding in 1800.
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.
