It is recorded as a boys and mixed school and could accommodate 24
pupils [1871]
The school was extended in 1839, making it the largest school in
Halifax.
The library had 300 members and a collection of 3000 books [1856].
In 1856, it was extended when the new Haley Hill Working Men's College was opened.
See
Copley Library and
Edward Howarth
This & associated entries use material contributed by John Hoyle
In 1839, this superseded the day school at Haley Hill Methodist New Connexion Church.
It had a library of 30 novels and 4,000 books
There were no charges and no fines.
In 1854, it became the school for the new parish of All Souls'.
In 1864, it was replaced by a new school which subsequently became
the Parish Hall.
When All Souls' Church services closed were held at the Shed
School
On 15th April 1857, the first distribution of prizes took place.
The College produced a handwritten magazine until 1866 when The Circulator was published.
See
Mr Anderson,
Haley Hill & New Town Allotment Gardeners' Society and
Halifax Young Women's Institute
A school was founded by subscription as a charity school for the poor
of all religious denominations and originally opened in rented
premises on 11th March 1813.
In 1818, the schoolroom – to educate the poor of all
denominations – was built on Cabbage Lane Field on land conveyed by
William Kershaw where it accommodated about 350 boys and girls.
It continued as a voluntary school until 1879 when the buildings were
transferred to the Halifax School Board.
The Halifax Mutual Improvement Society met here.
Masters & teachers at the School have included
See
William Corke and
Joseph Thorp
In 2000, it was renamed St Catherine's Roman Catholic High School
A Trade Directory [1922] described the establishment as
See
Halifax Junior Commercial School
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch
See
Arthur Crabtree
Formed in 198?, when Clare Hall School and Haugh Shaw School
merged.
In 2004, the school was named as one of the most improved schools in
the country, and in January 2005, it was named the most improved
school in Yorkshire.
In Spring 2005, the school moved to Wellesley Park
The School opened in January 1877.
Headmistresses at the School have included
Her sister,
Ethel A. Bolton, was assistant mistress [1901]
It accommodated 130 pupils, girls of secondary school age and boys
aged up to 9 [1907].
As the number of scholars increased, other sites were used, including
the Bluecoat School [1927].
On 21st June 1930, Mrs Howard Clay laid the foundation stone for a
new Girls' High School at Craven Lodge.
It was opened by Princess Mary on
21st September 1931
and was known as Princess Mary High School.
See
Lucy Delf,
Girls' High School, Clare Road,
Halifax High School for Girls Company Limited and
Naomi Royde-Smith
This & associated entries use material contributed by Terry Booth & Jeffrey Knowles
It merged with the Halifax Secondary School in 19??.
The Ladies' College at Queen's Gate, Savile Park was run by
the Misses Pannett [1905].
It offered a kindergarten and a transition class for children aged
between 3 and 8.
It accommodated around 210 pupils,
girls aged 5 to 17 [1907]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
It became Clare Hall School / Halifax Secondary Modern School
Aka
Halifax Technical School
and
Halifax Tech.
In 1893, J. H. Whitley was a member of the Technical Instruction
Committee which established the College as a consequence of
the Technical Instruction Act [1889].
The Act allowed councils to levy a 1d rate for technical education in
the town under the Department of Science and Art.
The foundation of a technical school was recommended by the 32
members of the Committee, some of whom were the founders of
engineering firms in the town.
In March 1893, Halifax Corporation agreed to use income from the
Customs and Excise Returns – popularly known as whisky
money – for the erection of a technical school.
The building was designed by Jackson & Fox.
The foundation stone was laid by William Hunter [24th May
1893].
The school opened in 1895, at a cost of £25,000, including
equipment.
On 15th January 1896, George Henry Smith formerly opened the
College.
It was taken over by Halifax Corporation in 1898.
In October 1900, Andrew Carnegie gave £750 for the foundation
Extensions were built in 1951.
The buildings were shared with the Junior Technical School.
The college was named Percival Whitley College of Further Education
in 1957.
It was taken over by the Corporation in 1989.
The old building was demolished in 1999
Aka St John's National School, Halifax
and
Parochial School for Girls and Infants [1871].
