The street and its houses were lost when the area was redeveloped in the 1970s
when the Lüdenscheid Link was constructed
See
Brighouse Bus Station and
Ganny
Lane just north of, and parallel to, Woolshops, running from
Northgate to Winding Road.
Property here included
The buildings in the area were demolished in the 1970s.
Mesolithic tools were found when a 13th century house was
demolished.
The vestiges of the lane can be found down the southern side of
Halifax Central Library.
Beerhouses & Pubs in Gaol Lane, Halifax
See
Back Lane and
Emmet's Lower Court, Halifax
There is a stone trough at the end of the car park here
Recorded in 1885 and 1887
Recorded in 1851
See
Gas Works Road Bridge, Sowerby Bridge
Thomas Blackburn built housing here primarily for his
workers at Phoenix Mill
The street is said to have been named after a visit by King Christian VII of Denmark on
1st September 1768.
Some writers have expressed doubt about this explanation for the
origin of the name, and suggest that it was named after Sir George Savile who often stayed at Royds' House.
On 4th December 1923, a runaway motor lorry wrecked property in the
street.
On 1st February 1926, Halifax ratepayers voted against widening
George Street and development of Bull Green, Halifax.
On 16th December 1926, there was a Ministry of Transport inquiry into
Halifax Corporation's application to borrow £22,634 to buy
property in Silver Street, George Street and Black Swan Passage
for the proposed widening of George Street.
Around 1935/1940, buildings in Silver Street, Black Swan Passage
and George Street were demolished when George Street was widened.
The newer buildings on the north side were completed in the 1950s.
See
Bull's Head, Halifax,
George Square and
Somerset House
There are passages between the houses.
These were probably to allow the carts through to collect refuse and
night soil.
There are 2 rooms above the passage, one belonging to the house on
the left, the other belonging to the house on the right
See
George Street Co-operative Society, Todmorden
The Gibbet stands here
See
G. H. Radcliffe