It was named Baby Bunce in 1922, when Lionne, daughter
of James Farnell Bunce, was born.
When Sunny Vale closed, the engine was bought for a fairground in
Newcastle and renamed Robin Hood
A Sunday School inaugurated by Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge was
held here.
The name may be derived from Batt, possibly an early occupant.
The name was changed to Beech House
A 13th century homestead.
It was rebuilt by Thomas Hanson in 1668.
It was dated T H E 1668 for Thomas and Esther
Hanson.
Owners and tenants have included
The arms of the Hanson and related families were inscribed over the
south door.
There is a Greek inscription:
and a Latin inscription:
It was later named Backhold Farm
This is discussed in the books
Ancient Halls in & about Halifax and
Halifax Antiquarian Society Transactions.
See
Alice de Backhall,
Backhold Lane, Siddal,
William de Ecclesley,
Exley,
Robert Ramsden and
Siddal Halls
See
Halifax Borough
See
Back Hall, Exley
The area became a housing estate from the 1930s
Or Backhold Hall:
Later name for Back Hall, Exley.
See
Backhold Lane, Siddal and
Backhold Royd Farm, Siddal
See
George Barker
Aka
Backhold Farm,
Back Hall Royd Farm,
and
Back o' t' Moon Farm
The Foldout lists some owners and occupiers
of the property
He and his brother Gilbert Hughes were educated at
Crossley & Porter Grammar School.
After completing an apprenticeship at Brown Muffs in Bradford,
they joined their father in the outfitters,
In 1938, he married Eileen Pinder in Halifax.
Children:
Born in Wistow, near Selby.
He was the 3rd of 12 siblings.
He was a live-in draper's apprentice to James Blacker, at Selby [1881].
For a short period, he became a farm servant at Farm House,
Wheldrake, Langwith, York [1891], the village where his mother came
from.
He then moved to London to join the staff of Spencer, Turner &
Boldero, wholesale merchants, where he lived in.
Subsequently, he went to South Africa to travel for Baker &
Company for 6 years and then with other import companies.
He was in Johannesburg at the time of the failed Jamieson Raid
He travelled up country in Africa, selling what he described as
He used to call on Boer stores, making his treks with a four-horse
cart driven by natives.
He recalled having seen
Cecil rhodes
and
Paul Kruger.
On his return from South Africa, he settled in Halifax and opened
Backhouse's Gentlemen's Outfitters [1899] within Palatine Chambers, Halifax as it was being built by Ezra Pinder.
In 1901, he was living (single, as a boarder) at 20 Southgate,
Halifax.
In 1902, he married Mary Jane Forth [1876-1943], a farmer's
daughter from Copmanthorpe, in York.
Children:
After completing an apprenticeship at Brown Muffs in Bradford,
both sons joined their father in the outfitters.
The family lived at 32 Rhodes Street, Halifax [1902, 1911].
In 1911, Mary Jane's mother, Frances Ann Forth
[1837-19??], was living with them
He and his brother Clifford Charles were educated at
Crossley & Porter Grammar School.
After completing an apprenticeship at Brown Muffs in Bradford,
they joined their father in the outfitters,
In 1936, he married Dorothy Mary Whiteley in Halifax.
Children:
For the Royal Visit of
25th July 1896,
Backhouse put on an exhibition which was lampooned by Joe Turner Spencer in the Halifax Comet.
He lived at Clipster Hall, Siddal.
In 1881, local mills were suffering a depression and their workers
were on strike over rates of pay
Born in Whalley, Lancashire.
He was
an articled clerk [1891] /
a solicitor [1911] /
secretary for W. T. Glover & Company, cable makers /
a member of Southport Yachting Club.
In 1881, he and his brother William Baddeley were living with
their stepfather George Edward Emmet
In 1891, he was staying with his father-in-law Dr John Oakley.
In 1901, he was a boarder in Southport.
In 1911, he married Mary Elizabeth Oakley [1873-19??] at
Halifax Parish Church.
They lived at
His military career began when he joined the Volunteers in Halifax
and was promoted to Sergeant.
He joined the Southport Volunteers [around 1897].
During the South African Wars, he was engaged on military duty at
Chester Castle.
During World War I,
he served
with the 1st/8th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers
and attained the rank of Major.
He was mortally wounded in the Dardanelles.
He died 6th June 1915 (aged 45).
He was buried at the Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey [A 10]
He was a general practitioner [1871].
In 1869, he married
Mary Ann Brewer [1850-1???] in Clitheroe.
Children:
The family lived at Clitheroe Road, Clitheroe, Whalley, Lancashire
[1871].
Living with them [in 1871] was Charles E Martin [aged 30]
(assistant, a student from Dublin).
William died in Clitheroe [Q3 1872] (aged 31).
After his death, his widow married George Edward Emmet in
Huddersfield [1877]
He was a Primitive Methodist minister at Shipley
before becoming
Minister at Stannary Congregational Church, Halifax [1903, 1905].
He lived at 30 Milton Place, Halifax [1905].
He left and was at
Congregational Church, Romsey [1909] &
St Nicholas's Church, Ipswich [1916]
During World War I,
he served as a Boy 1st Class
with the Royal Navy
aboard the battleship HMS Venerable.
He died at Chatham Naval Hospital [13th February 1915] (aged 17).
He was buried at Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent
[20 1032].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Parish Church Church Members (WWI),
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at United Reformed Church, Carlton Street
Baptised on 10th August 1798.
In 1841, she succeeded her mother, Tabitha, as Halifax postmistress.
The Bradford Observer [2nd December 1841] reported that
She married Robert Akers.
