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| General Points |
The Square is an area of Halifax immediately north of the Piece Hall and extending to Woolshops.
It stood on land known as The Hartshorn or Sunderland Fold which John Caygill bought from the Sunderland family of Ackton in 1714
This was once a much more heavily-populated area of the town with many more residential properties.
There were 2 main blocks of houses on the northern and eastern sides of a central garden. Later, the Piece Hall formed the southern boundary, with Talbot Inn and the Talbot Assembly Rooms as the western boundary.
Some of the houses were (possibly) designed by John Carr for John Caygill around 1758. The houses were built of red brick.
It is shown as Talbot Square [1761].
In 1923, Halifax Corporation bought the land from Sophie Harriet, Lady Rookwood, widow of Henry John Selwin-Ibbetson – 4,754 square yards of freehold land, and the houses thereon, for £4,132
Most of the buildings were demolished in 1959 for redevelopment
| Property in The Square |
The occupants of the properties here have included
| Beerhouses & Pubs in The Square, Halifax |
Several beerhouses and public houses have been recorded in and around The Square, Halifax, including
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Glover
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