Question:
Various dates have been suggested for the building
and I may even have confused 2 separate institutions.
Please
email me
if you can throw any light on the construction dates of the building
It accommodated more than 500 scholars.
The land and building cost an estimated £1,330.
It is a distinctive building in Elizabethan / James I
styles.
The school stands at the corner of Church Street and Bath Street.
The master's house was at the eastern end of the building.
The Yorkshire Penny Bank was at the same address [1875, 1894].
The last children at the school – the infants – were moved to the
Parish Church School building in October 1948.
Masters & teachers at the School have included
It was known as Empire Works [1972].
The building is now used by various small businesses and other
occupiers, including dance studios
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe
The School was run by Cedric Philip Starke-Jones.
Halifax New School is recorded in 1936 when they were at Park House, Hopwood Lane.
Henry R. Starke-Jones and his son Cedric Philip Starke-Jones were
joint headmasters.
This was (possibly) a secretarial college.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Don Hallett & Angela Wolfenden
Opened 11th June 1860.
It was run by Henry R. Starke-Jones [1905, 1907].
It accommodated 110 pupils,
boys aged 7 to 10.
See
Halifax New School, Hopwood Lane
This & associated entries use material contributed by Don Hallett & Angela Wolfenden
The school was opened on 10th June 1867 by Charles Musgrave.
There was a large central hall measuring 130 ft by 28 ft, and 2
classrooms.
The ground floor was originally an open space which was used as a
large covered playground.
The total cost of construction was about £5000 which was raised
by subscription.
John Crossley was involved in the negotiations to transfer
the property from the Charity Commissioners for use by the school.
It accommodated 805 children [1917].
The school closed in October 1959.
It was later converted into a Church Hall and verger's flat.
This work was completed in 1962.
In November 2007, a £140,000 restoration scheme was announced.
See
Halifax National School and
William Henry Secker
The Halifax Ragged School opened on 2nd March 1857.
In January 1859, there were 50 scholars at the school.
On 4th November 1879, a number of people were appointed trustees of
the Halifax Ragged School Trust:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Angela Sykes
Opened in 1844 with stabling for 15 horses, an arena and a gallery
for spectators.
There was an annual subscription of 1 guinea.
In 1845, it was open from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm for instruction in
the art of riding.
At other times, it was used for horse breaking and horse exercise.
It was also used as a drill hall for the Second West Yorkshire Yeoman Cavalry.
In 1851, Hengler's Circus Royal was held there.
The building was subsequently used for shows and other entertainments.
In February 1852, the first show of the Yorkshire Association for
the Improvement of Domestic Poultry was held here.
It had been unused for several years and in 1910, it opened as the
Electric Theatre.
It is now a snooker club
Built in Georgian style in 1903 as a School of Art.
It is now a community centre.
See
Halifax Mechanics' Institute,
Jocelyn Horner and
Ralph Brainerd B. Rumney
This & associated entries use material contributed by Tony Martin
In a letter to the Huddersfield Chronicle & West Yorkshire Advertiser on 19th February 1859 Edward Akroyd writes
See
Henry Charles McCrea and
W. H. Stopford
Aka Halifax Council Secondary School [1936].
The name of Clare Hall School, Halifax in the 1950s.
It was popularly known as The Modern
In 1931, it became the Halifax Modern School.
See
Halifax Secondary School War Memorial
It accommodated 50 boys & girls [1845].
In 1865, it is referred to as Booth Town Grammar School.
In 1871, it had 43 full-time pupils and 94 half-timers.
Those who attended the school included
David Hartley and
Rev John Lister.
See
Jonathan Hall
ran a boarding school at Trinity House, Halifax.
The Leeds Mercury [5th January 1850] advertised
claimed that his boarding school at Trinity House, Blackwall,
Halifax, provided
and was superintended by
Ten resident pupils are received and take their meals with Mr and
Mrs Halliday and are treated in every way as parlour boarders
Another advertisement appeared in
the Halifax Guardian [15th January 1853],
in which Halliday claimed that he
Those recorded at the School (10 Blackwall, Halifax) in the 1851
Census, included:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Paul Hitchings
In 1871, it is recorded as a boys', girls' and infants' private adventure school and could accommodate 474 pupils
Alfred Ramsden taught here.
