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Dane Clemence Halifax 22/10/1929Darbyshire J P Dr Bishop of Glasgow Halifax 29/06/1933Davies Sir Walford Halifax Choral Society guest conductor " Everyman" Halifax Sunday Lecture Society??/03/1908Davies Sir William Howell M P for Bristol Halifax 10/11/1915Dawson City Hebden Bridge Sale of effects 22/05/1912Day Nurseries First Halifax opened 04/12/1941Day Nurseries Siddal and Ling Bob opened 30/09/1943Day Nurseries Woodlands Park Road Elland opened 29/05/1943Deaf and Dumb Association (Halifax) Premises extended 09/10/1936Dean Clough Chimney Felled 07/11/1916Dean Clough Institute Opened 29/05/1872 HG 01/06/1872 6 5Dean Clough Institute To become a factory HG 16/01/1915 5 2Dean Clough Mills Centenary 04/04/1903 HG 11/04/1903 9 1Dean Clough Reminiscences 23/01/1915Dean Head Church School Fire 21/03/1926Dean Head Church School Fire 21/03/1926Dean Head Church Schools Corner stone laid 25/09/1926Dean Head New Church Consecration HG 08/07/1865 5 3Dean Head New School Opened 21/05/1927Dean Head Reservoir Completed 08/05/1844 HG 25/05/1844 5 1Dean Head Schools Formal opening HG 07/09/1850 5 1Dean Valley Mills Fire Barkisland Dean Valley Mills 12/07/1921Debating Club Halifax Inaugural meeting HG 08/12/1877 4 6Debating Club Halifax Inaugural meeting HG 24/11/1877 6 1Debtors' Gaol Halifax To be abandoned: what shall be done with the building? HG 11/04/1868 5 1Debtors' Gaol Halifax To be made into barracks HG 30/01/1869 4 6Defoe's Visit to Halifax HGA1935 93Defoe's Visit to Halifax HGA 1899 147Deloney Thomas And Halifax HGA 1933 59Delvers Arms Crow Point Booth Town Closed 1925Delvers Arms Crow Point Booth Town Referred for compensation 03/03/1924Delvers' Arms Keighley Road Closed (licence lapsed) 1911Denholme Church Vicars dispute with parishoners 11/07/1934

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Denholme Gate Church HGA 1908 147Denholme Gate St Paul's Church Consecration HG 14/11/1846 4 6Denholme Gate St Paul's Church Consecration HG 21/11/1846 5 2Denholme Gate St Paul's Church Consecration (advert) 20/11/1846 HG 14/11/1846 1 2Denholme Knur & Spell vs Golf Match 20/08/1930Denholme Methodist Church For sale HWCG 22/03/1952 5 5Denholme Mill Fire Luddenden Foot 18/04/1870Dental Clinic First County Dental Clinic opened at Brighouse 24/07/1947Depot Highroad Well Opened 31/08/1877Derby The Beyond Rishworth Thousands of visitors in summer HG 22/04/1876 5 2Development Committee Halifax Appointed 03/05/1944 HWCG 06/05/1944 5 3Development Committee Halifax Formed 05/04/1944Development Committee Halifax Powers and duties defined HWCG 09/12/1944 5 8Development Plan Amendments HWCG 03/05/1952 1 2Development Plan Minister's decision (twenty year) HWCG 06/08/1955 1 2Development Plan Public inquiry 24/06/1952 HWCG 22/03/1952 1 1Dial 999 System In Halifax area HWCG 16/02/1946 5 3Dialect Speech Halifax HGA 1936 71Dialect Speech Halifax HGA 1922 97Dibden Impressions of Halifax in 1788 HGA 1916 29Diphtheria Prevention clinic and immunisation scheme for Halifax HWCG 22/09/1934 6 1Directory of Parish of Halifax (Walker's) Published (advert) HG 12/04/1845 1 2Dissenters Marriages of Two chapels registered for these HG 04/04/1846 5 1Distress Severe in Halifax 18/01/1879Doctors Qualified Halifax Association formed HG 22/06/1867 5 6Dog Show Association First Annual Dinner with report on show HG 14/04/1883 5 1Dog Show Association First exhibition HG 31/03/1883 7 6Domestic Poultry Yorkshire Association First exhibition to be held in Halifax HG 07/02/1852 5 2Domestic Poultry Yorkshire Association for the improvement of; First exhibition in Halifax (advert) 12-13/02/1852 HG 07/02/1852 1 2Dowsing Attempt to find missing man at Hebden Bridge 13/01/1936Drakes Ltd Centenary founders portrait unveiled 08/05/1947Dramatic Society Halifax Amateur First public performance 10/02/1885 HG 14/02/1885 6 2Drapers and Hosiers (Halifax) Association Merged into Chamber of Trade 06/12/1943Driest Year in Halifax (1955) Since records first taken in 1892 HWCG 07/01/1956 1 3



