Question:
I am more than a little confused by these several burial places.
Please
email me
if you can help determine how many burial grounds there are, and
which of these are alternative names for the same place
Details of the organ in the Chapel can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
In the storm of
22nd December 1894,
The Methodist Free Church at Akroydon was partially unroofed.
The church closed in 1964 and the congregation merged with Boothtown United Methodist Chapel just down the road.
In 1965, the building was bought by the Serbian Orthodox group and
became the Eastern Orthodox Church of St John the Baptist.
See
Akroydon Wesleyan Methodist Chapel World War I Memorial and
Wesleyan Methodist
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe
Aka All Saints' Church, Salterhebble.
The church was designed by Mallinson & Healey.
The foundation stone was laid on 26th August 1857.
Samuel Rhodes was a benefactor of the Church, and carted over 400
cart loads of stone from his own quarry for the construction of the
Church and School.
The Holdsworth family of Halifax – of John Holdsworth & Company Ltd became the principal benefactors of the new All Saints'
Church, and the firm subscribed to the church.
William Holdsworth laid the foundation stone in 1857 at a ceremony
attended by many prominent local manufacturers including
Edward Akroyd,
John Crossley,
Sir Henry Edwards,
and
William and John Foster of John Foster & Son.
Details of the organ in the Church can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
The church opened in 1858, the same year that the parish of All Saints' was created.
The Vicarage later became Stafford Hall.
The Church was enlarged and extended in 1874.
In the late 19th century, a number of members of the Church became
unhappy with the style of services at All Saints' and an
offshoot – the Parish of St Jude's Salterhebble – was established.
On 14th March 1903, the new graveyard was consecrated by the Bishop
of Wakefield
On 30th September 1916, the war memorial at the Church was
dedicated.
A list of some of the Vicars of All Saints' Church, Dudwell is given in a separate
Foldout
The records for the Church are held at the West Yorkshire Archive Service office in Wakefield (Collection WDP63): Baptisms [1847-1963], Banns [1859-1995], Marriages [1859-1996] and Burials [1859-1995].
See
All Saints' Church Graveyard,
All Saints' Vicarage,
All Saints' Parish Hall and
Parish of Salterhebble
In the late 19th century, Canon Winter and others felt that Elland
needed another place of worship in addition to the Parish Church.
A new church was built in 1896-1903 with Canon Winter's
efforts – see Olde Eland.
The church was designed by George Halford Fellowes Prynne.
It was built on land – measuring 300 ft by 165 ft – given by Lord
Savile.
The foundation stone was laid on 11th August 1901.
The church opened on 4th/5th November 1903.
It was declared debt-free and was consecrated on 30th April 1912.
A copper-plated figure of the Archangel Gabriel stands on the
steeple.
The nave is 111 ft long and 29 ft wide and the walls 30 ft high with
a total internal height of 42 ft.
The chancel and sanctuary are 45 ft long and 25 ft wide and the same
height as the nave.
In 1913, an anonymous gift of £7,000 enabled the church to be
completed and a Sunday School to be built.
In 1915, Catherine Grace Waterhouse gave the church a Snetzler
organ which had previously been installed at Well Head.
On 3rd September 1916, the organ was dedicated.
In 1983, the Church became a parish church.
In the 1990s, water damage, a consequence of the copper ornamentation
on the roof, led the parochial church council to make proposals to
remove the decoration.
This was challenged in a Consistory Court Hearing, and, with help
from English Heritage, the roof was re-tiled and the decoration
restored.
The 17th century carved altar table comes from the Parish Church.
The records for the Church are held at the West Yorkshire Archive Service office in Wakefield (Collection WDP182): Marriages [1945-1967].
See
Lucy Hammerton
Aka Harley Wood Church.
Designed by James Green for the Parish of Harley Wood.
Built by subscription.
Opened on 6th October 1858 by the Vicar of Halifax.
It accommodated around 400 worshippers.
The new organ was inaugurated on 15th April 1868.
The church and the Sunday School were demolished in 1975.
When the church was demolished, the bell, made by Charles and
George Mears of Whitechapel, London, was moved to St Mary's, Todmorden.
Houses now stand on the site.
The records for the Church are held at the West Yorkshire Archive Service office in Wakefield (Collection WDP46): Baptisms [1859-1971], Banns [1949-1972], Marriages [1864-1972] and Burials [1959-1968].
See
All Saints' Church, Harley Wood War Memorial,
Harley Wood Vicarage, Todmorden,
Thomas Law,
Rev J. H. Lomax and
H. L. Marshall
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #2
It was built in 1861 at a cost of £2,300.
Gothic Revival style.
It was designed by W. S. Barber.
The east front has a datestone inscribed [1861].
Rev Canon John Henry Warneford was the first occupant.
When it was no longer used as the vicarage, it became known as
Stafford Hall.
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe & Linda O'Carroll
The following people, and/or members of their family,
are recorded here:
Entrance to the Burial Ground. has an ornamental arch gateway.
There is Edward Akroyd's crest with a stag's head and the motto
Victory in truth
The Sexton's Lodge stands next to the ornamental arch gateway.
The Mortuary Chapel for the Akroyd family was here.
