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Population,
New Halifax,
Name of Halifax,
Parish statistics and
Toffee Town
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Yorkshire Show and
Harold Victor Leslie Westwood
In October 2005, it was announced that the service was under threat
because of lack of funding
The Club closed in February 1980.
It subsequently became a succession of pubs:
In 1874, they were at 18 Cheapside, Halifax when William
Irvine was Secretary.
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The Oak Room, Old Cock Inn
In 1905, they were at Halifax Central Hall.
In 1917, they were at Union Street, Halifax when William Henry
Duckett was secretary.
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Band of Hope
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Halifax Carters' Association
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Halifax Carters' Association
On 9th May 1920, there was a demonstration at Savile Park against the
price of milk supplied by the Association.
On 17th May 1920, the Citizens' Committee of the Association
met at the Saddle Hotel, Halifax, to discuss the price of milk.
On 1st February 1922, the price of milk was reduced to 7d a quart
Recorded around 1914, when
Samuel Hodgson was a member
In 1982, it joined the Confederation of British Wool Textiles.
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Halifax Master Worsted Spinners
Question:
Is this the same as
the Halifax Aerated Water Company?
On 4th September 1900, the company was wound up at an Extraordinary
General Meeting.
This was a Voluntary Winding Up at the instance of Robinson Brothers Cork Growers Limited
In 1917, it was sold to the Union Bank of Manchester
They had branches at
In 1917, the company
merged with
the Union Bank of Manchester Limited.
On 22nd September 1927, it was announced that
the Society would merge with
Halifax Permanent Building Society of 1853 and
Halifax Equitable Building Society
to become the Halifax Building Society.
The actual merger was completed on 31st January 1928.
Officers of the Association have included
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Huddersfield & Liverpool Direct Railway Company
The engineers were Stevenson & Utley.
The cost of the line was estimated at £90,000.
On 15th October 1864, at a meeting of the newly-elected Directors
and Auditors
it was reported that
Construction began in November 1865.
On 2nd May 1867, The Halifax & Ovenden Junction Railway Bill
was read a third time in the House of Commons and passed, and
received the Royal assent on 12th August 1867.
The directors of the Company included
In August 1870, an act was passed to extend the time for the purchase
of lands and for the construction of the railway, and to vest the
railway in the Lancashire & Yorkshire and the Great Northern Railway Companies.
Particularly interesting are details of Burials at
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Halifax Tithe Commutation Bill [1829]
The inaugural meeting was held at the Mechanics' Institute on
8th January 1901.
John Lister was the Society's first president.
Prior to September 1901, reports of the Society's proceedings were
published in the Halifax Guardian.
After that, they were printed separately.
The Society still holds regular meetings, and the
Transactions are published annually
Other past members have included:
Albert Edward Black and his daughter Mrs Lewin,
Arthur Comfort,
Cuthbert Crossley,
Rowland H. Hill,
Vernon Hill,
Sir Matthew Smith and his daughter Mrs Fisher Clay who was the first lady member,
R. P. Stafford,
Arthur Whitehead,
and
Tom Whitehead.
The aims were to provide instruction and to find employment for sick
and needy deaf mutes
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Rev Anthony Moss and
Joseph Thorp
91 babies were registered at Halifax Town Hall.
The list of children included:
Question:
Does anyone have a list of all the babies who were registered?
On Thursday July 2nd 1908, they were gathered for a group photograph
in Ackroyd Park.
81 babies survived and qualified for the prize in 1909
In September 2008, the business was taken over by Lloyds Bank
to become a part of Lloyds Banking Group.
Trading of HBoS shares ended on 16th January 2009
In the 19th century, Jonas Dearnley Taylor was a leading campaigner
for public baths in Halifax.
In 1928, Halifax council considered building new baths at Bull Green.
In 1933, Halifax Corporation Water Works considered the idea of
building baths at Cross Field,
In 1935, Halifax council approved plans for open air baths at Manor Heath, but abandoned these in favour of a proposal which became
Clare Hall Baths
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Mytholmroyd Benevolent Union Society
More information:
Contact: Nick Carter /
Email:
[email protected]
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Halifax Union Workhouse and
Relieving Officer
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Hugh Alexander Cookson and
Halifax Corporation Health Department
It opened in 1862.
The new bonding warehouse opened on 25th November 1867.
On
6th August 1872,
2 men were killed and another injured when a pillar collapsed during
building work.
The building is [2010] used by an electrical wholesaler.
Closed in the late 18th century
arrangements had been made with the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
and the Great Northern Railway Company to work the line when
constructed, and that each of these companies agreed to subscribe
£30,000 towards the £90,000 capital of the company
strong winds demolished a new inland bonding warehouse which was
being built