This Foldout collects the entries for some firsts, oldests and other superlatives with links to the district
was the first Militia Regiment in Halifax [1857/8] 6th West Yorkshire Militia was once the largest wool manufacturer in Britain James Akroyd & Sons had the only domed cyclorama in Britain [1931] Alexandra Hall, Halifax claimed to have the largest inn sign in Britain Anchor, Mill Bank was one of the wealthiest inhabitants of the parish of Halifax [1865] John Appleyard was the first Protestant Vicar of Halifax Christopher Ashburn is still probably the most inconvenient recycling site in Britain Atlas Mill Waste Disposal was the last carpet factory in Halifax [2009] Avena Carpets Limited was the largest woollen manufacturer in the district [1922] Badger Hill Mills, Rastrick was the oldest man in Northowram [1916] John Baines was the highest dam in England at 185 feet [1957] Baitings Reservoir, Ripponden was the first Mayor of Halifax [1848] John Baldwin is said to be the oldest surviving example of a laithe house Bank House, Warley was the first female curate in England Rev Anne Barnett Jeremy Bentley was the first MP for Halifax was one of the greatest classical scholars of all time Richard Bentley Edward Crossley built the second largest telescope in the world at Bermerside House, Halifax set world records for roller-skating in the 1930s Arnold Binns is one of the finest examples of a yeoman clothier's house in West Yorkshire Birchen Lee Carr, Mytholmroyd floodlit a rubgy match in Halifax [1878] Blakey Brothers & Emmott Limited was the first Halifax man to fly to and from Ceylon [1936] Herbert Boocock is the earliest stone dwelling in Calderdale [1577] Bradley Hall, Holywell Green A rose window at Bradley Hall, Holywell Green may have been the first in the district produced the first tables of logarithms to base 10 Henry Briggs is the last remaining mill in England making fustian and corduroy Brisbane Moss Corduroy were the oldest firm of bunting manufacturers in the world [1903] Cyrus Brook & Sons was the world's largest supplier of road & building materials Joseph Brooke Limited had one of the smallest steam railways in the country Joseph Brooke Limited designed the North of England's first car Thomas Potter Buckton is the earliest metal-framed building in the district Burlees House Mill, Hebden Bridge was the last local potter Isaac Button was the first comprehensive school in the West Riding Calder High School, Mytholmroyd was one of the longest viaducts in Europe [1968] Calder Viaduct was Britain's first recreation footpath Calderdale Way The chimney at was said to be the tallest in the district Calderside Mill, Hebden Bridge was the first female fatality in AA Command Nora Caveney installed the first gas engine in Todmorden Chaffer Brothers The first Methodist chapel in Halifax was at [1760] Church Lane Chapel, Halifax was the last worsted spinning mill in Calderdale [2010] Clarence Mill, Halifax : First smokeless zone in Halifax was created in 1959 Clean Air Acts was the first water-powered cotton-mill in Todmorden in 1785 Clough Mill, Walsden Sir John Cockcroft was the first man to split the atom sold the cheapest books in the world Cottage Library was the first Methodist preaching room in Halifax [1749] Cow Green preaching room is the longest continual gradient in England Cragg Road, Mytholmroyd was the first purpose-built school in Sowerby Bridge [1828] The Croft School, Sowerby Bridge is the largest manufacturer of tumble dryers in Europe. Crosslee PLC, Hipperholme Crossley's Carpets was the largest commercial concern in Britain Crossley's Carpets was the largest carpet factory in the world had the largest carpet factory in Yorkshire [1800] William Currer was said to have the finest geological collection in England James William Davis The chimney of was the first to be built in Halifax Dennison's Mill, Lee Bridge wrote the first English description of New York [1670] Daniel Denton established the first Presbyterian Church in America in 1644 Rev Richard Denton is the oldest business in Elland Joseph Dobson & Sons Limited introduced radio time signals [1924] Sir Frank Watson Dyson had one of the first Baptist Sunday Schools in the country [1786] Ebenezer Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge introduced sound-recording to Britain Henry Edmunds Henry Edmunds installed electric lighting at Albion Mills [February 1880] was the longest-serving magistrate in the West Riding [1886] Sir Henry Edwards was one of the most eminent book collectors and booksellers in Europe James Edwards was one of the finest bookshops in the country Edwards of Halifax was the first Baptist Church in Elland. Elland Particular Baptist Church set a world record of 14 hours 11 minutes non-stop playing [1974] Elland Silver Band was the smallest person to swim the English Channel Eileen Fenton claimed to be the older picker-making firm in the world Robert Fielden & Sons was the first co-operative pub in Yorkshire, [2014] Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge The earliest Mesolithic finds in Halifax come from Gaol Lane, Halifax was the first cinema in Halifax Gem, Halifax First execution on the was in 1286 The Gibbet was the owner of the first motor car in Hebden Bridge [1900] Dr James Gibson is one of the oldest inns in the district Gray Ox, Hartshead is the earliest known woollen mill in Yorkshire to carry out complete processing Greenup's Mill, Sowerby Bridge is the only known house in the area which had its own waterwheel Greenwood Lee, Heptonstall was the first local man to die in the Great War [24th August 1914] Henry Guest