The Halifax Literary & Philosophical Society was established in September 1830 by a group including:
The first annual meeting was held on 7th October 1831.
In 1831, Anne Lister was the only women member eligible to serve on the committee.
The Society had a temporary museum at the New Rooms, until a new hall – Harrison House – was built further along Harrison Road.
The foundation stone for the new building was laid on 16th May 1834.
12 proprietors subscribed to the construction of the new museum:
In October 1849, a newspaper item reported a meeting held to confirm a decision to dissolve the Society.
In April 1860, a newspaper item – which presumably relates to the Society's museum – reported
Halifax possesses a very valuable and well-stocked museum [which is] closed to all but guinea subscribers. From 9th April 1860, the museum was to be opened, at certain hours of the day, at the rate of 1 penny per visitors
The Society's circulating library merged with that of the Halifax Circulation Library in 1866.
Officers of the Society have included
Other members the Society have included
In 1896, the Society's museum collections were presented to the town and formed the basis of the Akroyd and Belle Vue Museums.
The Society was discontinued in 1964
See Halifax Geological Society
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