a - c...chemical manufacturer 25/12/1915 a goodall & co ltd fire halifax 09/10/1917 abattoirs...

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Subject 1 Subject 2 Event date Publication Date of pub Page No Column

A Goodall & Co Fire Salterhebble Chemical Manufacturer 25/12/1915A Goodall & Co Ltd Fire Halifax 09/10/1917Abattoirs Foundation stone laid 25/11/1926 HWCG 27/11/1926 2 4Abattoirs Opened in Halifax 08/10/1929Abbey Inn Newlands Closed 1911Abbott's Ladies' Homes Halifax First occupied 01/03/1877Abbott's Ladies' Homes Halifax History HGA 1912 129Abbott's Ladies' Homes Halifax History HGA 1926 151Abbott's Ladies' Homes Halifax Scheme outlined HG 07/12/1872 4 6Abercrombie Prof L 20/11/1929Adult School Inaugural meeting 17/03/1906 HG 24/03/1906 5 6Adult School New premises HG 24/11/1906 5 3Advertising Club Meeting to form 08/05/1914 HG 09/05/1914 7 4Advertising on Trams 04/03/1903Advertising on Trams 03/09/1903Aerodrome Proposal Brighouse West Riding Joint Airport Committee formed 05/12/1934 HWCG 08/12/1934 12 5Aerodrome Residents Protest Ovenden Protest by Illingworth residents HWCG 01/09/1934 10 2Aerodrome Site Consent Sought Ovenden Site in Cousin Lane: Air Council's consent to be sought HWCG 10/02/1934 13 2Aerodrome Site Council Approved Illingworth Approved by Town Council 04/07/1934Aerodrome Site declined Illingworth Air Ministry declined sanction 22/02/1935Aerodrome Site Inquiry Illingworth Inquiry held 04/12/1934Aerodrome Site Inquiry Ovenden Air Ministry inquiry into site purchase HWCG 08/12/1934 9 1Aerodrome Site Ovenden Powers to purchase land HWCG 07/07/1934 7 3Aerodrome Site Plan Abandoned Ovenden HWCG 09/03/1935 9 4Aerodrome Site Purchase Refused Ovenden Air Ministry refuse purchase order HWCG 23/02/1935 9 1Aeroplane Fatal Crash Wadsworth RAF Bomber Wadsworth Moors (three killed) 12/12/1936 HWCG 12/12/1936 4 3Aeroplane Flights First in Halifax: Graham White 10/06/1910Aeroplane Flights Plane landed on Savile Park 29/08/1922Aeroplane Flights Forced Landing On Savile Park 24/04/1929African Chiefs Visit Halifax 29/10/1895Agricultural Show Craven Lodge 31/08/1878Agricultural Show First Show New Halifax Society Shibden Park 15/08/1944Agricultural Show Piece Hall 07/09/1842

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Agricultural Show Spring Hall 25/08/1891Air Raid Precautions Contex filters fitted in Halifax gas masks 02/07/1940Air Raid Precautions Halifax Committee's first report 01/03/1937Air Training Corps Halifax decided to form two squadrons 14/02/1941Air Training Corps Halifax wing formed 16/01/1941Airport for West Riding See AerodromeAjax Officers and men visited Halifax for exchange of plaques23/08/1942Akroyd Colonel Statue unveiled (see 2nd edition) 29/07/1876 HG 29/07/1876 4 5Akroyd Park New conservatory opened 07/07/1937 HWCG 10/07/1937 12 5Akroydon Methodists Sunday School Jubilee 05/03/1938Akroydon Model Cottages Similar scheme proposed West Hill Park HG 12/09/1863 4 3Akroydon Square Cross and history HGA 1907 141Akroydon Square Opened 29/04/1876 HG 06/05/1876 4 6Akroydon Square Taken over by corporation 19/07/1900 HG 21/07/1900 5 8Akroydon Square Park Improvements HG 12/10/1901 4 7Akroydon Wes (sic) Jubilee 12/03/1921Akroydon Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Opened HG 11/03/1871 5 3Akroydon Wesleyan Sunday School Memorial stone laid 03/09/1887 HG 10/09/1887 7 3Akroydon Wesleyan Sunday School Opened 21/02/1888Akroyds Wadsworth HGA 1905 81Albani 03/11/1890Albany Arcade Proposal HG 27/10/1906 9 2Albany Club Opened at Hope Hall 08/10/1909Albert Memorial Arrangements for placing at Wards End HG 18/06/1864 4 4Albert Memorial Arrangements for placing at Wards End HG 30/04/1864 4 4Albert Memorial Details of project HG 31/10/1863 4 5Albert Memorial Erected and Full Description HG 10/09/1864 4 5Albert Memorial Inauguration HG 24/09/1864 7 2Albert Memorial Public meeting HG 22/02/1862 1 5Albert Memorial Public meeting HG 22/02/1862 8 4Albert Memorial Queensbury Inaugurated 26/05/1863Albert Park (Formerly called Heath Park) finished HG 19/04/1902 7 1Albert Prince Albert Victor of Wales Prince at Halifax HG 03/08/1889 7 1Albert Prince Statue unveiled Wards End 17/09/1864 HGA 1915 109



Albert Prince Statue: Council sanctioned removal to Sparrow Park ??/06/1900Albert Prince Visit to Halifax 29/07/1889Albert Promenade 08/07/1893Albion Street Baptist YMCA First organised meeting 12/01/1869 HG 16/01/1869 5 1Albion Street School Re-opened by Halifax Temperance Society HG 28/12/1844 5 2Alexander Silk Mills Ormerod Bros Fire Brighouse 26/10/1903Alexandra Café Opened as Café Royal 15/02/1908Alexandra Hall Description HWCG 16/02/1929 9 6Alexandra Hall Novel features of Little Theatre HWCG 07/03/1931 12 7Alexandra Hall HWCG 14/03/1931 9Alexandra Theatre Commercial Street plans HG 15/03/1902 8 5Alexandra Theatre Illustration HG 12/04/1902 2 4Alexandra Theatre Opened 11/03/1931Alfred Graham & Co Ltd Fire Washer Lane Works 18/07/1946Alhambra Picture House Opened 25/12/1916 HG 23/12/1916 8 1All Saints War memorial dedicated 30/09/1916 HG 07/10/1916 3 3All Saints Church Burial ground consecrated 14/03/1903All Saints Church Burial ground consecrated 11/10/1913All Saints Church Consecrated 21/10/1858All Saints Church Diamond jubilee 03/11/1918All Saints Church Elland Anonymous gift of six thousand pounds announced 20/11/1913All Saints Church Elland Consecrated 30/04/1912All Saints Church Elland Dedicated 04/11/1903All Saints Church Elland New Organ dedicated 03/09/1916All Saints Church Elland New Sunday school and new part of church consecrated23/09/1917All Saints Church Salterhebble Consecrated HG 23/10/1858 8 4All Saints Church Salterhebble Foundation stone laid HG 29/08/1857 8 2All Saints Day School School Centenary HWCG 30/10/1954 5 8All Saints Day School New school opened 23/08/1909 HDG 24/08/1909All Saints Day School Salterhebble Parents protest against closure after building condemned05/06/1907 HDG 06/06/1907 3 1All Saints School New school memorial stones laid 09/11/1907 HG 16/11/1907 2 2All Saints School Salterhebble Closed 31/05/1907 01/06/1907 7 4All Saints School Salterhebble Opened 25/04/1908All Saints School Salterhebble 28/08/1909 5 1



All Souls Cemetery Extension consecrated 01/07/1926All Souls Cemetery Foundation stone laid 21/04/1855All Souls Church Burial Ground consecration corner stone to be laid (advert)25/04/1856 HG 19/04/1856 1 2All Souls Church Consecrated 02/11/1859All Souls Church Consecrated 02/11/1859 HG 05/11/1859 7All Souls Church Description HGA 1924 49All Souls Church Description HGA 1907 149All Souls Church Diamond Jubilee HG 01/11/1919 3 3All Souls Church Organ rededicated 23/02/1903All Souls Church Struck by lightning 26/03/1891All Souls Church War memorial unveiled 1922 07/10/1922Allan House Sowerby Bridge Opened as Child Welfare Centre 11/05/1931Allen Dale Viscount Sowerby Bridge 24/10/1934Allen Lord (of Hurtwood) Addressed Halifax branch of League of Nations 05/10/1936 HDCG 06/10/1936 2 1Alma Street Gospel Church Free Gospel Church opened 19/09/1869 HG 25/09/1869 5 1Alma Street Meeting House Plymouth Brethren; opened 24/01/1869 HG 30/01/1869 5 1Alms Houses Halifax HGA 1912 129Alms Houses Halifax HGA 1921 137Alms Houses Sir Francis Crossley HGA 1927 21Almshouses Arden Road seventy fifth anniversary HWCG 17/12/1938 18 5Almshouses Waterhouse Blue Coat School's foundation stone laid 30/06/1855 HG 3 1Altitudes In and around Halifax HGA 1929 23Amalgamation Proposals HGA 1938 59Amateur Dramatic Club Meeting to form HG 23/02/1878 6 2Amateur Operatic Society Revived (moribund since 1916) HG 03/07/1920 2 4Ambler Thorn PM stone laying (Primitive Methodists?) 21/08/1897Ambler Thorn Union Croft School opened 22/06/1874Ambler Thorn Board School Site 08/07/1893Ambler Thorn Liberal Club Opening 06/11/1915Ambler Thorn Methodists Methodist Church First headquarters 22/10/1865Ambler Thorn Methodists School opened 11/10/1873Ambler Thorn Recreation Ground Proposal 31/05/1897Ambler Thorn Tram Smash Inquiry 28/07/1917Ambler Thorn Wesleyans New Wesleyan Chapel HG 04/08/1860 5 1