Drill Hall Arden Road Opened 12/12/1913 HG 13/12/1913 9 3Drill Hall Halifax Opened 18/01/1870Drill Hall War Memorial Picture HWCG 28/08/1937 9Drill Hall War Memorial Unveiled HWCG 11/09/1937 10 6Drinking Fountain in Luddenden Foot 08/04/1931Drinking Fountain Moved from Ward's End to King Cross HG 20/10/1898 6 6Drought Water decreasing 8 millions per day 11/07/1887Drought Water Restrictions Removed 14/11/1929Dryclough Lane Police Station Opened 10/06/1938Dublin Archbishop of Halifax 28/06/1928Dublin Arms Berry Lane Closed 1905 also called Waggon & HorsesDuke of Edinburgh Inn Brighouse Licence referred 07/06/1926Duke of Leeds Inn Gaol Lane Closed (redundant) 1910Duke of Norfolk Visit to Halifax 14/07/1806Duke of Wellington's Regiment Anniversary parade 250th HWCG 24/05/1952 1 2Duke of Wellington's Regiment Anniversary parade 250th HWCG 31/05/1952 9 1Duke of Wellington's Regiment Back in Halifax by September HWCG 22/06/1946 4 8Duke of Wellington's Regiment Battalion 2nd in action in India 13/03/1935Duke of Wellington's Regiment Battalion 2nd old colours placed in Parish Church 11/06/1888 HG 16/06/1888 7 5Duke of Wellington's Regiment Colours of 2nd,4th installed in Parish Church HWCG 16/09/1922 2 7Duke of Wellington's Regiment Consecration and presentation of Kings Colours to 8th 10 and 12th Battalions Memorial unveiled at Parish Church24/07/1920 HG 31/07/1920 7 4Duke of Wellington's Regiment Memorial unveiled Prescott Street Drill Hall ; 1st 2nd 4th Battalion 04/09/1937Duke of Wellington's Regiment Received freedom of Borough 18/06/1945 HWCG 23/06/1945 8Duke of Wellington's Regiment Record 07/01/1922Duke of Wellington's Regiment Regimental museum opened HWCG 22/09/1956 4 4Duke of Wellington's Regiment Return of Cadre of 1st and 4th Battalion 18/06/1919Duke of Wellington's Regiment Return of Cadre of 2nd Battalion 16/06/1919Duke of York Inn Brighouse Licence referred 09/03/1927Duke of York Inn Russell Street Demolished 1893Duke's Regiment Museum reopened HWCG 23/09/1950 3 4Dunbar Rudolf Conductor Halifax Grand Theatre 15/05/1943Duncan-Jones Rev A S Dean of Chichester Halifax Peace W R meeting 07/11/1938Dunglass Lord Halifax 06/05/1937Dunkirk B F F men arrived Halifax 01/06/1940



Duprē Marcel French organist Halifax visit 17/11/1947Dustbins Extra cost £1300 a year HWCG 10/12/1955 1 3Dutch Children Arrived for stay in Halifax (39) 14/01/1947Dye Works Fire Pye Nest Washer Lane 04/08/1940Dye works Fire Sowerby Bridge Asquith Bottom 28/07/1911E Illingworth & Co (Bfd) Ltd Fire Shelf Shelf Mills 08/02/1935Eagle and Lamb Inn Woolshops Closed (redundant) 1908Earthquake Felt in Hebden Bridge and Sowerby Bridge HG 10/10/1863 4 6Earthquake Felt in Hebden Bridge and Sowerby Bridge HG 10/10/1863 5 2Earthquake Shock felt in Halifax 07/06/1931Earthquake in Yorkshire Hebden Bridge affected HG 13/11/1852 5 2Earthquake Tremor Felt in Halifax 30/12/1944 HWCG 06/01/1945 8 2Eastwood Chapel Opened HG 28/03/1840 3 2Ebenezer Soldiers roll of honour unveiled 10/04/1919Ebenezer Methodist Northowram Sunday school opened 15/07/1933Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church Corner stone laid 13/01/1923Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church New chapel stone laying 13/01/1923 HWCG 20/01/1923 6 5Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church New Church 07/07/1922Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church New Church 15/07/1922Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church Opened 12/06/1924 HWCG 14/06/1924 7 3Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church Opened 12/06/1924Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church Opened 12/07/1884 HG 19/07/1884 7 2Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church St James's Road new Sunday School foundation stone laid 14/07/1883 HG 21/07/1883 7 4Ebenezer U M Bailiff Bridge School foundation stone laid 28/01/1928Ebenezer U M Northowram Centenary 03/09/1921Education Reorganisation scheme passed in Halifax 02/03/1932Education See also Board SchoolsEducation in Halifax 1870 HGA 1907 83Education National System Halifax meeting in support HG 04/05/1850 3Education Statistics List of Halifax schools with number of pupils HG 19/10/1833 3 2Edward King Memorial fund closed £10 092 raised 06/05/1911Edward King Memorial fund inaugurated 20/09/1910Edwards Sir Henry Death 05/12/1896Eleanor Cross For Halifax at Akroydon HG 01/03/1873 4 5



Election First by ballot 01/11/1872Election Old description HGA 1892 73Election Riot Halifax HGA 1905 167Elections in Halifax HGA 1913 121Electric Cinema Sowerby Bridge To be renamed "The Roxy" HWCG 31/05/1952 1 8Electric Light in Halifax increased use HG 28/03/1885 7 2Electric Light New company proposed for Halifax HG 19/01/1884 4 5Electric Light New company proposed for Halifax HG 26/01/1884 6 1Electric Light Tested Halifax HG 28/02/1880 6 5Electric Light at Football Football match lit Halifax 02/11/1878Electric Light at Skating Rink Advertised as special attraction (advert) HG 28/12/1878 1 3Electric Light in Mill First used in Halifax mill 26/02/1880Electric Lighting in Halifax Council in favour HG 23/02/1889 5 2Electric Picture House Halifax opened 30/07/1910Electric Theatre Big extension scheme HWCG 28/04/1928 7 6Electric Theatre Last showings HWCG 29/09/1956 1 3Electric Theatre Opened 30/07/1910Electric Theatre Services on Sundays HG 25/11/1911 6 3Electricity Halifax Corporation works completed HG 12/01/1895 5 2Electricity Halifax-Huddersfield pact agreed 30/03/1925Electricity and Gas Committees To be merged HWCG 26/10/1935 8Electricity Sub-station Collapsed Norton Tower 07/01/1938Electricity Works Completion dinner 10/01/1895Electricity Works Extension HG 12/08/1899 8 4Electricity Works Extension (Halifax) Ministry order for compulsory purchase of Church Lister St 29/08/1936Electricity Works Elland Opened 17/10/1903Elephant and Castle Inn Salterhebble Licence transferred to Half-Way House 1932Elgar Sir Edward Queensbury 17/03/1921Elim Church Sowerby Bridge Opened HWCG 02/11/1953 10 5Elim Foursquare Gospel Church Purchased Hanover Methodist Sunday School Halifax 29/05/1936Elizabeth Princess Announcement of Betrothal to Lt Philip Mountbattan 10/07/1947Elland All Saints Sunday School and new parts of church consecrated 23/09/1917Elland All Saints Church Memorial stone laid HG 11/08/1900 7 4Elland All Saints Church HG 18/08/1900 3 6



