[2] Lightcliffe is a dormitory village for people working in Halifax, Brighouse, and Bradford, and commuting to Leeds, Manchester, and Sheffield.

Lightcliffe's main park, "the Stray", is 11 acres of lawn and trees and contains a war memorial erected in 1923.

[4] In April 1937, an avenue of trees was planted in the park to commemorate King George VI's coronation.

Sir Titus Salt, a wealthy businessman known for having built the village of Saltaire, as well as owning a mill there, once lived in a large house, Crow Nest.

Walker is buried a short distance away, across the road at the site of Old St Matthew's Churchyard.