Ambler Thorn Wesleyans New Wesleyan Chapel HG 28/07/1860 7 3Ambler Thorn Wesleyans New Wesleyan Chapel corner stone laid 21/07/1860 HG 21/07/1860 5 2Ambler Thorn Wesleyans New Wesleyan Chapel opened 29/03/1861 HG 30/03/1861 8 5Ambulance Carriage presented to Halifax HG 11/11/1893 6 3Ambulance E S Redman Ambulance handed to Corporation 12/06/1929Ambulance Presented to Mytholmroyd & Hebden Bridge 03/05/1935Ambulance St Johns Brigade formed 26/07/1880Ampthill Lord Halifax Chamber of Commerce 04/02/1909Anderson Sir A G Halifax Chamber of Commerce dinner 07/03/1935Angell Sir Norman Luncheon club 06/05/1936Angell Sir Norman 07/02/1931Angell Sir Norman 01/02/1933Anglican Church Southowram First stone laid by Vicar of Halifax Rev D'Coulthurst 02/07/1816 WHJ 05/07/1816Anglo-Soviet Week 20/06/1943Anti-Corn Law League Meeting in Halifax; Cobden and Bright present HG 16/12/1843 3 & 5Anti-Polio Treatment HWCG 03/03/1956 1 8Anti-Polio Treatment HWCG 10/03/1956 1 & 9 2 & 1Anti-Tank Regiment New title adopted 02/12/1938Anti-Tank Regiment Reorganisation of Fourth Dukes announced 13/10/1938Anti-vaccination Lively proceedings at public sale 27/01/1886Anti-vaccination Disturbance Halifax 30/04/1883Antiquarian Society First annual meeting 03/12/1901 07/12/1901 3 3Antiquarian Society First meeting 05/02/1901Antiquarian Society Jubilee HWCG 07/11/1950 7 4Antiquarian Society Seventy-fifth anniversary dinner 25/11/1975Antiquarian Society Twenty-fifth anniversary dinner 08/12/1925Appleyard Toffee Works Fire Woolshops 11/04/1922Apsley Lord Halifax 03/10/1927Arcade Kings Scheme (later became Arcade Royale) HG 12/02/1910 6 6Arcade Royale Opened 05/10/1912 HG 05/10/1912 5 3Arcade Royale Opened for business 05/10/1912Arcade Royale HGA 1913 137Archbishop of York Halifax 03/12/1932Architects of Halifax Buildings HGA 1933 139



Architecture Ancient views "Domestic Architecture of the Parish" J Leyland HG 11/09/1880 5 1Arden Road Barracks Gutted by fire (see also Artillery) 06/12/1910Ark Independent Order of New Lodge opened King Cross Lane HG 07/01/1843 5 1Ark of Gt Britain Order of First Lodge opened at Mitre Tavern Inn Halifax HG 28/08/1841 5 1Ark of Gt Britain Second Lodge opened at Hop Pole Inn HG 09/10/1841 5 3Army and Navy Stores Fire Northgate 16/03/1927Army Cadet Corps Sowerby Bridge Headquarters opened in Town Hall 29/04/1944Army Recruiting Office Opened Ferguson Street Halifax 23/05/1938Art Pictures first in Halifax schools 21/08/1886Art & Science Offer of one thousand pounds 02/12/1911Art & Science Offer of one thousand pounds 25/01/1872Art For Schools Association formed HG 12/06/1886 7 1Art Gallery Hardcastle Collection 13/05/1922Art Gallery Proposal 11/10/1906Art School Halifax opened 24/01/1869Art Union Founded HG 27/01/1844 5 2Arthur Prince Duke of Connaught in Halifax 13/07/1876Arthur Prince Royal visit HG 15/07/1876 4 5Artillery Halifax name changed 22/02/1902Artillery New Drill Hall 12/12/1913Artillery Range at Shibden Clough 27/09/1875Artillery Scene at inspection 01/06/1872Artillery Barracks Arden Road gutted by fire 06/12/1910Artillery Barracks Fire Halifax Arden Road 06/12/1910Assembly Rooms Opened 26/05/1825 WHJ 27/05/1825Astronomer Royal Prof F W Dyson appointed HG 10/09/1910 6 5Astronomer Royal Prof F W Dyson appointed HG 10/09/1910 8 2Athletics Outstanding feats a generation ago HGA 1932 49Atholl Duchess of Visited Halifax 20/01/1930Atholl Duchess of 25/05/1932Atholl Duke of Halifax St Andrew's Society 29/11/1935Atlas Soap Works Fire Elland 05/07/1924Atlee M P Major Halifax 24/06/1933Australian Cricketer At Elland 07/06/1878



Australian Steel Works Band Peoples Park 03/07/1924Authors' Circle Founded thirty years ago HWCG 12/05/1956 9 3Automatic Telephone Elland 20/02/1939Automatic Telephone Illingworth (New Exchange) 31/05/1938Automatic Telephone Inaugurated in Halifax 18/06/1927Automatic Telephone Queensbury 17/04/1937Automatic Telephone Ripponden 27/02/1940Automatic Telephone Stainland 29/04/1933Automobile Club Halifax first annual dinner 03/03/1910 HG 05/03/1910 8 4Badger Hill Mill Fire Rastrick 31/07/1936Bailiff Bridge Methodist Chapel Newly opened HG 17/01/1874Bailiff Bridge Monument Unveiled in Memorial Garden HG 09/04/1921 5 6Band Concerts Approved by Council HWCG 05/02/1949 5 6Band Concerts Saturdays Bull Green proposed HWCG 15/01/1949 6 6Bankfield Two bowling greens opened 06/05/1911 HG 13/05/1911 5 4Bankfield Art Gallery Bankfield Ready 04/10/1887Bankfield Library Open access started 10/05/1906 HG 12/05/1906 9 4Bankfield Museum Description of Art Gallery HG 12/11/1887 4 6Bankfield Museum Mansion and Park opened to the public 12/11/1887 HG 19/11/1887 5 2Banks Amalgamate Liverpool and Martins and Lancs & Yorks Banks announced01/12/1927Baptist Chapel & School Sowerby Bridge Cornerstone laid 23/08/1884 HG 30/08/1884 7 6Baptist Chapel Brearley Foundation stone laid HG 18/10/1873 7 3Baptist Chapel Brearley Opening service 15/07/1875 HG 17/07/1875 5 6Baptist Chapel Heptonstall Slack General Baptist Chapel centenary services HG 11/06/1870 5 6Baptist Chapel Holywell Green Formed 05/09/1864Baptist Chapel New North Parade Corner stone laid 27/06/1853 HG 02/07/1853 5 1Baptist Chapel New North Parade Opening services (advert) HG 16/12/1854 1 2Baptist Chapel New North Parade School room opened HG 01/07/1854 5 3Baptist Chapel Ovenden Corner stone laid HG 23/09/1871Baptist Chapel Pellon Lane Centenary HG 29/08/1863 7 3Baptist Chapel Pellon Lane First Stone laid HG 17/08/1833 3 3Baptist Chapel Pellon Lane Gutted by Fire 06/02/1879 HG 08/02/1879 6 4Baptist Chapel Pellon Lane Re-opened 28/08/1879 HG 30/08/1879 5 3Baptist Chapel Pellon Lane Re-opened after being enlarged HG 13/08/1859 1 1