Elland Baths Opened 22/11/1902Elland Bethseda Methodist Chapel Memorial stone laid 03/05/1879 HG 10/05/1879 7 3Elland Bethseda Methodist Chapel Opened 11/03/1880 HG 13/03/1880 5 4Elland Bethseda Sunday School Enlargement corner stone laid 09/03/1878 HG 16/03/1878 7 2Elland Bridge Length 498 ftElland Bridge New bridge opened 18/07/1906 HG 21/07/1906 5 3Elland Bridge Opened after widening 13/11/1897Elland Bridge Widened re-opened 13/11/1897 HG 20/11/1897 3 6Elland Bridge Widening needed HG 14/08/1886 5 1Elland Cemetery Cemetery enlarged and consecrated 17/11/1940 HWCG 16/11/1940 2 4Elland Cemetery Consecrated HG 05/12/1863 5 1Elland Cemetery Consecrated HG 28/11/1863 5 1Elland Cemetery Ready for interments HG 17/08/1861 4 5Elland Central Hall Centenary HWCG 04/06/1955 2 5Elland Church Anonymous gift of £6 000 towards All Saints 20/11/1913Elland Church Monuments HGA 1903 7Elland Church Proposed HG 15/08/1896 5 4Elland Church Restoration described HG 21/07/1866 5 2Elland Church Stained glass window as memorial to Revs C & W Atkinson HG 11/01/1851 4 6Elland Clinic Opened 16/02/1924Elland Clock Presented 08/06/1909 HG 12/06/1909 5 2Elland Congregational Church Centenary 25/09/1920Elland Congregational Church Jubilee 17/06/1933Elland Conservative Club Opened 14/06/1902 HG 14/06/1902 8 4Elland Conservative Club War memorial unveiled 11/11/1920Elland Constitutional Club Golden jubilee HWCG 07/06/1952 3 1Elland Cooperative Store Opened 17/10/1891 HG 24/10/1891 5 6Elland Council Centenary HWCG 03/10/1953 8 3Elland Council Offices Opened 03/02/1896Elland Destructor Works Opened 05/06/1903Elland District Council New offices corner stone laid HG 15/06/1895 6 2Elland Dyeing Co Bridge End Fire Elland £50 000 damage 21/01/1941Elland Electricity Works Opened 17/10/1903 HG 24/10/1903 3 2Elland Equitable Building Society New premises HWCG 07/05/1921 8 3



Elland Ex-Servicemen's Club Opened 26/02/1938Elland Fire Service Brigade established 29/09/1854Elland Floral and Horticultural Society Disbanded (formed 1868) 27/08/1936Elland Gas Company's bill 14/05/1901Elland Gas District council's offer to purchase 24/04/1901Elland Gas District council's offer to purchase refused 02/05/1901Elland Gas Company 96% of stock acquired by United Kingdom Gas Corporation 11/05/1938Elland Grammar School Silver jubilee 12/09/1936Elland Harold Savage Hall Opened 23/01/1932Elland Kew Hill Primitive Methodists Chapel opening services concluded 05/06/1869 HG 12/06/1869 5 3Elland Labour Club New premises opened 20/09/1924Elland Liberal Association Inaugurated HG 01/02/1873 5 3Elland Liberal Club Opened 28/11/1903Elland Liberal Club 01/05/1903Elland Library Opened Ellen Royd 13/11/1926Elland Lower Edge School Church opened 29/10/1869 HG 30/10/1869 5 4Elland Mechanics Institute Opened 05/11/1845 HG 08/11/1845 4 4Elland Methodist Sunday School Memorial stone laid HG 04/04/1891 7 6Elland Mill Fire Grove Mills burned down HG 20/11/1852 5 1Elland Mill Fire Marshall-hall Mills destroyed by fire HG 25/03/1876 7 1Elland Museum Opened 24/10/1931Elland New Cinema Land acquired 06/08/1937Elland New Congregational Church Corner stone laid 01/07/1882 HG 08/07/1882 7 5Elland New Congregational Church Opened 01/05/1883 HG 05/05/1883 7 5Elland New Parsonage Foundation stone laid 30/09/1852 HG 02/10/1852 5 1Elland New Primitive Methodists Chapel First stone laid 02/04/1864 HG 09/04/1864 5 1Elland New Primitive Methodists Chapel Opened 25/09/1864 HG 01/10/1864 4 5Elland New Streets Langdale estate to be laid out HG 03/01/1863 4 6Elland New Wesleyan Schools Corner stone laid HG 25/06/1870 5 3Elland New Wesleyan Schools Opened HG 12/11/1870 5 4Elland P M Church Jubilee 05/07/1930Elland Parochial Hall Opened 27/04/1929Elland Pendleton Mill Burnt down £25 000 damages HG 15/09/1883 7 2Elland Power Station Building work to start HWCG 05/06/1954 1 2