was the first bank in Halifax [1779] Hainsworth, Holden, Swaine & Pollard Bank was the largest school in Halifax in 1839 Haley Hill College was the first such exchange in Britain Halifax Building Trades Exchange Company Limited is the oldest choral society in the world with an unbroken performance record Halifax Choral Society Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Brighouse was the first branch of the Halifax Commercial Banking Company was the first bank in Brighouse [1875] Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Brighouse was once the largest in England Halifax parish is the highest sailing club in Britain Halifax Sailing Club is the oldest symphony orchestra in England Halifax Symphony Orchestra was the last local man to be hanged [1954] Albert George Hall was the youngest local man to serve in World War I Horace Hanson was said to be the strongest man in Halifax Heaton Hartley were probably the largest makers of trunks in England [1880s] William Helliwell & Sons Limited Higher Ashes, Cross Stone is the finest example of a Yeoman clothier's house in the Todmorden district was the first local political club to admit both sexes Hipperholme & Lightcliffe Conservative Club was the smallest school in Calderdale Hipperholme Infants' School The family of was said to be one of the most prolific in the district Edmund Holt is the only Parish Church for which a special Act of Parliament was obtained Holy Trinity Church, Halifax was the last worsted spinner in Calderdale [2008] Joseph Horsfall & Sons Limited was the oldest member of the House of Lords Douglas Houghton was one of the earliest mills in the district [1738] Hudson's Mill, Heptonstall was the youngest Poet Laureate since Tennyson [1984] Ted Hughes is the highest point in the district Jackson's Ridge The Upper Calder Valley was the largest producer of kerseys in England [16th century] was the best archer in England John King was the first mill be built in the Todmorden valley [1790] Knowlwood Bottom Mill, Walsden The world record distance for is 372 yards Knur & spell had the largest dyeing vats in Europe [1956] Kosset Carpets Limited was the smallest school in Britain in the 1950s Ladyroyd School, Walshaw is one of the oldest surviving in the world The Lister Chaise is said to be one of the earliest fully-integrated woollen mills in the world Longbottom Mill, Sowerby Bridge produced the first pianoforte manufactured in Halifax Robert Lonsdale and her husband discovered that microbes can live in boiling water Mary Louise Louden may have been the first cotton-spinning mill in the district [1780] Lower Willow Hall Mills, Sowerby Bridge |
had a unique sequence of three overshot water wheels Lumbutts Mill, Todmorden are the world's largest producers of hydraulically-pressed concrete Marshalls PLC were the largest buyer of fresh mint in the country [1950s] Mellor's Mint, Brighouse was the largest producers of biscuits in England Meredith & Drew Limited The became one of the first self-service outlets in Halifax [1957] Mikado Café was the first publisher to print a portrait of the author on the spine of a book [1845] William Milner established the first Sunday School in Halifax parish [1769] Moor End Congregational Church, Pellon covered an area of 399.6 square feet Mosaic Made of Sweets Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel, Norland was the first place of worship in Norland John Wesley preached his last sermon in the North of England at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden is the oldest surviving Methodist New Connexion chapel Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden had one of the largest mill-wheels in the district Mytholm Mill, Hebden Bridge was the first fire appliance in Brighouse Neptune is the oldest surviving dwelling in Brighouse [1589] Nether House, Hove Edge was the cheapest bridge in England [1871] North Bridge, Halifax An iron-bridge over was the first iron bridge in Britain [1790] Nun Brook, Kirklees Park is the oldest surviving Methodist chapel still in use [1764] Octagonal Methodist Chapel, Heptonstall was the first local reservoir [1854] Ogden Reservoir is said to be one of the oldest inns in Yorkshire Old Bridge, Ripponden Old Lane Dye Works was amongst the largest in England James Akroyd's Old Lane Mill, Halifax had the first stone floors in Britain James Akroyd's Old Lane Mill, Halifax had the first Jacquard looms in Britain The Old Pond, Hove Edge is said to be the oldest pub in Brighouse was one of the largest silk spinning concerns in England Ormerod Brothers Limited was voted the most scenic pub in Britain [2004] Pack Horse, Widdop Halifax was known as the sweetest theatre in the North Palace Theatre, Halifax won the women's window-cleaning record [2004] Janet Palfreyman has a unique set of plain leaded windows Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist, Halifax designed the first public park in the country Sir Joseph Paxton was the last mill in Britain to manufacture fustian [1998] Pecket Well Mill is the oldest house in Luddenden Peel House, Luddenden The largest-ever political meeting in England was held at Peep Green, Hartshead has the highest Unitarian pulpit in England Pepper Hill Unitarian Chapel, Shelf Todmorden supplied the world with pickers [Late 19th century] was one of the first people to read the news in a regional accent on BBC radio Wilfred Pickles was the only piano-manufacturing company outside London Pohlmann & Sons Limited Halifax has more pubs than any other town or city in the UK Around 1900, Brighouse was reported to be the most drunken town in the West Riding – see Pubs & Inns was the first Board School built in England [1874] Queens Road Board School was the longest tunnel in England [1878] Queensbury Tunnel were the first swimming baths in the district [1890] Ramsden's Baths, Rastrick was probably the first brick building in Halifax [1700] Red Hall, Halifax Redacre House, Mytholmroyd is one of the earliest F-plan houses in Calderdale [late 16c] invented the police identity parade Major Alfred Herbert Richardson invented the police box, as used by Dr Who Major Alfred Herbert Richardson may be the oldest mill in the Ryburn Valley [1429] Ripponden Mill was the first purpose-built cinema in Brighouse [1937] The Ritz, Brighouse was the last bobbin manufacturers in West Yorkshire Roberts & Hirst Limited was the first water route across the Pennines [1804] The Rochdale Canal was the finest Georgian mansion in the town Royds' House, Halifax Royston's produced wire for the first trans-Atlantic cable was one of the first churches to be constructed of reinforced concrete Saint John the Divine, Thorpe was the largest public building in Halifax [1901] Saint Luke's Hospital was the first Catholic church to be built in Halifax since the Reformation Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Halifax Saint Mary's Parish Church, Todmorden was the first chapel in Todmorden is one of the oldest places of worship in the district Saint Matthew's Church, Rastrick Mark Saltonstall and Thomas Spencer were the last public hangings in Halifax [1783] was the most learned man of Elizabethan times Sir Henry Savile The piano in is one of the earliest in existence The Savile Room is the largest single-span bridge in Europe [410 ft] Scammonden Bridge is the largest earth-filled dam in Europe Scammonden Reservoir was one of the youngest local men to serve in World War I George Methuen Smith was the earliest charity school in the district [1726] Smyth's Charity School was the first Methodist chapel to be built in Halifax [1777] South Parade Methodist Chapel, Halifax was Halifax's first pedestrian precinct [1972/3] Southgate, Halifax is said to be the old surviving Congregational community in Yorkshire [1645] Sowerby Green Congregational Chapel is said to be the first peal of 8 bells to be hung in Yorkshire Sowerby Parish Church: Bells The last public hangings in Halifax were those of Thomas Spencer and Mark Saltonstall was the finest by this religious body in the kingdom [1857] Square Congregational Church, Halifax had the longest unsupported roof span in the country [1772] Square Independent Chapel, Halifax had the first Independent congregation in Halifax Square Independent Chapel, Halifax Square Independent Chapel, Halifax was the largest Nonconformist chapel in the country [1772] was the First Judge of Halifax County Court [1847] Judge James Stansfeld Sir James Stansfeld was the longest-serving MP for Halifax was the first textile mill in the township of Halifax Stone Dam Mill, Halifax must be the only farm to stand in the centre of a motorway Stott Hall Farm, Ripponden was the longest Tunnel in the world [1841] Summit Tunnel, Todmorden was built for the first Trans-Pennine railway Summit Tunnel, Todmorden is one of the oldest houses in the district [1290] Sunnybank, Greetland was the first owner of a private car in Halifax William Booth Sutcliffe was one of leading poultry breeders in the world Thornber Brothers Limited was the oldest Mayor in England Robert Thornton William Grimshaw held the first Methodist Quarterly Meeting at Todmorden Edge South in 1748 is the best place in Yorkshire to see the sunset [2008] Travellers' Rest, Sowerby is the deepest canal lock in Britain Tuel Lane Lock, Sowerby Bridge Ingelard Turbard was the first Vicar of Halifax [1274] won the only VC to be awarded to a Halifax citizen in World War II Hanson Victor Turner The Union Cross is the oldest inn in Halifax [1535] was the first Baptist church in the district Upper Edge Baptist Church, Elland is the world's tallest folly Wainhouse Tower, Halifax Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge is the earliest Baptist church in the area [1750] introduced cotton spinning to Brighouse Michael Waller invented linoleum and coined the name Frederick Edward Walton Catherine Grace Doherty Waterhouse was the last person to be interred at Halifax Parish Church was the 2nd Methodist chapel in Halifax [1829] Wesley's Chapel, Halifax was the first patent office in Yorkshire The West Riding Patent Office was the oldest local man to serve in World War I James White The is the oldest building in Hebden Bridge [1657] White Lion Hotel & Posting House, Hebden Bridge was the first local worsted spinner to mechanise wool combing [1851] Robert Whitworth was the best English Wagnerian tenor of his day Walter Widdop Rev Wendy Wilby is the first female Vicar of Halifax Abraham Wilkinson and Anthony Mitchell were the last men to be executed on the Gibbet Sam Wilkinson was the first Brighouse soldier to be killed in the Boer War was declared the finest developed woman in Great Britain [1913] Mary Williamson was the first mill in Britain to use gas-lighting [1805] Willow Hall Mills, Sowerby Bridge was once the largest bobbin manufacturer in the world Wilson's Bobbin Mill, Cornholme was the highest pub in West Yorkshire until 1974 Withens Hotel, Wainstalls of Sowerby Bridge was one of the largest private canal carriers in Britain Albert Wood was the largest flour mill in Yorkshire [1890] Woodside Flour Mill, Elland is one of the oldest surviving timber-gabled buildings [1670] Woolshops, Halifax (The Street) |
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