What to do about ‘Old Lane Mill’ ?

With yet another incident occurring at the grade 2 listed Old Lane Mill in Halifax, just what could be done ? [1] Whilst Calderdale Council doesn’t own the building, they do have a number of powers at their disposal. Due to the fact that this is a grade 2 star listed building, Calderdale Council could...

Who will save Yorkshire’s oldest Cotton Mill ?

Historic England has published their latest ‘Heritage at Risk’ register, overall 181 entries have been removed for positive reasons, but 216 have been added. [1] Sadly Yorkshire’s oldest Cotton Mill remains on this list, located in Keighley, West Yorkshire its construction begun by Thomas Ramsden of Halifax but was completed by Claytons and Walshman in...

What happened to the ‘Hopwood Lane’ Gateway scheme ?

In 2007 multi-million pound plans were drawn up between the now defunct regional development agency ‘Yorkshire Forward’ to transform Hopwood Lane in Halifax. ‘City Heart’ was chosen jointly by Calderdale Council  & Yorkshire forward to be the main development partner for this mixed use scheme, that was set to deliver 10 new homes, workplaces, leisure...

Historic Terrace up for Sale

Wainhouse terrace standing in between Rochdale and Burnley Road, Kings Cross, Halifax overlooking Wainhouse tower and the Calder Valley, was built by John Edward Wainhouse in 1876, an elaborate terrace with its own ornamental colonnade and machicolated towers discretely hiding staircases that connect the two levels. Formerly home to a number of back to back houses...