Baptist Chapel Pellon Lane Re-opened after being enlarged HG 13/08/1859 5 1Baptist Chapel Trinity Road Centenary HWCG 12/05/1951 7 2Baptist Chapel Trinity Road Foundation stone laid 11/08/1852 HG 14/08/1852 4 6Baptist Chapel Trinity Road Opening services 18/08/1854 HG 12/08/1854 1 2Baptist Chapel Trinity Road To close HWCG 10/07/1954 1 1Baptist Chapel Trinity Road HG 21/08/1852 4 8Baptist Chapel Trinity Road HG 26/08/1854 7 4Baptist Chapel Upper Edge Elland Corner stones laid HG 14/06/1890 7 5Baptist Chapel Upper Edge Elland New organ dedicated 19/04/1919Baptist Church Second formed in Halifax 05/05/1851 HG 10/05/1851 4 6Baptist Church Fire Pellon Lane Church destroyed 06/02/1879Baptist Church Nazebottom Centenary celebrations 14/11/1936Baptist School Chapel Sowerby Bridge Opened 15/01/1885 HG 17/01/1885 5 4Barkisland Christ Church Consecrated 02/05/1854 HG 06/05/1854 8 5Barkisland Christ Church Consecrated 02/05/1854 HG 29/04/1854 1 2Barkisland Church School Newly opened HG 23/11/1895 3 6Barkisland Mill Destroyed by fire; damage thirty thousand pounds 06/12/1882 HG 09/12/1882 6 4Barkisland Mills Fire 18/07/1924Barkisland New Church Foundation stone to be laid 14/07/1852 HG 10/07/1852 5 2Barracks Duke's Regimental Museum reopened HWCG 23/09/1950 3 4Barracks Highroad Well New Barracks progress of work and description HG 22/01/1876 7 3Barum Top and King Cross Lane improvement scheme HG 18/07/1914 8 3Baths Committee Scheme for Clare Hall HWCG 21/03/1936 7 6Baths Proposed New Deputation to Corporation Committee HG 20/12/1884 5 1Baths Public Bathers number over thirty five thousand in year HG 07/09/1861 4 5Baths Public Opened Park Road (see also Park Baths) 20/07/1859 HG 23/07/1859 5 2Baths Public Various meetings HG 04/07/1857 5 2Baths Public Various meetings HG 08/08/1857 5 5Baths Public Various meetings HG 25/07/1857 8 1Baths Public Various meetings HG 27/03/1858 5 3Baths Site Clare Hall or Cross Field? Long debate in Council (see also Swimming Baths) HWCG 08/02/1936 15 3Battinson Road School opened 17/08/1903 HG 22/08/1903 3 4Beacon Club To close HWCG 13/04/1946 5 8Beacon Hill Road Opening 15/08/1870 HG 20/08/1870 6 2



Beacon Hill Tree Planting Mr J H Whitley's proposal HG 27/01/1906 7 4Beacon Hill Tree Planting Planting of trees and shrubs HWCG 22/11/1952 5 3Beacon Hill Tree Planting Trees and shrubs planted HG 07/04/1906 7 7Beacon Hill Tree Planting HG 24/12/1908 9 5Bean Memorial School Triangle Opened HG 14/01/1899 4 4Beef Mark National Scheme Halifax (see also Food) 27/01/1931Beestones Mill Stainland Explosion: five lives lost 23/05/1895 HG 25/05/1895 2 4Belle Vue Description HG 13/09/1890 6 7Belle Vue Aviary Aviary opened HWCG 06/06/1953 7 4Belle Vue Conservatory Conservatory opened 07/07/1937 HWCG 10/07/1937 12 5Belle Vue Council Decision Council agrees finally to purchase for eight thousand pounds HG 04/05/1889 7 2Belle Vue Library New arrangements for Public Library (See also Library and Free Library)HG 24/05/1890 7 3Belle Vue Library New junior library opened 01/12/1930 HWCG 29/11/1930 7 1Belle Vue Library New reference library 11/07/1936 HWCG 11/07/1936 17 2Belle Vue Library Open access system HG 16/02/1907 7 3Belle Vue Library Public Library and News Room opened 29/09/1890 HG 04/10/1890 7 4Belle Vue Library To have aviary HWCG 25/08/1951 1 3Belle Vue Purchased Alterations (bought for seven thousand five hundred pounds) HG 22/03/1890 4 7Belle Vue Races Dog Races HG 19/10/1857 4 5Belle Vue Races 30/09/1867 HG 05/10/1867 4 3Belle Vue Races 30/09/1867 HG 28/09/1867 1 3Bells Details of sizes etc HG 14/06/1851 7 4Bermerside Home and open air school for children HWCG 13/08/1949 4 3Bermerside Given to the Town HG 08/04/1911 5 1Bermerside Open Air School Opened 20/07/1908 HG 25/07/1908 5 2Besant Annie (Mrs) in Halifax 17/03/1883 HG 24/03/1883 7 4Bethel Chapel Centenary HWCG 12/09/1953 5 1Bethel M N C Church Ovenden New school: stone laying HG 20/07/1907 3 5Bethesda Chapel Southowram Opened HG 06/03/1858 5 2Bethesda Chapel Southowram Primitive Methodist corner stone laid HG 06/06/1857 7 4Billets Illustrations of HWCG 11/04/1963 7Billets Illustrations of HDCG 03/04/1961 1 4Billets Illustrations of HDCG 08/04/1963 10 5Birchcliffe New Baptist Chapel First sod cut 13/06/1896 HG 20/06/1896 6 3



Birstal New Methodist Chapel HG 27/03/1858 5 2Birth Rate See under Census Returns and PopulationBlack Dyke Band American tour HG 28/04/1906 7 2Black Dyke Mills Band Centenary HWCG 12/03/1955 4 5Blackley Baptist Chapel And School memorial stones laid 22/06/1878 HG 29/06/1878 7 3Blackpool Coach From Halifax HG 13/07/1833 1 2Blackpool South Pier Opened (later became Central Pier?) 30/05/1868 HG 06/06/1868 4 5Blackstone Edge Road Removal of tolls article on old coaching days HG 02/11/1872Blackstone Edge Roman Road To be explored HG 19/01/1884 4 6Blackwood (Luddenden Foot) New Church schools opened HG 02/09/1871 5 5Blaithroyd Working Men's Club Fire 08/02/1920Blind Workshop Opened 26/10/1925 HWCG 31/10/1925 10 6Blue Coat School to be run experimentally as a hostel HWCG 06/08/1921Blue Coat Schools and Waterhouse Almshouses: foundation stone laid 30/06/1855 HG 3 1Blue Coat Schools First Old Scholars reunion HG 16/12/1899 4 4Board Schools Halifax Fees abolished (see also Education) 01/09/1891Boer War Anti-war demonstration HG 07/10/1899 9 2Boer War Reserves leave Halifax HG 16/12/1899 6 1Bogden Clough Reservoir In Ryburn Valley opened HWCG 09/09/1933 11 1Bolton Brow Sowerby Bridge Methodist New Connexion open large room for divine worship HG 26/08/1843 5 2Bond Street Works Fire Ten thousand pounds damage 1890Bonding Warehouse Proposed HG 07/07/1866 4 6Booksellers Stationers & Newsagents Association Association formed 10/12/1866 HG 15/12/1866 5 2Booksellers Stationers & Newsagents Association Preliminary meeting HG 01/12/1866 4 5Booth Congregation Chapel Newly opened 17/09/1869 HG 18/09/1869 5 5Booth General In Halifax 17/06/1882 HG 24/06/1882 7 1Booth Town Chapel Erected 1837 enlarged 1840 1844 HG 07/08/1847 4 6Booth Town Conservative Club Newly opened 04/07/1908 HG 11/07/1908 3 5Booth Town Liberal Club Inaugurated HG 21/02/1874Booth Town Liberal Club Newly opened 07/12/1889Booth Town New Primitive Methodist Chapel Corner stone laid 03/06/1865 HG 10/06/1865 4 5Booth Town New Primitive Methodist Chapel Opened 05/11/1865 HG 11/11/1865 5 1Booth Town New U M Church Opened 23/03/1907 HG 30/03/1907 11 7Booth Town New Wesleyan Chapel Corner stone laid HG 11/06/1870 3 4



