Well Head Fields, Halifax
Sepia photograph of Well Head Fields, Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Author: Unknown
Date: not dated
Location: Halifax
Format: Postcard - Mono
Document ID: 100072
Library ID: 34560882
Well Head is situated just off Skircoat Road, a few hundred metres from the town centre of Halifax. A clue to the importance of Well Head to Halifax is the place name. This is where Halifax got its fresh water supply from throughout the eighteenth century. In a letter sent to the Halifax Antiquarian Society, Mr Arthur Porritt stated that in some of town's inns, drinkers would ask for "Whisky and Well Head ".
The Well Head Mansion, built in 1761, was demolished in 1975 after flood, dry rot and water damage destroyed the building beyond repair.
Some of the wells still exist but extensive building work in the area has reduced the rural look in the photograph.