Elland Primitive Methodist Chapel Memorial stone laid 27/09/1879 HG 04/10/1879 7 5Elland Prisoners of War Relatives association formed 08/02/1944Elland Public Baths Opened 22/11/1902 HG 29/11/1902 3 2Elland Recreation Ground Shelter opened 27/07/1912Elland Sacred Harmonic Society Established HG 02/04/1853 5 2Elland School Board Final meeting 22/03/1904Elland Secondary School To be called grammar school 01/11/1933Elland Senior School Plans approved (£55 000) 27/02/1939Elland St Mary's Church Complete restoration HG 10/02/1866 5 1Elland St Paul's U M Church Opened 05/06/1915 HG 12/06/1915 4 5Elland Station Opened 01/08/1865Elland Telephone Exchange Automatic working introduced 20/02/1939Elland Temperance Street UMC Diamond Jubilee 12/10/1935Elland Temperance Street UMC Jubilee 10/10/1925Elland Town Hall Clock presented 08/06/1909Elland Town Hall Opened 19/09/1888 HG 22/09/1888 7 1Elland Tram Extension for Birchencliffe opened 14/01/1914Elland Transport Last tram (May 27) and trolley bus service starts (May 28) 28/05/1939 HWCG 27/05/1939 3 1Elland Treasure Trove Inquest 22/11/1932Elland Unitarian Chapel Opened 05/06/1866 HG 09/061866 5 3Elland United Methodist Free Church Corner stone laid HG 27/03/1875 4 4Elland Upper Edge Baptist Chapel Corner stones laid HG 14/06/1890 7 5Elland Upper Edge Baptist Church New organ dedicated 19/04/1919Elland Urban District Council Final meeting 31/03/1937 HWCG 03/04/1937 7 1Elland Valley Mills Fly wheel burst 11/10/1927Elland War Relics Council decided to sell 29/09/1937Elland Wesley Church Jubilee 03/10/1942Elland Wesleyan Chapel Memorial stone laid 01/08/1891 HG 08/08/1891 6 6Elland Wesleyan Chapel Opened 04/10/1892 HG 08/10/1892 7 5Elland Wesleyan Church Centenary 03/05/1925Elland Wesleyan Church New organ opened 16/06/1914Elland Working Men's Club Opened 23/07/1923Elland Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel Opened 23/06/1880 HG 26/06/1880 5 4Elland's Tramways Formal opening 14/01/1914 HG 17/01/1914 4 2



Elms The Illingworth Purchased for use as R C Convent HWCG 07/10/1949 6 7Emergency Calls System Dial 999 system in Halifax HWCG 16/02/1946 5 3Emmott Lord Halifax 24/11/1924Endowed Schools of Halifax Report (Heath Hipperholme Heptonstall Rishworth etc) HG 12/02/1870 6 1Engineers Arms Cross Hills Closed (compensation) 1930Engineers Inn King Cross Referred for compensation 03/03/1930Entertainment in Halifax Theatres accommodation HGA 1932 23Equitable Bank Amalgamation with Liverpool and Martins announced 09/06/1927Equitable Building Society Take over Darlington & South Durham Building Society 13/05/1908Ervin St John Halifax 11/03/1931Essex Sir Walter Halifax 09/03/1918Evacuees Flying bomb evacuees begin to arrive Halifax and district 07/07/1944Evans Commander Halifax 18/01/1914Evans Commander Halifax 24/01/1914Ewbank Mary Trust Elland closed 05/10/1934Ex-Mayors' Badges Presented HWCG 07/03/1925 12 3Ex-Servicemen's Club Halifax and District opened 14/02/1920 HG 21/02/1920 4 3Exchange In Town Hall opened 02/01/1864 HG 06/02/1864 4 6Exchange In Town Hall opened 02/01/1864 HG 09/01/1864 4 5Exchange In Town Hall opened 02/01/1864 HG 16/01/1864 4 4Exchange Club Opened 02/02/1889Exchange Club and Restaurant New premises opened HG 30/03/1889 4 6Exchange Halifax Opened 01/01/1853Exchange News and Telegraph Rooms Advert HG 20/05/1854 1 2Exchange News and Telegraph Rooms Opened 20/05/1854 HG 13/05/1854 5 1Exchange Restaurant 29 Northgate licence lapsed 1896Excise and Stamp Department Removed from Crossley Street to George Street HG 16/10/1869 5 1Exhibition Halifax Universal 1900Exhibition "Halifax for Britain" HWCG 06/08/1946 4 6Exhibition "Halifax for Britain" HWCG 09/07/1949 5 5Exhibition "Halifax for Britain" HWCG 30/07/1949 5 7Exhibition Halifax Advert HG 09/05/1840 1Exhibition Halifax Advert HG 11/04/1840 2 1Exhibition Halifax Description HG 16/05/1840 3 4



Exhibition Halifax Figures of Attendance HG 06/06/1840 3 2Exhibition Halifax Figures of Attendance HG 13/06/1840 3 1Exhibition Halifax Further Description HG 30/05/1840 2 7Exhibition Halifax Opening HG 23/05/1840 3 1Exhibition Halifax HG 11/04/1840 3 2Exhibition Halifax Public Opened 18/05/1840 HG 16/05/1840Exhibition Halifax Public (or Royal) Closed 08/09/1840 HG 12/09/1840Exhibition Huddersfield HG 11/04/1840 3 4Exhibition Sowerby Bridge Closure 30/11/1839 HG 30/11/1839Exhibition Sowerby Bridge Evenings at the Exhibition No 1 HG 19/10/1839Exhibition Sowerby Bridge Evenings at the Exhibition No 3 HG 02/11/1839Exhibition Sowerby Bridge Evenings at the Exhibition No 4 HG 09/11/1839Exhibition Sowerby Bridge Evenings at the Exhibition No 5 HG 23/11/1839Exhibition Sowerby Bridge Opened (advert) 14/10/1839 HG 12/10/1839Exhumation Sowerby 25/09/1899Exhumations South Parade Chapel 31/05/1883Exley County Secondary Modern School Opened HWCG 20/09/1952 4 3Exley Park Hotel Hotel opened 17/07/1940Exploits & Feats "Amazing" Local HGA 1932 49Explosion at Factory Fleming Birkby & Goodall's £thousands damage no fatalities 03/08/1943Explosion at War Factory Copley 22/12/1917Explosion at War Factory Hipperholme War Factory 22/12/1917Explosion Lily Lane Ten killed 28/11/1850Explosion Low Moor Chemical works 21/08/1916Explosion Pellon Lane Mitchell Brothers pinion wheel burst 20/11/1906Explosion Stainland Five killed 23/05/1895Explosion Todmorden Boiler six killed 21/01/1875Explosion at Shop Cheapside Gas in shop four killed 11/09/1890Extension of Halifax North-easterly direction HG 21/09/1872 6 5Extension of Halifax Northerly direction HG 08/06/1872 7 1Extension of Halifax South-easterly direction HG 27/07/1872 7 4Extension of Halifax Westerly direction HG 13/07/1872 7 2Extensions and Improvements of Halifax Western part HG 27/08/1887 7 3Extincteur See Fire Annihilator



