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Piece Hall, Halifax - PNH01021
Before restoration
Piece Hall, Halifax - PNH01036
Hot air balloon over the Piece Hall.
Piece Hall, Halifax - PNH00993
Visit by the Duchess of Kent
Piece Hall, Halifax, during restoration. - PNH00951
Originally a cloth hall for selling pieces of cloth, it was ceremoniously opened on January 1st 1779. It flourished for 35 years but increasing mechanisation undermined the handloom weaver and the Piece Hall became redundant. In 1868 it was signed…
Halifax Piece Hall - PNH00579
Concert and family fun day, with a bouncy castle for the children.
Piece Hall, Halifax - EEH00152
The Spire of Square Church is all that remains of that building.
Piece Hall, Halifax - DTA00350
During the course of the 18th century Halifax came to occupy a prominent place in West Yorkshire as a cloth market, and the Piece Hall, opened in 1779, is a striking monument to the pre-factory age. ‘Pieces’ or lengths of cloth, handwoven in Pennine…
Restored Gateway to the Piece Hall, Halifax - JNB00524
Postcard dated 1980.
Piece Hall, Halifax - HLS01254
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The Halifax manufacturers’ Hall was opened on Jan 2, 1779 for the use of the textile manufacturers of the district. It has been declared that as a…
The Halifax manufacturers’ Hall was opened on Jan 2, 1779 for the use of the textile manufacturers of the district. It has been declared that as a…
Piece Hall at Night - ATC00105
The wonderful and newly restored Piece Hall taken on a very cold October night 2017- The first year of its relaunch/opening after the restoration.