Booth Town United Methodist Free Church Corner stone laid 02/11/1861 HG 09/11/1861 7 5Booth Town United Methodist Free Church Opened HG 19/04/1862 4 5Booth Wood Mill Fire Rishworth 06/07/1926Booth Wood Paper Mills Fire Ryburn Valley 07/10/1920Boothroyd Paper Mills Fire Rishworth 18/05/1920Borough Club Harrison Road Opened 20/12/1890 HG 27/12/1890 7 4Borough Enlargement Skircoat and Copley to be included HG 18/02/1899 9 1Borough Hospital Halifax Stoney Royd opened 01/05/1872 HG 04/05/1872 7 1Bottoms Mills Fire Salterhebble 30/05/1936Boulderclough Methodist Chapel Sowerby Memorial stones laid 28/08/1897 HG 04/09/1897 6 6Bradlaugh Charles in Halifax HG 16/06/1883 7 4Bradshaw Lane Primitive Methodist Chapel New: first stone laid 18/06/1864 HG 25/06/1864 4 6Bradshaw Lane Primitive Methodist Chapel Opened 14/04/1865 HG 15/04/1865 5 2Bradshaw Parish Church Centenary of opening (seventeenth of February 1839) (picture) HWCG 18/02/1939 6Bradshaw St John's Church Corner stone of new Sunday school laid 10/11/1888 HG 17/11/1888 7 5Branch Railway to Halifax To be commenced immediately HG 28/01/1843 5 1Bread Rationing First week (see also Food) HWCG 27/07/1946 5 7Brearley Baptist Chapel Foundation stone laid HG 18/10/1873 7 3Brearley Baptist Chapel Opening service 15/07/1875 HG 17/07/1875 5 6Brearley Bus and Tram Collision 10/08/1926Brearley Independent Chapel Opened HG 23/04/1859 5 2Brett Margaret Murdered by her husband at Mile Thorn 20/10/1889Brick and Tile Making in Halifax HG 23/05/1874 7 4Bridgefield Mills Fire Elland 21/11/1907Brighouse & Pickle Bridge Railway First sod cut 23/05/1874 HG 30/05/1874 3 3Brighouse Accident Sangers blown down 20/03/1863Brighouse and Rastrick United Christian Mission New hall: corner stone laid 03/09/1887 HG 10/09/1887 5 3Brighouse Church Pew rents abolished 20/01/1918Brighouse Cliffe Hill Primary school opened HWCG 27/06/1953 1 2Brighouse Conservative Association Inaugural dinner HG 04/06/1904 5 2Brighouse Conservative Club Cliffe House opened 05/10/1912 HG 12/10/1912 9 2Brighouse Conservative Club Opened 01/09/1906 HG 08/09/1906 2 3Brighouse Development Five new mills and other buildings change to manufacturing town HG 25/04/1863 4 6Brighouse Equitable Building Society New premises opened HWCG 10/12/1921 8 3



Brighouse Friends Meeting House Opened 12/11/1869 HG 20/11/1869 5 4Brighouse Gas Lighting HG 05/12/1840 3 4Brighouse Gas Lighting HG 07/11/1840 3 5Brighouse Grammar School for Girls Secondary school's new title HWCG 20/10/1945 6 6Brighouse Independent Chapel Opened 16/01/1856 HG 19/01/1856 5 1Brighouse Infant School Foundation stone laid HG 09/02/1861 5 1Brighouse Library Victoria free library opened HG 18/06/1898 2 6Brighouse Methodist Free Church Bethel Street Memorial stones laid 11/11/1876 HG 18/11/1876 7 5Brighouse Millroyd Mills Destroyed by fire damage fifty thousand pounds HG 21/02/1874 7 1Brighouse New Pubic Offices Opened 16/03/1887 HG 19/03/1887 7 4Brighouse Park Methodist Free Church and Schools Opening 27/06/1878 HG 29/06/1878 5 5Brighouse Primitive Methodist Chapel At Lane End opened 28/08/1864 HG 03/09/1864 5 3Brighouse Primitive Methodist Chapel At Lane End: corner stone laid 20/02/1864 HG 27/02/1864 5 3Brighouse Primitive Methodist Chapel At Lane Head memorial stones laid 23/09/1888 HG 29/09/1888 5 4Brighouse Renaming of streets Criticism HG 16/05/1868 5 2Brighouse Renaming of streets HG 09/05/1868 5 3Brighouse Riot Serious rioting 07/05/1882 HG 13/05/1882 6 5Brighouse Roman Catholic School Opened 30/01/1869 HG 06/02/1869 5 4Brighouse Salvation Army Citadel opened 03/09/1910 HG 10/09/1910 4 4Brighouse Secondary School Memorial stones laid 31/07/1909 HG 07/08/1909 5 4Brighouse Secondary School Opened 27/08/1910 HG 03/09/1910 4 2Brighouse Sewage Works Opening ceremony HG 30/06/1900 3 4Brighouse Silk Works Erected HG 11/06/1881 3 3Brighouse Smith Art Gallery Opened 22/05/1907 HG 25/05/1907 5 1Brighouse St James Church Consecration HG 26/02/1870 5 4Brighouse St Joseph Catholic School Foundation stone laid 30/11/1878 HG 07/12/1878 7 3Brighouse St Joseph Catholic School Opened 29/06/1879 HG 05/07/1879 6 6Brighouse St Paul's Chapel Opened HG 28/02/1857 5 3Brighouse St Paul's Wesleyan Sunday School: Foundation stone laid 16/07/1864 HG 23/07/1864 7 3Brighouse St Paul's Wesleyan Sunday School: Opened 16/04/1865 HG 22/04/1865 5 2Brighouse Sunday School Memorial stones laid 15/04/1876 HG 22/04/1876 7 4Brighouse Town Hall Committee formed HG 27/06/1863 5 2Brighouse Town Hall Proposed prospectus issued HG 13/06/1863 5 2Brighouse Wesleyan Chapel Foundation stones laid 25/10/1884 HG 01/11/1884 7 5



Brighouse Wesleyan Chapel Opened 27/10/1885 HG 31/10/1885 5 3British Legion New headquarters in Hopwood Hall 02/03/1946 HWCG 4 6British Legion Sowerby Bridge New headquarters opened 14/09/1935British Restaurant Not to continue HWCG 08/02/1947 5 2British Restaurant Opened 15/12/1941 HWCG 20/12/1941 5 6British Workman Opened in Halifax (Temperance version of a Working Men’s Club)22/04/1876 HG 29/04/1876 7 2Broad Street Wesleyan Chapel To close HWCG 19/03/1949 4 7Broad Street Wesleyan Chapel Wesleyan school: foundation stone laid 25/06/1856 HG 28/06/1856 7 3Bronte Biographers HWCG 05/06/1926 7 5Bronte Biographers HWCG 12/06/1926 7 5Bronte Charlotte Sampler (illustration) HG 02/10/1920 7 3Bronte Museum Proposed HG 16/12/1893 6 6Bronte Patrick Branwell Letter presented to Bankfield HG 08/10/1904 8 5Bronte Patrick Branwell Second letter presented to Bankfield HG 28/01/1905 5 4Bronte Revd Patrick Letter HG 29/07/1843 3 6Bronte Society Appeal for donations for museum fund HG 05/05/1894 5 2Bronte Society Committee meeting HG 20/01/1894Bronte Society Formed 16/12/1893 HG 23/12/1893 7 1Brontes Article re: authorship of "Wuthering Heights" HG 10/03/1894 7 7Brontes Article re: authorship of "Wuthering Heights" HG 24/02/1894 5 5Brontes Letters re: authorship of "Wuthering Heights" HG 13/01/1894 3 2Brontes Letters re: authorship of "Wuthering Heights" HG 27/01/1894 3 2Brooklands Estate Holywell Green given to Elland Council HWCG 24/10/1953 3 1Brooksmouth Motor Works Fire Brighouse 12/07/1921Brunswick United Methodist Church First annual tea meeting of School 28/02/1854Brunswick United Methodist Church Foundation stones of church and school laid Rhodes Street20/06/1874Brunswick United Methodist Church Sunday school opened HG 12/06/1875 1 2Brunswick United Methodist Church Opened Rhodes Street 05/07/1876 HG 08/07/1876 4 6Building Societies Amalgamate Permanent and Equitable Building Societies announced21/09/1927Buildings Ancient views "Domestic Architecture of the Parish" J Leyland HG 11/09/1880 5 1Bull Close Lane To be widened opposite Plummet Line Inn HG 11/03/1871 5 3Bull Green Improvement scheme approved HWCG 06/04/1929 8 2Bull Green Improvement scheme HWCG 16/03/1929 9 2Bull Green Site To be stand for charabancs and buses HWCG 25/06/1927 6 5