Their son, William, also worked for the Post Office.
She was one of the subscribers to John Horner's book Buildings in the Town & Parish of Halifax [1835].
She died at her home, Barum House, Halifax [3rd October 1860].
She was buried at St James's Church, Halifax.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at under £3,000.
Her will was proved by her sons-in-law William Moore
and John Stores Smith
She was buried in Halifax Parish Church
In 1780, he married Tabitha Dewhirst.
Children:
He became Halifax postmaster [1770s].
He retired in June 1810, and he was succeeded by his daughter
Harriet.
He died on 17th October 1810,
Members of the family were buried in Halifax Parish Church
First Vicar of St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [1869, 1881].
He married Agnes [1829-1???] from Liverpool.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1851, his unmarried sister, Emelia Anne [b 1820] was living
with them
Born in Darlaston, Staffordshire.
He was minister of St Bees.
In 1861, he and his unmarried sister, Rachel, were living with
their widowed mother, Hannah,
at Tattenhall Road, Wolverhampton.
He was then listed as Minister at St Thomas Halifax.
First Vicar at St Thomas's Church, New Bank [1859-1899].
He stayed there for the rest of his life.
He was joint-secretary of the Halifax Church Institute [1865]
In 1863, he married Mary Yates Brevitt [1832-1899], also from
Darlaston, in Walsall.
Children:
The family lived at
Elijah died in the second quarter of 1899, and Mary
died in the following quarter
See
Baht
He was
printer /
a bookbinder [1821]
On 19th November 1821, he married Ruth Hebblethwaite
[1801-18??] from Halifax, at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a master bookbinder [1821] /
a master bookbinder employing 1 man and 1 female [1871] /
a printer & master bookbinder employing 6 boys & 1 female [1881] /
a printer & bookbinder [1891] /
partner in George Baildon & Son /
a commercial printer manager [1901] /
printer with The Argyle Press Limited [1905] /
managing director The Argyle Press Limited [1911].
In 1875, he married Susannah Foulds [1843-1909] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1881, George's sister, Mary, was living with the
family.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
[3 I 24]
See
George Baildon
He witnessed a charter (undated, but probably 1195-1199)
of Alice daughter of Serlo de Poule.
Early researchers conclude that the land which Hugh held in
Baildon was part of the land which his father inherited on the death
of his uncle John
Born in Norland.
He was
a bookseller, printer and publisher at Bull Green, Halifax /
a bookseller [1851] /
a stationer employing 1 man [1861].
He was in business from before 1822.
In 1813, he married (1) Henrietta Townsend from Halifax, in
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
In 1837, he married (2) Charity Holtby [1807-1861] from
Ganton, Yorkshire, in Halifax
Children:
The family lived at
He married Unknown.
Children:
The individuals listed there are not necessarily related to each other.
The business was sold to Mr and Mrs Lister.
The business closed when the Westgate premises were demolished in 1969
Business closed in 1975 when the Elland Bypass was to be built.
See
Eliza Jane Lumb
In 1710, there was a petition concerning the parlous state of the
bridge
The name is probably a corruption of Bailiff's Hall and may
have been the site of the house of the water bailiff along the banks
of the Hebble.
Berry Lane leads from here to Halifax Parish Church
See
Bailey Hall Bridge, Halifax,
J. & J. Baldwin's and
Bayley Hall, Halifax
In February, a Mr Dyson was fined 10/- plus costs for not
having has child vaccinated.
He refused to pay and sold his furniture, but money was raised by
sympathisers to pay the fine
Up the mid-19th century,
the only police were the Parish Constable, but once the West Riding
Constabulary was created,
Brighouse had its own policeman and because of the previous
importance of Hipperholme they to got one and from that day
Hipperholme which included Lightcliffe and Bailiff Bridge had its own
police section.
There was a police house in Bailiff Bridge and they had their own
local Bobby from then and I was the last.
In the 1950s, this was the 2nd house on the left as you leave Bailiff
Bridge going towards Lightcliffe – just passed what is now Devon Way
On
11th November 1883,
the passenger platform at the station was blown down during a
disastrous storm, and an engine was thrown off the rails, blocking
the line for several hours.
In 1903, the wife of Joseph Hoyle was injured alighting at the
station.
The station closed for passenger traffic on 2nd April 1917.
On
25th April 1929,
the building was badly damaged by fire.
The tolls were abolished in 1875.
The toll house was bought by Thomas Freeman Firth £for 70.
It was demolished and Firth's extended their existing
premises by building Clifton Mill on the site
See
Bailiff Bridge Working Men's Institute
The Institute was at the cross roads at Bailiff Bridge.
The site was later occupied by Firth's Clifton Mill
It is said that the final E was dropped by the West
Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority or by Brighouse Borough Council.
Some usages – including
Bailiffe Bridge War Memorial
and
Bailiffe Bridge School
- have the final E, whilst others do not.
Eugene Harvey was a fervent campaigner in favour of
the errant E
He that loveth houses and lands more than Me is not worthy of Me
Heaven not earth
Eileen was the granddaughter of Ezra Pinder
everything you can think of from a needle to a windmill
Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Dr John Oakley
Mary Ann was born in Whalley, Lancashire, the daughter
of Edward Brewer, farmer
The appointment of Mrs Akers to the office of postmistress of
[Halifax] in the room of her mother, Mrs Bagnold, who has
resigned, has rather taken the inhabitants by surprise; and we think
it is a general opinion that the interests of this large and
extensive department ought to have been confided to some gentleman of
active and business-like habits
after a lingering illness, sincerely and universally respected
Susannah came from Ovenden
There wasn't a police station at Bailiff Bridge.