Halifax: Cloth-Making Center
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Halifax has a long history of cloth-making. The hilly land around Halifax was unsuitable for farming except for grazing sheep. For extra income, farmers would spin wool and weave the cloth on homeRead more
Halifax has a long history of cloth-making. The hilly land around Halifax was unsuitable for farming except for grazing sheep. For extra income, farmers would spin wool and weave the cloth on homeRead more
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The Yorkshire Sculpture Park occupies the parkland of Bretton Hall, near West Bretton, Wakefield, and is basically an art gallery with both outdoor and indoor exhibition locations. Internally, thereRead more
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Have been in the training session from 8:30 am til 6 pm when we will all go for dinner with Richard Paxman and the training staff. Maintenance training will continue tomorrow then technical trainingRead more
How to make a Yorkshire city. Take Melbourne's Hawthorn with all its narrow wriggly streets and dense housing. Put it on top of Mt Dandenong. Add all 'Footascrays' factories down below. Leave it allRead more
All my days I've heard of these people. Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Iris... Now we share meal, lounge, heart.
All my days I've heard of these place names: Bradford, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, the Moors. Now theyRead more
At church today it was a very nice celebration of both the Jubilee and Pentecost. The sanctuary was set up like a tea party with tables and chairs. We made crowns to wear and sang God Save Our Queen.Read more
Guildersome started out as a mining town, then became a mill town where wool cloth was made. The area we are staying in was once the Maiden Mill, so the streets are named Mill Street, Mill Garth, MillRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Kirklees, KIR, Кърклийс, கிர்க்லீசு, کرکلیز
Traveler What a beautiful building and interesting history! Thanks, Linda & Dean! SC 🥰
Traveler Thanks for your interest in our blog!