The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Formerly approached through a dignified gateway, now demolished. The property, now divided into six cottages, has over its old doorway the initials of…
This is Haugh End, Sowerby, built c1526, sometimes refered to as Old Haugh End. John Tillotson was born here in 1630 he went on to be Archbishop of Canturbury.
Slide 2 - The house is pleasantly situated, surrounded with trees, and covered on the front with ivy and creepers. It is a Charles 1st erection, according to the earliest inscribed date - 1630 - which is the very year of the Archbishop's birth. As…
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
A 17th century building, with additions of a later period which have destroyed the old arrangement considerably. It is a good example of the evolution of…
Slide 1 - Haugh End is rendered famous as the birthplace of Archbishop Tillotson. The room in which tradition says John Tillotson was born is on the ground floor, and is beautifully paneled in black oak. Over the fireplace is a representation in…
HEPZIBAH Baptist Church now known as Steep Lane Chapel, Sowerby, c1965.
The first chapel on this site was built in 1751 as an Independent Church, but in 1779 it was affiliated to the Baptist movement. A new chapel was built in 1820 and was known…