Burial Grounds Closing HG 05/12/1857 5 3Burial Grounds Closing HG 12/12/1857 5 2Burial Grounds Closing HG 28/11/1857 4 6Burnley Road Accident Landslide 10/04/1920Burr Wood Mill Fire Holywell Green 23/06/1858Bus (Motor) First Route Mount Tabor Opened 16/10/1912 HG 19/10/1912 5 6Bus (Motor) Trial in Halifax 25/06/1912 HG 29/06/1912 8 5Bus Accident at Calder and Hebble Inn HWCG 12/04/1947 5 4Bus Garage at Elmwood opened 04/11/1932 HWCG 05/11/1932 19 4Bus Missing from Lincolnshire Missing bus found at Elland 17/03/1944Bus Producer Gas HWCG 08/03/1943 5 6Bus Service Motorised for Halifax HG 04/03/1905 7 5Bus Service Motorised for Halifax HG 01/04/1905 7 2Bus Service No powers to run HG 08/04/1905 5 3Bus Service No powers to run HG 06/05/1905 6 5Bus Service between Halifax and Huddersfield HWCG 24/01/1925 9 5Bus Service Penny To be started HG 01/07/1893 1 2Bus Service to Cragg Vale Heptonstall etc to Cragg Vale Heptonstall etc HWCG 06/08/1927 7 2Bus Service to Warley (Picture) 21/09/1925 HWCG 26/09/1925 9Bus Station at Cross Field Five thousand pounds cut in costs HWCG 25/07/1953 1 7Bus Station Site Clare Road scheme referred back HWCG 08/10/1938 9Bus Station Site Long debate in Council HWCG 08/02/1936 14 4Bus Station Site Traders recommend Bull Green HWCG 29/02/1936 15 1Buses Joint Control Between railways and corporation HWCG 30/03/1929 7 5Buses to be Bought Six new six-wheeled omnibus to be bought HWCG 03/05/1928 9 1Buses to Replace Trams On five Halifax routes HWCG 10/01/1931 11 1Business Women Business and professional women's club formed HWCG 01/04/1939 17 3Buttershaw New Independent chapel opening services HG 12/03/1870Cabs See also Hackney Coaches; Omnibus and Cab; Taxis;Cabs for Halifax First Cabs 21/01/1848Cabs for Halifax Preliminary measures HG 04/12/1847 4 6Cabs for Halifax Stand to be established at Halifax Station HG 29/11/1851 4 5Cabs for Halifax Stands and rates regulated by bye-laws HG 03/02/1849 5 1Cabs Hansom Introduced into Sowerby Bridge HG 19/09/1863 4 5



Cabs Two "Hansom's Patent" HG 29/05/1858Caddy Field Multi-storey flats plans dropped HWCG 02/04/1955 1 7Caddy Field Wesleyan Chapel Jubilee celebrations 13/12/1919Caddy Field Wesleyan Chapel Newly opened 14/04/1887 HG 16/04/1887 4 5Café Royal Halifax opened (now Alexandra Café) 15/02/1908Caine MP Sir Derwent Hall Elland Division Conservative Bazaar 03/04/1935Calder and Hebble Navigation Centenary celebrated 07/07/1858 HG 10/07/1858 5 2Calder and Hebble Navigation Company (see also following weeks' editions) HWCG 06/11/??Calder Bank Mills Fire Brighouse 29/01/1909Calder High School Opened in Mytholmroyd HWCG 31/05/1952 9 4Calder Vale Agricultural Trading Society Ltd Fire Elland 26/01/1941Calder Vale Show Past history HGA 1906 99Calder Vale Show Piece Hall 07/09/1849Calder Valley (Cobbett) HGA 1894 25Calder Valley Textile dispute commenced 16/05/1929Calder Valley Aero Club 05/05/1931Calder Valley Aero Club 19/05/1931Calder Valley College Todmorden opened 10/01/1955 HWCG 08/01/1955 9 3Calendar Perpetual HGA 1924 29California Meeting in support of scheme HG 16/03/1867 5 1California New church and schools scheme HG 08/09/1866 4 3California Inn Brinton Terrace Halifax Licence surrendered to West End Hotel 1901 Callis Mill Fire Hebden Bridge 09/01/1922Cambridge Festival Theatre Visit to Halifax curtailed HWCG 24/12/1932 5 5Cambridge Students Campaign Halifax (Full week) 10/09/1932Cameron Major General Neville J Halifax 13/07/1929Campbell Dame Janet Halifax 16/06/1926Campbell MP Rt Hon J M Halifax 19/05/1909Campbell Mrs Patrick First visit to Halifax 26/02/1923Campbell Rev R J Halifax 28/03/1908Campbells Works sold 01/11/1933Campbells Mill Sold for demolition site as building estate 01/11/1933Canal at Salterhebble Steam tug at Salterhebble 02/05/1833Canal Mills Fire Sowerby Bridge Damage nearly £1000 26/01/1938



Canal Salterhebble to Sowerby Bridge Opened 26/09/1770Canal Sowerby Bridge to Luddenden Foot Motor boat passenger service commenced 12/02/1926Canal Works Halifax formally opened 16/01/1892Cancer Halifax committee formed 13/01/1926Canterbury Archbishop Halifax (then Archbishop of York) 02/02/1915Capital Punishment Abolished for 5 years 14/04/1948Caravan Fire Belonging to Hamilton Dean (actor) 03/09/1929Carew Sir Robert Pole Halifax 30/01/1915Carey General (USA) At Halifax 10/01/1870Carl Rosa Opera Company Halifax Grand April 26 - May 1 26/04/1943Carl Rosa Opera Company Halifax Grand June 27 - July 2 27/06/1942Carnegie Halifax 26/09/1900Carter & Co Fire Upper George Yard Dredger Soap Works 28/12/1906Carter Lady Bonham Halifax Liberal Bazaar 24/02/1926Carters' Strike Began Brighouse 01/04/1913Carters' Strike Began Halifax 01/05/1913Carters' Strike Settled Halifax 02/05/1913Castle Carr Right of way 25/02/1898Castle Carr 10/12/1898Castle Carr HGA 1907 177Cat I'th Window Lower Kirkgate Licence transferred to Shay Hotel 1928Cat I'th Window Lower Kirkgate HGA 1929 13Cattle Market Gibbett Street Opened 03/05/1856Cattle Plague Day of humiliation in Halifax HG 17/03/1866 4 5Cattle Plague Day of humiliation in Halifax HG 17/03/1866 6 2Cavalry Halifax HGA 1892 39Cavendish Lord Frederick At Brighouse 15/06/1872Cecil Viscount Halifax 08/10/1929Cemetery Halifax General Lister Lane Notice of opening 02/10/1841 HG 21/08/1841 1 1Cemetery Halifax General Lister Lane Notice of opening HG 21/08/1841 5 1Cenotaph Halifax unveiled 15/10/1922Cenotaph Site Belle Vue selected (see also War Memorial) HG 08/01/1921 8 6Cenotaph Site Unveiled (Pictures page 10) 15/10/1922 HWCG 22/10/1922 2 6Census Returns For 1861 HG 11/05/1861 4 4



Census Returns For 1861 (Leader) HG 11/05/1861 4 3Census Returns See also Population Centenarians In Halifax HGA 1921 169Centenary of Weekly Courier HWCG 03/01/1953Centenary Year Film HWCG 02/04/1949 5 6Central Hall Opened as Band of Hope headquarters 11/11/1878Central Square For Halifax £68 000 scheme HG 08/06/1901 5 4Central Square For Halifax £68 000 scheme HG 15/06/1901 7 3Centre Vale Military Hospital Closed 28/01/1919Centre Vale Park Todmorden opened 30/03/1912Chamber of Commerce Halifax Established 18/01/1862Chamber of Commerce Halifax Inaugurated HG 25/01/1861 7 1Chamber of Trade Jubilee HWCG 20/02/1954 5 2Chamberlain Austen Halifax 10/12/1903Chamberlain Neville Halifax 25/10/1925Chamberlain Neville Victoria Hall 15/12/1933Chapel Field Mill Fire Ripponden 19/03/1929Chapel Fold Halifax compulsory purchase order inquiry 16/10/1934Chapeltown Plan for new swimming baths; Clare Hall site dropped HWCG 31/03/1956 1 2Chaplin Charlie At Halifax Palace with Will Murray's "Casey's Court" 22/06/1909Characters (Local) Of other days HGA 1931 59Characters Queer Halifax HGA 1931 59Charities Local HGA 1928 133Charities Local HGA 1925 153Charities Distribution of Particulars of 5 charities given HG 31/12/1853 4 6Charity Organisations Society Also see "W C"(Welfare Committee?) March 8 15 22 1879"Charity Organisations Society Fore-runner of Guild of Help and Council of Social Welfare formed14/03/1879Charlestown Clearance Scheme Public inquiry HWCG 10/04/1937 14 3Charlestown Railway Disaster HGA 1913 119Charlestown Refuse Destructor Installed 13/10/1910Charlestown Residences Houses and flats on clearance site - completed 21/05/1940Charlestown Road Improvement HWC 19/09/1863Charlestown St Thomas's Church Consecrated 25/02/1861 HG 02/03/1861 7 3Charlestown St Thomas's Church Corner stone laid 11/04/1859 HG 16/04/1859 5 2