The cornerstone was laid in 1855.
The Chapel was consecrated on 2nd November 1859, All Souls'
Day.
The Chapel fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1968, on account
of vandalism
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roy Ellwood
Built for Edward Akroyd.
The foundation stone was laid on Friday, 25th April 1856.
The church was consecrated on 2nd November 1859, All Souls'
Day.
A list of some of the Vicars of All Souls' Church is given in a separate
Foldout
See
All Souls' Church Memorial, Halifax,
All Souls' Day School, Halifax,
All Souls' Parochial Burial Ground,
All Souls' Memorial Works, Halifax,
All Souls' Church Institute, Halifax,
All Souls' Verger's House,
Heaton Hartley,
John Holdsworth,
Room at the Top and
St Edward's Mission Church, Boothtown
There several names recorded for the burial grounds in Boothtown:
Question:
I am more than a little confused by these several burial places.
Please
email me
if you can help determine how many burial grounds there are, and
which of these are alternative names for the same place
Attached to this Foldout are
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
This & associated entries use material contributed by Michael Smelt
The parish for
All Souls' Church, Halifax
was created in August 1855.
The new parish had a population of about 6,000.
The charter describes it as
All Souls' Church, Haley Hill was to be the parish church.
See
Haley Hill Shed Factory School
Question:
I am more than a little confused by these several burial places.
Please
email me
if you can help determine how many burial grounds there are, and
which of these are alternative names for the same place
The Gothic vicarage for All Souls' Church was
also designed by Scott.
By 1980, the Vicarage had succumbed to damp and dry rot.
See
Rev Geoffrey Thomas and
Vicars of All Souls'
The new burial ground of 1897 is still there.
The following people, and/or members of their family, were buried
and/or have memorials here:
The Chapel became Ambler Thorn United Methodist Chapel.
See
John Miller Ward
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Cant
Meetings were previously held at
Michael Stocks gave land for a Chapel and a burial ground.
A small Chapel was built by subscription.
It opened for service on 15th February 1807.
It accommodated around 400 worshippers [1845].
John Weatherburn preached the first sermon.
The Chapel was extended [1821] with a gallery, side vestries, and a
singers' gallery.
In the singers' gallery, an organ was installed which came from Low
Moor, and which had been damaged by lightning.
In 1845, a Sunday School is recorded.
The congregation grew and a new Chapel was built.
It accommodated around 800 people.
The cost was over £1,400.
The first service was held on Good Friday morning, 1861 at 8:00 am.
The Chapel was a landmark, and was built on a large scale with
massive pillars and a gallery which could seat 500 worshippers.
A Conacher organ was installed [24th May 1863] at a cost of
£200.
It is recorded as having
885 pipes,
8 stops in the great organ,
7 stops in the swell,
and
1 stop in the pedal organ.
The organ was enlarged by Conacher, at a cost of £200, and
opened on 14th September 1907.
The new instrument is recorded as having
19 stops
and
1,033 speaking tubes.
The adjacent minister's house was built in 1869.
The Chapel was closed and – with the minister's house – demolished in 1974, and the site became
a car park for the Royal Oak Inn.
See
Ambler Thorn Methodist Church Burial Ground and
Ambler Thorn Methodist Church Jubilee Booklet
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Bland, Susan Caswell & Sara Mills
A new burial ground, at the end of Shibden Head Lane, was opened in
1897.
The church was demolished in 1974.
The old graveyard was redeveloped for housing.
The new burial ground of 1897 is still there
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #4
Akroydon Cemetery, Halifax Ref 5-477
Akroydon Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Boothtown Ref 5-A114 
Albert Street Methodist Church, Northowram Ref 5-327 Albert Street Mission Church, Hebden Bridge Ref 5-468 All Saints' Church, Dudwell Ref 5-86 
All Saints' Church, Elland Ref 5-A103
Incumbents at the Church have included
All Saints' Church, Harley Wood Ref 5-41
Incumbents and Curates at the Church have included
All Saints' Graveyard, Dudwell Ref 5-546
All Saints' Vicarage, Halifax Ref 5-835
All Souls' Burial Ground, Halifax Ref 5-478
In Veritate Victoria
All Souls' Church, Haley Hill Ref 5-A43
All Souls' Graveyard, Halifax Ref 5-538
All Souls', Halifax, Parish of Ref 5-P168
all that part of the township of Northowram, in the chapelry of
Coley [which is] situate to the southward of the new parish of
Queenshead
All Souls' New Church, Halifax Ref 5-457
All Souls' Parochial Burial Ground, Halifax Ref 5-A13
All Souls' Vicarage Ref 5-800
This & associated entries use material contributed by Mrs Jo PayneAlma Street Meeting Room, Halifax Ref 5-430 Alma Street Spiritualist Church, Halifax Ref 5-912 Altar Ref 5-891 Ambler Thorn Methodist Church Burial Ground Ref 5-923
Family of Jonas Atkinson
Ambler Thorn New Connexion Chapel Ref 5-718 Ambler Thorn United Methodist Chapel Ref 5-A112
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Ambler Thorn United Methodist Graveyard Ref 5-583
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Bland & Susan Caswell
Athenæum Rooms, Langfield Ref 5-80
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