Edwin Lumby was Superintendent.
On 29th May 1936, it was bought by Elim Foursquare Gospel Church
and became Elim Pentecostal Church.
Demolished for redevelopment in 1962.
In 1851, Alice Ann, Mary Eliza and Charlton,
the children of William Barber were at Miss Elizabeth
Hardy's school in Bonegate, Brighouse
It is recorded as a girls' and infants' school and could accommodate
69 pupils [1871]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch & Alan Longbottom
In 1861, his son, Charles, ran a boarding school here
The building was originally a resting place for coffins.
The School began in 1???.
It was discontinued around 1870.
The building is now used as a garden shed
It was amongst the earliest schools built by the Halifax School Board.
There were 3 departments: Boys [with 250 spaces], Girls [252 spaces]
and Infants [290 spaces].
The average attendance was 400 [1881], and 390 [1882].
Masters & teachers at the School have included
Because of overcrowding in the Boys' and Girls' departments, a new
Infants' School was proposed in 1901.
This opened on 20th April 1903, at a cost of £6,300.
It accommodated 362 boys, 322 girls and 312 infants [1911].
In 1932, the Juniors left to form Haugh Shaw Junior & Infants'
School.
The remainder formed the Senior Elementary School in the
original building.
It accommodated 249 seniors and 241 juniors [1936].
In 1992, it became Savile Park Primary School.
See
Halifax High School and
Haugh Shaw Road Infants' School Baths
See
Hemingway's School, Halifax
Aka Heath School and Halifax Free School, the Free
Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth was founded by Dr John Favour
in 1600
See
Alexander & Hammerton,
Crossley-Heath School,
Bryan Crowther,
Heath Grammar School Memorial,
Heath Grammar School Memorial Gates,
Heath Grammar School Grace,
Heath Grammar School Seal,
Heath School House and
Dr Cyril Jackson
People who were educated here included
Richard Kershaw
It became Riverside Junior School
See
Stubbings Board School, Hebden Bridge
Aka The Grammar School.
The foundation stone was laid on 28th July 1908 by Joseph Greenwood.
The school was opened on 22nd May 1909 by Mrs J. S. Higham.
It superseded an earlier school in Pitt Street.
It accommodated 150 pupils
and cost £10,950.
The first headmaster was Morton Wager.
It became Hebden Bridge Grammar School.
Alice Longstaff was a pupil here.
See
Hebden Bridge Secondary School Memorials
Originally Mytholm Church of England School
It is recorded as an infants' school and could accommodate 20 pupils
[1871]
In 1841, Catherine & Louisa, with Assistants
Margaret Duncan [1818-1???] (Assistant),
Margaret Wooler (independent),
and
11 female pupils.
were at Horton Street, Halifax.
In 1851, Catherine & Louisa were each shown as Conductress of a
Private School with
(possibly) Catherine Harriet Wooler (assistant),
Margaret Duncan [1818-1???] (assistant),
12 female pupils,
and
2 servants
were at Horton Street, Halifax.
In 1861, Catherine was Proprietor of Ladies Boarding
School with
niece Harriet Linfoot [1829-1???],
Margaret Duncan (assistant governess),
Mary Gledhill (cook),
Helen Gibson (housemaid),
and
6 female pupils
were at 2, Blackledge/23, Horton Street, Halifax – but Louisa
was not listed there.
See
Hay's School, Halifax and
Hemmingway's School, Brighouse
This & associated entries use material contributed by John Farnhill
Question:
Does anyone know if this was anything to do with Hemingway's School, Halifax?
The school was maintained by rents from property at School Land Farm, Colden.
The present building is the result of reconstruction in 1771.
It was used as a school until it closed in 1889.
In 1898, it became a branch of the Yorkshire Penny Bank.
It was given to the Council in 1954, and is now a museum.
A black oak desk from the school can still be seen in the Museum
today.
It was enlarged in 1903 and accommodated 276 children
Built by Rev Robert Hesketh to supplement his income when he was
minister at Heywood's Chapel [1772].
It was built adjoining The Manse, for the Chapel.
When Scott's Academy moved from Heckmondwike to Northowram [1783],
it was held at Hesketh's school.