Charlestown St Thomas's Church Opened 22/04/1860 HG 28/04/1860 4 3Charter of Incorporation of Borough Of Halifax draft received HG 18/12/1847 5 3Charter of Incorporation of Borough Of Halifax arrival expected shortly HG 11/12/1847 4 4Chartist Demonstration At Peep Green Hartshead HG 25/05/1839 3 4Chartist Meeting On Skircoat Moor 22/04/1848Chartist Movement in Halifax HGA 1938 75Chartists Meeting at Skircoat Moor (over 100 000) 1842 HGChartists Rising at Queen's Head Checked HG 18/01/1840Chartists Stripped Luddenden Church roof 19/06/1840Chartists Meeting Addressed At Peep Green Hartshead HG 23/05/1837 4 1Chatham and Jennings Inn Luddenden licence referred 07/02/192]3Chemists' and Druggists' Association Halifax and District formed HG 06/01/1869 5 1Cheshire Homes White windows: contract signed for purchase HWCG 01/09/1956 7 1Chess Club Articles HWCG ??/06/1927Chess Club Articles HWC 25/10/1884Chess Club Articles HWC 27/09/1884 6Chess Club Started in Halifax HG 12/12/1868 4 5Chess in Halifax Two clubs united as "Halifax Chess Club" HG 30/01/1847 4 6Chess in Halifax Two clubs united as "Halifax Chess Club" (advert) HG 13/02/1847 1 2Chest X-Ray Of hospital patients suggested HWCG 03/12/1955 1 1Chevalier Albert Halifax Mechanics Hall 28/09/1895Chevinedge Fabric sold prior to utilisation for building 01/06/1933Child's Messenger Act First Halifax prosecution 01/02/1901Children's Welfare Centre Norhgate opened 16/06/1926Chimney (Long) Claremount Road felled 23/12/1908Chimney Accident Balloon caught chimney 11/09/1863Chimney at Dean Clough Mills Felled 07/11/1916Cholera Outbreak Halifax 16/08/1849Choral Society Halifax history HWCG 01/10/1932Choral Society Jubilee dinner HG 08/05/1869 4 3Christ Church Barkisland Consecrated 02/05/1854 HG 29/04/1854 1 2Christ Church Fire Sowerby Bridge Fireman Coulston killed 04/02/1894Christ Church Mount Pellon Re-opened after alterations 25/04/1903Christ Church Sowerby Bridge Centenary 28/05/1921



Christ Church Sowerby Bridge Reopened one year after destruction by fire 02/02/1895 HG 09/02/1895 5 7Christ Church Sowerby Bridge War memorial unveiled 24/05/1924Christian Science Church Enlarged premises at Well Head opened 10/01/1926Christian Science Church Halifax history 13/01/1917Christian Science Church Saville Lodge Church dedicated 14/01/1917Christian Scientist Second church (Aked's Road) opened HWCG 05/07/1924 7 6Christmas Beer At workhouse questioned 04/11/1896Christmas Beer 17/11/1897Chrysanthemum Society Shows to be discontinued HG 15/12/1906 7 3Church Dr Leslie F President Methodist Conference Halifax 17/09/1943Church Bells See under BellsChurch Institute Halifax First annual soiree HG 17/11/1877 7 4Church Institute Halifax Inaugural soiree 17/01/1859 HG 22/01/1859 7Church Institute Halifax Steady progress HG 23/04/1859Church of St John the Baptist Clayton Foundation stone laid 29/05/1849Church School Teachers Association formed 31/10/1889Church Tavern Church yard demolished 1892Church Tavern Nelson Street demolished HG 09/04/1892 5 1Churchill Winston Halifax 21/12/1903Churchill Winston Halifax 06/12/1904Cine Club Halifax New theatre opened 29/03/1940Cinema Control Powers To be transferred from Justices to Watch Committee HWCG 07/12/1946 5 3Citizens League Halifax Formed 04/06/1903Civic Centre War Memorial Plan Plans shelved HWCG 26/07/1947 5 1Civic Centre War Memorial Plan Supported by Chamber of Trade HWCG 24/05/1947 6 5Civic Centre War Memorial Plan HWCG 17/05/1947 6 6Civic Council for Promoting International Friendships Formed HG 11/07/1914 7 5Civil Defence Reorganized in Halifax (see also Civil Defence Corps) HWCG 24/11/1951 5 4Civil Defence Corps Halifax Keeps its lead HWCG 17/01/1953 1 6Civil Defence Corps Halifax Strength doubled HWCG 22/11/1952 1 1Civil Defence Corps Halifax Tops national recruiting league HWCG 13/09/1952 1 8Civil Defence Corps Halifax Training calls not answered HWCG 31/01/1953 1 6Civil Defence Services Farewell parade 17/06/1945 HWCG 23/06/1945 9 3Clare Hall American skating rink opened 27/04/1909 HG 24/04/1909 6 7



Clare Hall Purchase by Corporation HWCG 06/01/1936 9 1Clare Hall Purchase by Corporation HWCG 11/01/1936 16 3Clare Hall To be demolished? HWCG 29/06/1946 5 1Clare Hall Baths £59 140 tenders accepted by Council HWCG 05/08/1939 14 3Clare Hall Baths £62 000 scheme HWCG 20/02/1937 12 8Clare Hall Baths £90 000 scheme for baths HWCG 03/10/1936 11 1Clare Hall Baths Approved by council HWCG 10/10/1936 15Clare Hall Baths Committee's new proposal HWCG 23/01/1937 8 6Clare Hall Baths Council decide on baths at £60 000 HWCG 05/12/1936 12Clare Hall Baths Details of scheme HWCG 06/03/1937 13Clare Hall Baths Move to reduce costs to £60 000 HWCG 28/11/1936 11 1Clare Hall Baths No medicinal facilities to be installed HWCG 21/08/1937 3 3Clare Hall Baths No medicinal facilities to be installed HWCG 09/10/1937 8 4Clare Hall Bus Station Referred back by Town Council 05/10/1938Clare Road As a bus station scheme referred back HWCG 08/10/1938 9Clare Road Flats for single women opened HWCG 31/10/1936 9 5Clare Road One-person bungalow opened by Lady Halifax 27/10/1936Clare Road One-person bungalows first sod cut 31/10/1935Claremount History HGA 1928 27Claremount New recreation ground opened 22/02/1887 HG 26/02/1887 7 1Claremount Street robbery 05/04/1930Claremount To be substituted for Beaumont Town HG 15/10/1864 4 4Claremount Church Fire St Thomas's 14/01/1940Claremount Conservative Club Reopened after extensions 18/02/1911Claremount New Liberal Club Memorial stone laid 17/04/1897 HG 24/04/1897Claremount New Primitive Methodist Chapel Opened HG 19/01/1901 3 6Claremount St Thomas' Board School Opened HG 24/07/1875 7 5Clarence Chess Club Halifax formed HG 12/11/1842 5 1Clarence Cricket Club Halifax ground in Hopwood Lane improved HG 10/04/1841 3 6Clarence Cricket Club New ground in King Cross Road HG 15/04/1843 5 1Clarence Street Roman Catholic Schools Memorial stone laid 09/06/1894 HG 16/06/1894 7 3Clarke Bridge New (also spelt Clark) HG 23/05/1863 4 6Clarke Bridge New bridge opened 16/11/1917Clarke Bridge New ferro-concrete structure opened HG 17/11/1917 5 2



Clarke Bridge HGA 1929 29Clarke Sir Geoffrey President Association of British Chambers of Commerce Halifax28/01/1937Clay House Mills Fire Greetland 06/03/1925Clay House Mills Fire Greetland Mill 19/02/1929Clay House Park Greetland Opened 05/07/1924Clayton & Murgatroyd Silk Mills Fire Halifax 05/02/1908Clayton Church of St John the Baptist Church opened 19/01/1851 HG 01/02/1851 8 2Clayton Murgatroyd & Co Fire Halifax Wellington Mills 01/07/1913Clayton New Wesleyan Schools Memorial stone laid HG 06/10/1877 5 3Clayton Parish Church Gift of £12 000 stock by W H Benn 27/04/1917Clayton Rev P B (Tubby) Halifax 13/04/1926Clifford Julian Conductor Halifax Grand Theatre 05/10/1943Clifton Air Display Sir Alan Cobham's Circus 02/06/1934Clifton Bridge Mill Fire Brighouse 03/01/1934Clifton Bus Smash Three killed 16/10/1915Clifton Church Consecrated 04/09/1860 HG 08/09/1860 5 1Clifton Church Opened 09/06/1859 HG 11/06/1859 8 4Clifton Church Site and material for given by Sir G Armytage 18/10/1873Clifton Inn Brighouse licence referred 09/03/1927Clifton Joint Hospital Opened 10/06/1892 HG 11/06/1892 5 6Clifton Methodist Church Corner stone laid 04/07/1874 HG 11/07/1874 7 4Clifton Road Railway Station Brighouse demolition began 16/10/1934Clifton Stocks In use HG 18/08/1861 5 1Clifton Stocks Re-erected HG 11/08/1860 5 1Cloth Market Halifax HGA 1938 67Clothiers Arms Greetland Referred for compensation 07/06/1926Clough Mill Soyland Burnt down £10 000 damage HG 06/03/1875 4 2Club Gentlemen's One to be founded in Halifax - apparent first mention HWCG 11/04/1868 4 5Club Gentlemen's Renamed St James's Club - see for later referencesClubs of the Past in Halifax HGA 1923 63Clynes J R Halifax 30/09/1920Clynes J R Halifax 16/10/1938Clynes Rt Hon J R Elland 31/03/1935Clynes Rt Hon J R Halifax Technical School 30/09/1920