Eye Ear and Throat Hospital HGA 1914 105Factories Bill Ten-hours agitation HGA 1895 125Fairfield Methodist Church History HGA 1941 7Fairlea Cotton Mill Fire Luddenden Foot 21/03/1928Fairs Halifax List of various places where held HG 03/07/1886 4 6Farmers Inquiry Bureau Visited Halifax 28/01/1943Fawcett Dr Tablet unveiled 30/04/1904Fawcett General HGA 1903 87Fawcett John Hargreaves Grandson of Revd Dr Fawcett died 10/10/1816 WHJ 25/10/1816Fawcett Mrs Henry Halifax 14/03/1914Feats of Other Days HGA 1932 49Fels American Millionaire In Halifax Trades Club 08/10/1910Ferrar Bishop The Martyr Site chosen etc HG 01/03/1845 4 5Ferrar Bishop The Martyr Site chosen etc (advert) HG 01/03/1845 1 3Ferrar Bishop The Martyr Subscription for Monument Halifax Parish Church (advert) HG 15/04/1843 1 3Ferry Bridge Court Halifax club HGA 1923 63Fever Hospital Needed HG 16/08/1845 5 1Fever Hospital Needed HG 23/11/1844 5 1Feversham Earl of In Halifax 30/03/1935Feversham Earl of In Hebden Bridge 02/04/1938Fields House Norland HGA 1914 129Filey Boys Camp Origins Letter from J Whitley HC 22/06/1889 6 3Filey Camp Seaside camp HG 12/04/1890 4 4Filey Camp for Halifax Boys First visit 19/07/1889 HG 20/07/1889Filter House Opened 19/03/1931Fine Art & Industrial Exhibition in Drill Hall promoted by Halifax Church Institute opened 11/10/1882 HG 14/10/1882 7 1Finger Prints System adopted in Halifax HG 17/10/1903 4 4Fire Annihilator ("L'Extincteur" ) Portable and self-acting - successfully tried in Piece Hall HG 10/08/1867 5 2Fire Brigade New station opened 18/05/1893 HG 20/05/1893 5 2Fire Brigade New station at Gibbet St plans completed HG 05/07/1890 5 2Fire Brigade Branch Stations At Ovenden King Cross and Salterhebble HG 18/03/1871 5 2Fire Engine Corporation obtained ("Amazon") fire brigade needed HG 19/11/1853 4 6Fire Engine Engine tested HG 26/11/1853 5 3Fire Engine & Brigade Acquired at Black Dyke Mills HG 10/06/1854 5 2



Fire Engines HG 05/04/1845 3 1Fire Engines HG 05/04/1845 5 3Fire Engines HG 12/04/1845 5 2Fire Escape New 100 foot 04/05/1936 HWCG 09/05/1936 14 3Fire South Lane Elland Damages £8 000 to £10 000 HG 29/01/1876 4 2Fire Square Road Motor works and under-dolly manufactory 04/12/1908Fire Theatre Royal Halifax 05/02/1927Fire Watching First prosecution in Halifax 13/08/1941Firearms Stolen From Bankfield museum 13/02/1939Fires Since 1884 HG 04/02/1899 4 3Firth Lady Salterhebble Hospital Hut presented to War Office authorities 05/02/1916Firth Sir Algernon Died 01/11/1936Firth Sir Algernon Pathological (sic) Institute Leeds opened 25/02/1933Fisher H A L Halifax High School Jubilee 22/07/1927Fisher-Smith Lady Hattie Died 26/08/1938Fisher-Smith Sir George Died 19/03/1931Fixby Greyhound Track Proposal Ministry appeal 11/01/1934Fleming Birkby & Goodall Ltd New company registered HG 30/01/1892 4 5Fleming Thomas Bond Street leather belting HG 27/09/1884 5 1Flood Record August rainfall HWCG 28/08/1954 5Flood 28/07/1851 HG 02/08/1851 8 1Flood Brighouse Brighouse Lightcliffe Wyke floods after storm and landslide 30/05/1947Flood Calder Valley Worst in living memory Calder Valley and Hebble Brook 20/09/1946Flood Calder Valley 23/12/1880 HG 24/12/1880 4 2Flood Damage Worst in living memory HWCG 21/09/1946 5 1Flood Damage Worst in living memory HWCG 28/09/1946 7 1Flood Damage Worst in living memory HWCG 05/10/1946 7 4Flood Damage Worst in living memory HWCG 12/10/1946 7 4Flood Halifax and District HGA 1910 105Flood Halifax 11/07/1829 HGA 1894 19Flood Halifax 23/07/1855Flood North Bridge damaged Part of North Bridge falls away 23/07/1855 HG 28/07/1855 8 1Flood Ripponden Four children drowned 16/11/1866Flood Ripponden Twelve drowned 18/05/1722 HGA 1893 25



Flood Ripponden Sowerby Bridge and CopleyDamage reported HG 16/08/1856 7 3Flood Slitheroe Bridge Ripponden Washed away 4 drowned 16/11/1866Flood Todmorden Boy drowned 14/08/1891Flood Todmorden Three drowned 09/07/1870Floral and Horticultural Society Founded in Halifax 05/02/1851Flour Mills Fire Elland 22/04/1907Flour Prices Prices 1801 HGA 1893 17Flour Society Halifax New mill at Bailey Hall corner stone laid HG 17/05/1862 7 2Flour Society Halifax New Mill opening HG 11/04/1863 7 4Flour Society Inn Charles Street Demolished 1896Flu Outbreak Spanish Flu outbreak in Halifax 01/07/1918Flying Horse Inn Shaw Syke Closed 1929Folk Museum Society Formed at Shibden Hall HWCG 21/11/1953 7 1Folly Hall Demolition 04/06/1869Food Beef Mark National Scheme 27/01/1931Food Offices Close down HWCG 11/12/1954 4 5Food Restrictions Meat rations started in Halifax 08/04/1918Food Restrictions Sugar Cards issued 11/09/1917Football by Electric Light in Halifax 02/11/1878Football Halifax Club records to 1891 HGA 1892 85Football Inn Brighouse licence referred 07/06/1926Ford Henry Motor magnate died (83) 08/04/1947Foreign Circle Opening soiree 13/01/1911 HG 14/01/1911 7 6Foresters Arms Brook Street closed licence refused 1903Foresters Arms Inn Cheapside closed (redundant) 1921Foresters Arms Inn Luddenden licence not refused 02/03/1903Formby George 10/05/1913 CourierForresters Rest Haley Hill closed (redundant) 1912Foster Fraser John 29/10/1914Foster Lane Methodist Church Hebden Bridge foundation stone laid 20/08/1904Foster Mill Fire Hebden Bridge £15 000 damage 17/05/1888Fosters Mill Denholme Great fire HG 05/12/1857 7 4Fountain Street in Halifax HGA 1914 121Fox Cubs Four caught in Shelf 18/04/1937



