See
Halifax house and
Hall-and-cross-wing
See
Brighouse Labour Exchange,
Halifax Labour Exchange and
Todmorden Labour Exchange
See
Ladstone Rock,
Llads-Lowe Balder and
Low Brown Knowl, Wadsworth
It was used to refer to the wife of a Lord, and for any woman who
had authority or rights of property
A barn and/or mistal.
The word comes from the Old Norse hlatha
See
Laithe-house
They were common from the around 1650, with most being built for
poorer farmers in the 18th and 19th century.
These are common in Pennine farms which were built after the
enclosures.
The oldest surviving laithe house in the district is Bank House, Luddenden which was built around 1650.
In some parts of the country, these are known as long-houses
The element is Norse or Old English and means field
or piece of land suitable for cultivation, and is used as an
alternative to felt or field
The urine was collected from farms and private houses where it was
left in a tub or a bucket by the door.
Pigs' manure could also be used.
With the growth of the gas industry, the ammonia which was a
by-product was used instead of urine.
See
Night soil
A lap stick is a small metal rod around which the lap is wound
as it emerges from a machine
A larderer or lardner was in charge of the store.
The name comes from the French lardier meaning a tub where
bacon was stored
Records for Akroyd's mill show that they produced the fabric
in 1798
A lattener was someone who worked in the metal
See
Low Brown Knowl, Wadsworth
See
Nainsook
The rate was one-tenth of the value of the movable property of those
who lived within a city, borough or royal desmesne, and
one-fifteenth for those who lived elsewhere.
These were recorded in Lay subsidy returns and Lay subsidy
rolls.
Between 1524-1536, they were revived by Henry VIII.
The tax was levied for a specific purpose, such as a foreign war.
They are useful in researching surnames
See
Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Elland
See
Drain
This is often a recumbent headstone of a grave, such as may be
re-used as a paving stone
[Taken in September 2016]
The name was also used for a doctor or physician.
See
Mrs Wood
Thomas Wright was proprietor in 17??.
In 1809, the name was changed to Wright's Leeds Intelligencer.
In 1818, the Wright family sold the paper and the name was changed
to Leeds Intelligencer & Yorkshire General Advertiser.
In 1837, Rev Brontë wrote to the paper in support of the
repeal of the Poor Law Amendment Act [1834].
He also spoke against the Act at meetings in Haworth.
In 1866, the name was changed to Yorkshire Post & Leeds
Intelligencer.
In 1883, the name was changed to Yorkshire Post.
In 1939, the name was changed to Yorkshire Post & Leeds Mercury
The paper ceased publication in 1755, but was revived in 1765.
In 1797, the paper was bought by a group of Unitarians and
Methodists, including Edward Baines and John Marshall.
Rev Brontë wrote to – and for – the newspaper – see
Cremation, Crow Hill.
In the 19th century, there are records of criminals – such as
John Waddington and
James Wright
- expiating their crimes by placing a notice in the newspaper.
The paper was published on Saturdays until July 1855, after which it
was published on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
In 1850, the annual circulation was recorded as 459,000.
In 1923, the paper was taken over by Yorkshire Conservative
Newspapers.
In 1939, the paper merged with the Yorkshire Post.
See
John Binns,
Halifax Mercury,
The Leeds Intelligencer,
Newspaper stamps,
Alfred Ramsden and
John Wrigley Willans
In 1850, the annual circulation was recorded as 251,000.
See
Newspaper stamps and
Rev Edward Parsons
See
Court leet
The French word gauche may have the same origins
See
Cack-handed
The legatee is the person who inherits the legacy.
See
Pecuniary legacy
A leightoner was a gardener
A person who suffers from the disease is called a leper.
The disease can be treated with modern drugs
See
Merchet
See
Yeoman
See
surname Riley
These were abolished in 1850
The Public House Closing Act [1864] required that pubs close
between 1:00 am and 4:00 am.
A Licensing Act of 1872 had local options to close pubs on
Sundays.
In February 1929, closing time for pubs in Todmorden was extended
from 10:00 pm to 10:30 pm.
In February 1949, closing time for Halifax pubs was extended from
10:00 pm to 10:30 pm between May and July.
The extension was refused for Brighouse.
Pubs in England and Wales are currently permitted to open from 11:00
to 23:00 on weekdays; 12:00-22:30 on Sundays
See
Temperance and
Working hours
See
Thick
Baptised infants went to heaven
After liming the soil, potatoes were planted, then oats, and then the
land was left fallow for a year.
The lime was an effective fertiliser and was also used for making
mortar and in the iron industry.
Lime is produced by burning limestone in a kiln.
Large limestone deposits were mined in Settle and Wycoller, and areas
north and west of the Calderdale district.
Much lime was brought from the north side of Boulsworth Hill on the
Lancashire border.
There are reminders of the lime trade in the name Limers' Gate
which is found near packhorse routes in the west of the district
The name was also used for the superior-quality long combed flax
fibres, as distinct from the shorter tows.
See
Tops