Co-op Café Fire Halifax £5 000 damage 06/04/1946Co-operation History of in Halifax Pamphlet (pp57) HG 30/03/1867 5 1Co-operative Provision Store Halifax First half-yearly meeting HG 14/06/1851 4 5Co-operative Provision Store Halifax Letter HG 21/06/1851 8 3Co-operative Society Halifax Opening of Northgate Head Office HG 05/11/1861 7 3Coach Halifax to Blackpool HGA 1892 91Coach Halifax to Manchester HGA 1893 27Coach Service (advert) HG 13/04/1833 2Coaching Days in Halifax HGA 1894 95Coachmen and Grooms' Association HG 06/11/1897Coal discovered at Queensbury 09/01/1900Coal Scarcity Stops local mills 14/02/1873Coal Strike Began 01/04/1921Coal Strike Ended 04/07/1921Coal Strike Local mills closed 11/03/1912Coal Supply Association First General Meeting HG 03/02/1900 2 6Coal Supply Association First General Meeting HG 03/02/1900 7 2Coat of Arms To be submitted to Council (Illus) HWCG 30/08/1947 5Cockhill Charabanc Accident 30/10/1920Cockhill Moor Body found after 2 years mystery Halifax man 25/10/1931Coffee Tavern At bottom of Horton Street opened 11/02/1885 HG 14/02/1885 4 5Coffin Dr Medical Botanist Presentation in "the public room" Bull Close Lane HG 23/11/1844 5 2Coiners Halifax HGA 1893 89Coke Gatherers In Halifax streets HG 18/01/1908 4 6Coldacre Reservoir First sod cut HG 25/07/1891 7 2Coldest Day in Halifax Lowest temperature recorded at Belle Vue 1.2 degree F22/12/1909Coldest Day in Halifax Lowest temperature recorded at Belle Vue 3.0 degree F18/02/1898Coley and Northowram Horticultural Society First Annual Show HG 13/09/1856 5 1Coley Church 400th anniversary 24/06/1913Coley Church First stone laid 26/02/1816 WHJ 15/03/1816Coley Parish Church War memorial unveiled 11/01/1920Coley Parsonage Foundation stone laid HG 09/07/1842 5 2Colliers Meeting of In Odd Fellow's Hall Object: formation of a general union? HG 06/08/1842 5 1Collinson's Tea Blending Factory in St John's Place HG 21/11/1908 5 2



Colonial Club Halifax HGA 1923 65Commercial Bank New opened HG 29/05/1880Commercial Banking Co Ltd (Halifax) Amalgamation with Liverpool and Martins approved 22/12/1919Commercial College Ripponden HGA 1927 53Commercial Company Fire Ripponden 18/03/1931Commercial Mills Fire Elland 07/02/1912Commercial Street Name approved by council HG 06/10/1883 7 1Commercial Street New Buildings HG 21/01/1899 7 2Commercial Street Paving and completion commenced HG 19/01/1884 5 2Commercial Union Halifax and District established 09/01/1891Compensation for Nationalised Gas and Electric Received by Halifax HWCG 25/11/1950 1 2Compensation Water Application sanctioned by Ministry 24/08/1934Compensation Water Halifax application for reduction - Inquiry 16/08/1934Composers Halifax HGA 1903 171Conductresses Introduced on Halifax trains 13/11/1915Congregation Church Lightcliffe Foundation stones 22/08/1870 HG 27/08/1870 6 4Congregation Church Lightcliffe Memorial stones laid HG 27/08/1870 6 4Congregation Church Lightcliffe Opened 18/10/1871 HG 21/10/1871 6 4Congregation Church Lightcliffe War Memorial unveiled 03/05/1919Congregational Association Formed of 10 Halifax Congregational Churches HG 14/09/1907 4 5Congregational Chapel Norwood Green Memorial stone laid 01/04/1882 HG 08/04/1882 7 4Congregational Chapel Norwood Green Opened 19/08/1882 HG 26/08/1882 5 4Congregational Chapel Ripponden Memorial stone laid 21/08/1869 HG 28/08/1869 6 4Congregational Chapel Ripponden Opened HG 10/09/1870 5 3Congregational Chapel Sowerby Foundation stone laid (advert) HG 11/08/1860 7 3Congregational Chapel Sowerby Opened 11/09/1861 HG 07/09/1861 1 2Congregational Chapel Wyke Memorial stone laid 11/07/1885 HG 18/07/1885 7 5Congregational Chapel Wyke Opened 06/04/1886 HG 10/04/1886 5 3Congregational Church Harrison Road Centenary HWCG 10/07/1937 7 3Congregational Church Harrison Road New School foundation stone laid 17/08/1872 HG 24/08/1872 6 6Congregational Church Harrison Road School opened 20/04/1873 HG 26/04/1873 6 1Congregational Church Holywell Green Jubilee HG 12/05/1917 3 3Congregational Church Holywell Green Stainland opened HG 25/04/1874 7 4Congregational Church Sowerby Ter-centenary HWCG 01/09/1945 5 8



Congregational Church Waring Green Brighouse Opened 05/04/1902Congregational Church Warley Bi-centenary 24/06/1905Congregational Church West End Sowerby Bridge Centenary HWCG 25/02/1939 5 4Congregational Conference (Yorks) At Square Chapel 08/03/1932Congregational Methodists Meeting house opened in Gaol Lane HG 27/11/1841 5 2Congregationalists Church Highroad Well First sod cut HG 04/07/1914 5 2Congregationalists Church Highroad Well Opened 01/09/1915 HG 04/09/1915 11 1Congregationalists Church Highroad Well Pipeless electric organ HWCG 12/06/1937 14 1Congregationalists Church Highroad Well Stone laying 05/09/1914 HG 12/09/1914 2 3Conservative Association Halifax headquarters at Prescott House opened HWCG 28/06/1930 2 7Conservative Club Halifax Old In existence 70 years HG 04/12/1909 8 5Conservative Club Junior Closing dinner 03/03/1891 HG 07/03/1891 7 2Conservative Club Junior Started 18/04/1877 HG 21/04/1877 5 1Conservative Offices New opened in George Square 20/09/1912 HG 21/09/1912 7 1Conservative Party Halifax Proposed re-organisation HG 01/03/1890 4 7Conservative Party Halifax Proposed re-organisation HG 08/03/1890 5 2Conservative Party Halifax Reorganization 04/03/1890Cook A J Brighouse 27/02/1927Cooling Towers End to 'drizzle' HWCG 17/05/1952 9 4Cooperative Hall Midgley Opened HG 15/04/1871 5 6Copley Bridge Local foot bridge inquiry 28/04/1904Copley Bridge New Bridge (Woodhouse Bridge) opened 17/12/1904 HG 17/12/1904 8 4Copley CCL School Opened 11/04/1904Copley Church Foundation stone 05/06/1863Copley Church Foundation stone laid HG 06/06/1863 8 5Copley Church Foundation stone laid HG 13/06/1863 4 6Copley Church History HGA 1915 7Copley Church School Opened HG 06/04/1850 7 3Copley Church School Opened HG 23/03/1850 5 2Copley Council School New Council school opened 11/04/1904 HG 16/04/1904 2 4Copley Hall Plaster work removed to Kensington Museum 26/02/1915 HG 27/02/1915 5 2Copley Hall Volunteers' Arms to be demolished HG 18/04/1914 7 4Copley Horticultural and Floral Society First Exhibition ??/08/1850 HG 17/08/1850 5 1Copley Institute Opened 10/06/1946 HWCG 15/06/1946 4 6



Copley Power Station Plan approved HWCG 04/05/1946 5 1Copley Power Station Plan approved HWCG 11/05/1946 5Copley Power Station Plan approved HWCG 01/06/1946 5 2Copley Power Station Plan approved HWCG 07/06/1946 5 1Copley St Stephen's Church Consecrated HG 04/11/1865 6 4Copley Station Closed 18/07/1931Copley Station Opened for passenger traffic (advert) 01/11/1855 HG 27/10/1855 1 2Copley War Factory Explosion 22/12/1917Copley War Memorial Unveiled 21/05/1922Corn Market Improvement: details of old buildings HG 05/03/1877 6 3Corn Market HGA 1924 163Corn Mill Oldest in Yorkshire at Luddenden HGA 1907 131Coronation of George V Local celebrations HG 24/06/1911 8,9,10Coronation of George VI Local celebrations HWCG 15/05/1937 15,16Coronation of George VI Local celebrations HWCG 15/05/1937 8,9,10Coronations Halifax celebrations HGA 1911 129Corporation Inn Tap Licensed abolished 02/03/1903Corporation Year Book Issued HG 12/01/1878 6 1Cote Hill New Church School Opened 31/01/1872 HG 03/02/1872 5 5Cote Hill Primitive Methodist Chapel Corner stone laid HG 25/08/1866 5 1Cote Hill Primitive Methodist Chapel Opening services 29/03/1867 HG 06/04/1867 5 3Cotton Dispute Sowerby Bridge Ended after three weeks stoppage 14/07/1919Cotton Mill Fire Salterhebble 24/11/1930Cotton Stones and Thorpe Churches Amalgamation inquiry 09/11/1940Cotton Stones and Thorpe Churches Protests made amalgamation later adopted 03/07/1941Cotton Stones Sowerby St Mary's Church Foundation stone to be laid (advert) 10/09/1845 HG 06/09/1856 1 1Cotton Strike Locally commenced 16/07/1932Cotton Waste Fire West Vale Sam Mallinson merchant Green Lane 14/07/1947Council Halifax Town First meeting 30/05/1848Council House Rent Increase Approved by Council HWCG 05/03/1949 5 4Council Houses First permanent post-war HWCG 17/08/1946 5 5Council of Free Church Women Halifax formed 19/12/1940Council of Social Welfare Annual meeting (Originally Halifax Citizen's Guild of Help) HWCG 09/04/1927 7 2County Councils Amalgamation Draft proposals published 06/07/1933