Fox Ralph Killed fighting with International Force in Spain 03/01/1937Fox Ralph Memorial HWCG 06/05/1950 5 4Free French Volunteers Association formed in Halifax 11/09/1941Free Library Committee appointed by Council first meeting HG 30/04/1881 5 2Free Library Meeting of ratepayers votes in favour HG 26/03/1881 7 1Free Library Halifax trades union urges necessity HG 10/11/1866 4 6Free Library To be partly opened 15/01/1883 HG 06/01/1883 4 4Free Library Whole of books now available to the public HG 13/09/1884 5 2Free Trade Petition Halifax manufacturers & Irish Wool HGA 1930 49Freedom of Halifax Conferred on "Duke's" 18/06/1945 HWCG 23/06/1945 8Freemasons' Hall Dedicated 24/11/1869 HG 27/11/1869 4 4Freemasons' Hall St John's Place Halifax completed first used 16/08/1869 HG 21/08/1869 4 6Freemasons' Hall St Johns Place Halifax HGA 1919 65Freemen of the Borough Four new appointments HG 17/08/1907 8 & 9French Flag Day In Halifax 14/07/1915French Society Formation of debating society HG 29/11/1890 5 2Frescoes presented To Town Hall by Lord Somerleyton 28/03/1911Friendly Band Room Opened 05/11/1921Friendly Inn Church Street closed 1927Friendly Inn Church Street referred for compensation 02/03/1925Friendly Wesleyan Chapel Memorial stones laid 26/07/1890 HG 02/08/1890 7 1Friendly Wesleyan Chapel Opened 02/07/1891 HG 04/07/1891 5 2Friends of Halifax Parish Church Inaugural public meeting HWCG 29/11/1930 14 7Friends of Halifax Parish Church Organisation formed HWCG 01/11/1930 14 7Friends of Halifax Parish Church Organisation formed HWCG 15/11/1930 7 1Frodsham Bishop Appointed Vicar of Halifax HG 16/10/1920 7 2Frodsham Bishop Died 06/03/1937Fuel-saving Claims for product by Halifax men HWCG 10/11/1951 1 2Further Education Halifax scheme £694 000 HWCG 09/10/1948 4 7Gaiety Theatre North Bridge Anniversary of closing 50th HWCG 28/05/1938 11 7Gainest Height top 657 feet bottom 557 feet length and gradient givenGalbraith J T W Halifax Conservative union 23/07/1909Gale Damage Chimney down Ovenden HG 16/12/1854 4 5Gale Damage Chimney down Ovenden HG 23/12/1854 5 1



Gale Damage Chimney down Stainland HG 09/12/1854 5 1Gale Damage Mill blown down Brow Bridge HG 09/12/1854 5 1Galli-Curci Victoria Hall 25/11/1924Galway Viscount Conservative bazaar Halifax 19/04/1934Gambling Raid Barkisland Police proceedings 09/02/1931Gambling Schools Clearing Ogden Moors HWCG 02/12/1922 8 3Gandhi Assassinated Friday 30/01/1948Gaol Lane Prison Condemned 13/05/1840Garbett Dr Archbishop of York Halifax Parish Church 29/06/1944Garden Guild Formed recently HWCG 12/05/1928 15 5Gardens Guild Formed 02/05/1928Gas All streets lighted by 04/01/1863Gas and Electricity Committees to be merged into one HWCG 26/10/1935 8Gas Cooking Stoves Exhibition Elland HG 24/08/1878 5 4Gas Cooking Stoves Exhibition Halifax Town Hall HG 07/09/1878 5 1Gas Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Lighted with gas first time 18/09/1825 WHJ 23/09/1825Gas Works Railway sidings opened 22/10/1874 HG 24/10/1874 6 5Gas Works To be purchased by corporation HG 02/06/1855 1 2Gas Works To be purchased by corporation HG 12/05/1855 4 5Gas Works To be purchased by corporation HG 19/05/1855 5 2Gas Works Halifax Centenary 07/10/1922Gas Works Halifax History HGA 1935 83Gas Works Halifax Inquiry into proposal to borrow £20 000 for Stoney Royd gasholder replacement09/12/1936Gasworks Strike at HG 06/04/1889 5 2Gasworks Strike at HG 16/03/1889 7 1Gasworks Strike at HG 23/03/1889 5 1Gasworks Halifax New gasholder HG 26/09/1891 4 7General Havelock Inn Russell Street Demolished 1892General Hospital Halifax Additional private wards opened 14/09/1937General Strike Began 04/05/1926General Strike Ended 12/05/1926Gentilhomme General P L G Fighting French Halifax British Legion rally 30/08/1942Gentlemen's Club Plans for premises in Crown Street HG 11/04/1868 4 4George Lloyd Halifax 01/02/1903



