Textile Moguls and their Monuments:

Sat 12th Mar 2022


Walk Details:

Event Type
Group Walk
Region / Area
Northern England / Calderdale
Local Group
Calderdale
Distance
14ml.
Start Time
09.00
Route
Start point: roadside parking bays (free at weekends) opposite Standard of Freedom pub, Skircoat Green, Halifax, postcode HX3 0TE

A walk crossing Halifax including various parks and woods, a workers' village, alms houses built by victorian mill owners, some impressive Victorian mill buildings and civic buildings in the centre such as the Piece Hall, Market Hall, Town Hall and the MInster, with a 'Gentleman Jack' loop to include Shibden Hall (Ann Lister's home) and Beacon Hill; ending with a walk along the Hebble Valley and the remains of an old canal that helped create all the wealth that built Halifax from the 1830s

General Notes
Joint walk with the LDWA history walks group
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