County Court Commencement at Halifax HG 03/04/1847 7 2County Court Foundation commenced HG 15/10/1870 5 2County Court New opening 23/09/1873 HG 27/09/1873 4 4County Court New opening HG 27/09/1873 6 5County Court Halifax Historical article HWCG 15/02/1936 8 4County Court Halifax Opened 23/09/1873Courier and Guardian Amalgamated 02/05/1921Courier Clock Picture HWCG 12/02/1927 9Court Last Sitting at Town Hall 29/10/1900Court House and Police Station Harrison Road Description and sketch HG 11/09/1897 5 4Court Martial Halifax Depot 20/07/1933Covent Garden Opera Company In Halifax HWCG 21/09/1929 7 3Covent Garden Opera Company In Halifax (advert) HWCG 21/09/1929 1 4Cow Green Erection of new shops HG 04/01/1890 4 5Cow Green Traffic Lights In operation most intricate system in North HWCG 08/09/1951 1 4Coward Sir Henry Halifax 14/10/1930Cowdray Viscountess Halifax 31/10/1922Cragg Vale Water Scheme Public inquiry HWCG 30/10/1937 12 3Cragg Coiners HGA 1901 99Cragg Hall (Old and New) HGA 1908 7Cragg Hall Fire Destroyed by fire 11/08/1921 HWCG 13/08/1921 2 5Cragg Hall Fire 12/08/1921Cragg Vale Sod cut for Morley waterworks 18/04/1891Cragg Vale Council School Water supply condemned 20/12/1937Cragg Vale Methodist Church Centenary celebrations 21/09/1935Cragg Vale Mill Great fire 30/01/1896 HG 01/02/1896 5 5Cragg Vale Water Supply Plan Minister agrees HWCG 14/04/1956 1 3Craigie Lea Children's home Halifax Guardians decide to purchase 09/12/1916Craven Heifer Cow Green Closed (redundant) 1920Craven Heifer Mytholmroyd Licence referred 07/06/1926Craven Lodge Agricultural Show 31/08/1878Craven Lodge Estate Corporation decided to purchase 05/05/1920Craven Lodge Estate Purchased by Town Council 25/10/1920 HG 30/10/1920Crematorium To be officially opened 06/11/1956 HWCG 04/08/1956 1 7



Crematorium at Warley? HWCG 31/08/1946 5 1Crematorium at Warley? HWCG 26/10/1946 7 6Crematorium Draft Plans To be submitted HWCG 23/06/1951 1 8Crematorium Proposed site HWCG 03/07/1948 5 7Crematorium Tenders Authorised HWCG 24/01/1953 1 3Crib Lane Murder Jones 10/07/1926Cricket XI of All England (Australian) vs 22 of Halifax and District HG 09/07/1864 8 4Cricket XI of All England (Australian) vs 22 of Halifax and District HG 16/07/1864 4 4Cricket Yorkshire vs Middlesex at Halifax 15/08/1889Cricket Australians at Elland 07/06/1878Cricket Halifax vs All England 01/06/1879Cricket Young England Club New ground in Hanson Lane HG 24/07/1852 1 2Cricketer's Inn Great Albion Street Closed (licence refused) 1898Crimsworth Dean Wesleyan Chapel and school room opened 23/08/1865 HG 26/08/1865 5 3Crimsworth Methodist Church Pecket Well Centenary celebrations 13/10/1934Cripplegate Park Opened (formerly Duffy's Park) 19/08/1907 HG 24/08/1907 3 5Cripps Sir Stafford Halifax 22/09/1935Cripps Sir Stafford Todmorden 05/12/1937Croft Mill Fire Hebden Bridge Croft Mill 07/02/1922Croft Sir Henry Page Halifax 08/03/1929Crooks Will Halifax 09/05/1914Cross Field Bus station arrangements HWCG 26/06/1954 1 2Cross Field Cinema work begun 14/07/1937Cross Field Demolition sanctioned by Ministry 27/02/1926Cross Field Move to extend HWCG 02/10/1954 1 2Cross Field Bus station Ministry inquiry 18/11/1937Cross Field Bus Station Approved Work to start 01/08/1952 HWCG 17/05/1952 1 1Cross Field Cinema Land leased 07/10/1936 HWCG 10/10/1936 15 5Cross Field Cinema Land leased HWCG 17/10/1936 7 3Cross Field Extension Proposals abandoned HWCG 28/04/1956 1 5Cross Field Ministry Inquiry Opened 22/09/1925Cross Field New Recommendations HWCG 30/10/1954 1 2Cross Field Officially Opened 16/05/1955 HWCG 21/05/1955 9 1Cross Field Opened 29/08/1954 HWCG 28/08/1954 1 5



Cross Field Scheme Approved Bus station and car park; cinema turned down HWCG 08/08/1936 12Cross Hills Tavern Closed (licence refused) 1895Cross Keys Inn King Cross Street Closed (pulled down for street widening) 30/09/1931Cross Lanes Methodist Church Hebden Bridge Centenary 06/04/1940Cross Stone Church Todmorden Centenary celebrations 21/09/1935Cross-Stone Church Todmorden First stone laid by Vicar of Halifax 31/05/1833 HG 08/06/1833 3Crossley Miss S J Died (aged 102) 07/10/1942Crossley and Porter Cenotaph unveiled HG 30/10/1920 11 4Crossley and Porter Orphanage Jubilee HG 30/05/1914 8 2Crossley and Porter Orphanage Jubilee HG 06/06/1914 8Crossley and Porter Schools Debt cleared HWCG 09/08/1924 7 1Crossley and Porter Schools Diamond jubilee HWCG 02/08/1924 7 2Crossley and Porter Schools J W Standeven gave £10 000 to reduce orphans fees20/09/1924Crossley and Porter Schools To be voluntary-controlled under Local Authority HWCG 14/07/1945 6 6Crossley E W Died 19/03/1942Crossley Joseph Almhouses HGA 1928 133Crossley School Orphanage Diamond jubilee festival 31/07/1924Crossley School Orphanage Opened 29/06/1864Crossley School Orphanage HGA 1930 57Crossley School Orphanage HGA 1902 115Crossley Schools War Memorial Unveiled 23/10/1920Crossley Sir Francis Death 05/01/1872 HG 06/01/1872 4 3Crossley Sir Francis Loan fund HGA 1925 153Crossley Sir Francis Almshouses HGA 1927 21Crossley Sir Francis Proposed Statue Committee formed HG 05/09/1857 7 4Crossley Statue in People's Park HGA 1908 65Crossley's Chimney Felled 07/11/1916Crow Nest Estate Lightcliffe HGA 1918 81Crow Wood Estate Sowerby Bridge purchase decision 28/05/1919Crow Wood Park Bandstand opened 04/05/1930Crow Wood Park Opened 14/04/1923 HWCG 21/04/1923 4 6Crow Wood VAD Hospital Wound up HG 06/03/1920 2 4Crowdy Dame Rachel Halifax Women's Luncheon Club 05/05/1937Crown Street Further demolition (north side) HG 05/12/1863 4 3



Crown Street Improvement nearly completed HG 11/10/1862 4 4Crown Street In Halifax 1838 HGA 1899 75Crown Street In Halifax 1838 HGA 1916 77Crown Street Removal of Styring's building begun HG 27/07/1861 4 6Crown Street Removal of Styring's building begun HWC 27/07/1861 4 6Crown Street Street reset HG 16/05/1863 4 6Crown Street Crown Billiard Hall Opened 09/05/1913 HG 10/05/1913 7 4Cunliffe-Lister Sir P Halifax Chamber of Commerce dinner 21/01/1926Cunliffe-Lister Sir P Sunny Vale meeting 10/07/1926


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