George Lloyd Mrs Halifax 20/06/1921George Lumb Ltd Cotton Spinners Fire Elland 26/07/1912George Square Proposed new buildings HG 09/02/1907 9 3George Square Lavatories Committee appointed 03/09/1903George Square Lavatories Tenders invited 31/10/1904George Street Development plans HWCG 30/07/1938 11 1George Street Development plans HWCG 28/01/1939 16 3George Street Long long story HWCG 07/04/1956 4 3George Street Minister declines to meet Halifax deputation HWCG 05/07/1952 1 2George Street Plan approved by ministry HWCG 19/12/1953 1 2George Street Plan deferred again HWCG 31/05/1952 1 2George Street Widening ministry inquiry 28/01/1925George Street Improvement Demolition of property begun 16/03/1938George Street Improvement Tenders invited for redevelopment scheme 22/01/1939George Street Mill Fire Brighouse £210 000 damage 06/07/1940Georges Street Chapel Lee Mount Consecrated 23/04/1877German Officers Escaped prisoners recaptured at Ripponden 01/08/1943German Peace Deputation Halifax Visit 17/08/1912German Students in Halifax 14/06/1929Gibbet Legend playlet HGA 1921 49Gibbet Halifax HGA 1908 25Gibbet Halifax HGA 1930 59Gibbet Street Cattle Market Opened 03/05/1856Gibbet Street Hall of Science Opened 09/05/1841Gibbet Street Institution Board room foundation stones laid 16/03/1904Gibbet Street Institution New clock HWCG 14/09/1929 12 7Gibbet Street Institution Remained welfare home 01/09/1943Gibbet Street Institution HGA 1930 75Gibbet Street Primary Methodist Sunday SchoolsOpened new 26/05/1874 HG 30/05/1874 5 2Gibbet Street Tavern Closed redundant 1909Gibson Sir Charles M P Chamber commerce dinner Halifax 21/10/1938Gig Mill Fire Blackstone Edge 03/03/1924Gig Mill Ripponden Wall collapse man killed 09/06/1937Girl Guides Halifax Anniversary 25th 16/07/1938



Girl Life Council Halifax First meeting 26/10/1917Girl Telegraph Messengers First in Halifax 20/08/1915Girls Club and Hostel Halifax Opened 01/10/1919Girls High School Savile Hall Opened 18/01/1877 HG 20/01/1877 5 2Girls Summer Holiday Fairhaven HG 18/06/1904 3 3Gladstone W G C Halifax 10/01/1914Glasgow Bishop of Dr Darbyshire Halifax 29/06/1933Glee and Madrigal Society Halifax First concert 12/04/1858 HG 03/04/1858 1 2Glee and Madrigal Society Halifax First concert 12/04/1858 HG 17/04/1858 8 5Glee and Madrigal Society Halifax First practice 21/12/1857 HG 05/12/1857 1 2Glee and Madrigal Society Halifax First practice 21/12/1857 HG 26/12/1857 5 1Glee Club Halifax To be established HG 16/10/1847 1 1Glyn Elinor Halifax 23/03/1932Godley Bridge Memorial stone laid 05/07/1899 Godley Bridge New memorial stone laid HG 08/07/1899 5 6Godley Bridge No advertisements council decision HWCG 04/04/1936 9 2Godley Bridge Opened 27/06/1900 HG 30/06/1900 3 5Godley Cutting HGA 1894 21Godley Cutting HGA 1929 245Godley Mill Fire Ingham's Worsted Mill 27/01/1863Godley Road Improvement sanctioned 05/08/1931Golden Fleece Inn Haley Hill Closed redundant 1908Golden Lion Hotel Highroad Well Opened 11/12/1902 HG 13/12/1902 9 5Golden Pheasant Inn Mount Pellon Licence transferred to new premises 1932Golden Plough Inn Silver Street Demolished 1898Golf New club proposed at racecourse HG 29/09/1906 6 5Golf New club proposed at racecourse HG 06/10/1906 7 4Golf Bradley Hall Club proposed HG 19/01/1907 8 7Golf Bradley Hall Course extended HG 17/05/1913 8 3Golf Bradley Hall New clubhouse (Picture) HWCG 19/01/1924 8Golf Bradley Hall New clubhouse opened 20/08/1910 HG 27/08/1910 4 6Golf Bradley Hall New clubhouse opened 10/01/1924 HWCG 12/01/1924 10 5Golf Club Halifax Clubhouse with illustration and details HG 21/12/1901 8 3Golf Club Halifax Formed HG 27/04/1895 4 6



Golf Club Halifax Hundred acres at Ogden offered to let HG 09/02/1901 4 6Golf Club Halifax Hundred acres at Ogden offered to let HG 16/03/1901 4 8Golf Club Halifax Offer accepted HG 23/03/1901 3 5Golf Club Halifax Ogden Club Vardon v Herd 04/10/1902Golf Club Halifax Ogden Clubs links 18/03/1901Golf Club Halifax Ogden Clubs links described HGA 1904 117Golf Club Halifax Plan for extension of course HG 07/09/1901 4 7Golf Club Halifax Proposal to establish another HG 18/05/1895 4 7Golf Denholme Golf match Knur & Spell 20/08/1930Golf Elland Course near completion HG 16/07/1910 7 3Golf Lightcliffe Club Formed 29/05/1907Golf Lightcliffe Club opening day 14/09/1907 HG 21/09/1907 2 3Golf Lightcliffe Course opened HG 27/07/1895 7 3Golf Lightcliffe New pavilion/clubhouse opened 27/06/1908 HG 04/07/1908 2 2Golf Queensbury New club started HG 20/10/1906 2 4Golf Ryburn Club opened 14/05/1910 HG 14/05/1910 6 3Golf West End Club opening day 25/05/1907 HG 01/06/1907 3 5Golf West End New clubhouse opened 04/04/1914 HG 11/04/1914 5 6Gonella Nat Halifax Band leader Alex Hale 08/02/1938Good Shepherd Mission Church Halifax Ministry order compulsory purchase for electric works extension 29/08/1936Goodenough Sir Francis Halifax Gas 12/05/1933Gooseberry Fair HGA 1929 19Gore Dr Bishop of Oxford Halifax 20/02/1917Gorple 07/01/1922Gorple Reservoirs Sod cutting 14/07/1927Goschen Lord Halifax 28/01/1904Gosport Mills Stainland Burnt down £10 000 damage HG 15/03/1873 7 3Goux System End of HWCG 03/03/1923 6 3Grace Ramsdens School Elland Bi-centenary celebrations 06/11/1934Grace Ramsdens School Elland HGA 1908 163Grace W G Halifax 04/08/1888Grahame White First aeroplane flights Halifax 10/06/1910 HG 11/06/1910 7 3Grahame White First aeroplane flights Halifax 10/06/1910 HG 18/06/1910 5 2Grammar School Fire Hipperholme 07/12/1906



Granby Inn Cooper Street Licence removed to Castle Inn Hanson Lane 1897Grand Theatre Charles Denville leaving HWCG 18/01/1947Grand Theatre Closed 02/05/1925Grand Theatre Closed again HWCG 24/04/1954 7 4Grand Theatre Club theatre plan HWCG 08/05/1954 1 4Grand Theatre Club theatre plan HWCG 15/05/1954 1 4Grand Theatre Club theatre plan HWCG 05/06/1954 11 7Grand Theatre Club theatre plan HWCG 19/06/1954 1 1Grand Theatre Club theatre plan HWCG 26/06/1954 4 2Grand Theatre Club theatre plan HWCG 03/07/1954 7 1Grand Theatre Club theatre plan HWCG 10/07/1954 11 7Grand Theatre Clubs opening presentation HWCG 07/08/1954 7 1Grand Theatre No grant from general purpose committee HWCG 23/10/1954 1 8Grand Theatre Old wooden Gaiety Theatre North Bridge site sold for £90 01/06/1888Grand Theatre Re-opened for twice nightly variety HWCG 20/09/1947 5 1Grand Theatre Reopen as cinema 01/06/1925 HWCG 02/05/1925 6 4Grand Theatre Reopen as cinema 01/06/1925 HWCG 30/05/1925 2 3Grand Theatre and Opera House Description HG 03/08/1889 5 2Grand Theatre and Opera House Memorial stone laid by Wilson Barrett 27/11/1888 HG 01/12/1888 7 1Grand Theatre and Opera House Opened 05/08/1889 HG 10/08/1889 7 4Grand Theatre Halifax Opened as cinema 30/05/1925Grand Theatre Halifax Stone laying by Wilson Barrett 27/11/1888Grayson M P Victor Brighouse 01/11/1908Greetland and West Vale Mechanics Hall Cornerstone laid 21/06/1873 HG 21/06/1873 1 2Greetland and West Vale Mechanics Hall Opened 18/11/1874 HG 21/11/1874 7 4Greetland and West Vale Mechanics Hall Opened 18/11/1874 Greetland and West Vale Mechanics Hall Sold to council 08/08/1907Greetland Board School Opened HG 09/09/1899 3 3Greetland Church Consecrated 07/11/1860Greetland Church Graveyard extension 20/07/1932Greetland Church Sunday School Opened 09/09/1916Greetland Clay House Park Opened 05/07/1924Greetland Explosive Factory Plant sold HG 24/01/1920 3 3Greetland Explosives Factory Sold 20/01/1920



Greetland George Mitchell Memorial InstituteOpened 05/03/1921Greetland Hill Fatal Accident Lorry crash into house three killed 21/04/1936Greetland Lindwell Methodist Church Sunday SchoolCentenary HWCG 08/05/1937 5 3Greetland Methodist Wesleyan Sunday SchoolCentenary 20/05/1911Greetland Sewage Works Opened 27/05/1907Greetland St Thomas Church Consecrated 07/11/1861 HG 09/11/1861 4 5Greetland St Thomas Church Corner stone laid 27/06/1859 HG 02/07/1859 7 2Greetland St Thomas Church Opened 07/11/1860 HG 10/11/1860 5 2Greetland St Thomas Sunday School Opened 16/09/1916 HG 23/09/1916 10 4Greetland Upper Waterworks Opened 07/09/1900Greetland Urban District Council Final meeting 31/03/1937 HWCG 03/04/1937 7 1Greetland Vocal Union Disbanded 12/03/1936Greetland Vocal Union Founded 1898Greetland Wall Nook Primary Methodist ChapelMemorial stones laid new 11/06/1881 HG 18/06/1881 3 5Greetland War Memorial Unveiled 13/04/1929Gregson J W P Halifax Postmaster 27/04/1905Greyhound Inn Southgate Demolished 1892Greystones Inn Page Hill Closed licence lapsed 1916Griffith F Kingsley M P Halifax 02/01/1931Grisewood F BBC Announcer Halifax day for victory exhibition 06/03/1944Grove Mill Ovenden Destroyed by fire 20/07/1905Grove Mills Fire Brighouse 19/01/1918Grove Sports Club Opened 13/08/1927Guard Rails Safety measures HWCG 05/01/1946 5 4Guardian Halifax Circulation nearly 7 000 per week 1861 HG 04/01/1862 2 1Guardian Halifax History HGA 1896 45Guardian Halifax New printing machinery HG 23/12/1893 3 2Guardian Halifax Reduction in price HG 09/06/1855 4 4Guardian Halifax Reduction in price HG 16/06/1855 4 3Guardian Halifax Reduction in price HG 30/06/1855 4 6Guardian Office Murder 04/05/1858Guardians Halifax Board of History HGA 1930 75Guardians Halifax Board of Jubilee and history 19/02/1887 CourierGuardians Halifax Board of Last meeting 26/03/1930 HWCG 29/03/1930 11 4



Guardians Halifax Board of Tablet unveiled 31/03/1930 HWCG 05/04/1930 15 6Guest General Lightcliffe HGA 1903 81Guest House Spring Hall 01/05/1920Guest House Spring Hall 13/11/1920Gun Captured by 9th Dukes' Arrived Halifax barracks 28/03/1919Gun Week Brighouse Lost savings campaign 02/11/1918Gun Week Halifax Lost savings campaign 04/11/1918


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