When Northowram Academy closed, William Vint took over
tuition of some of the students.
Those was attended the Academy included
Dr Benjamin Boothroyd.
The building is now a private dwelling
An advertisement of 1898 announced
See
Bank Top School, Southowram
The average attendance was 303 [1882].
It accommodated 225 boys and 270 girls.
It accommodated around 560 pupils [1894].
It later became Halifax Modern School then Clare Hall Secondary Modern.
See
W. Dyche and
Charles Edward Thompson
In 1852, it opened as a Sunday School.
It finally became Highmoor Lane Methodist Chapel, Clifton, T' Colliers' Chapel
Haigh's School, Halifax Ref 18-560 Haley Hill College Ref 18-H581 Haley Hill Mixed Board School Ref 18-56 Haley Hill Shed Factory School Ref 18-339
of the choicest moral, instructive, religious and scientific works
Haley Hill Working Men's College Ref 18-H950 Halifax Academy Ref 18-838 
Halifax Athenæum School of Elocution & Oratory Ref 18-719 Halifax British School Ref 18-723
Halifax Catholic High School Ref 18-804 Halifax Commercial School Ref 18-956
for rapid and thorough business training
Halifax Evening Continuation Schools Ref 18-933 Halifax Girls' Grammar School Ref 18-578 Halifax High School Ref 18-26
Halifax High School for Girls Ref 18-16
Halifax Higher Grade School Ref 18-721 Halifax Junior Commercial School Ref 18-226 Halifax Ladies College Ref 18-576
Halifax Modern School Ref 18-228 Halifax Municipal Technical College Ref 18-H279
Masters at the School have included:
Halifax National School Ref 18-84
1815 / 1835 / 1860s
Halifax National School, Ref 18-945 Halifax New College Ref 18-H43 Halifax New School, Hopwood Lane Ref 18-904 Halifax New School, South Parade Ref 18-453 Halifax Parish Church Day School Ref 18-27 
Halifax Ragged School Ref 18-501
Halifax Recreative Evening School Ref 18-720 Halifax Riding School Ref 18-H290 Halifax School of Art Ref 18-722
Masters at the School have included:
Halifax School of Art Ref 18-724
At Halifax, we are now instituting a School of Design.
A committee has been appointed to mature and carry out the scheme
Masters at the School have included:
Halifax School of Integrated Arts Ref 18-H308 Halifax School of Music Ref 18-617
Halifax Secondary Modern School Ref 18-201
Halifax Secondary School Ref 18-227 Halifax Socialist Sunday School Ref 18-713 Halifax Technical High School Ref 18-H326
Hall's: Dr Hall's School Ref 18-361
Masters at the School have included:
Hallam's: Margaret Hallam's Dancing School Ref 18-4 Halliday's Academy, Halifax Ref 18-542
specialising in mathematical and commercial subjects at Blackwall, Halifax
Halliday's Gentlemen's Boarding School, Halifax Ref 18-853
and appopriate asistants
every branch of liberal and accomplished education (no extra charge
for the classics or Hebrew)
Mr Halliday and Professors of eminence
devoted his attention to three points – Health, Morals, Improvement
Halstead's School, Halifax Ref 18-533 Hanover Methodist Sunday School Ref 18-409
This & associated entries use material contributed by John HoyleHarding's School, Brighouse Ref 18-858 Hardy's School, Brighouse Ref 18-668 Harley Wood All Saints' National School Ref 18-337 Harley Wood Infant School, Todmorden Ref 18-338 Harley Wood School, Todmorden Ref 18-653 Harness's School, Halifax Ref 18-783 Harrison Road National School Ref 18-N63 Harrison Road School Ref 18-H520
Harrison's School, Barkisland Ref 18-922 Harrison's School, Halifax Ref 18-552 Hartnett's Boarding & Day School, Halifax Ref 18-495 Hartnett's Ladies' Boarding School, Halifax Ref 18-805 Hartnett's School, Sowerby Ref 18-701 Hartshead Board School Ref 18-394 Hartshead Charity School Ref 18-961 Hartshead Parish School Ref 18-395 Haslam's School, Halifax Ref 18-746 Haugh Shaw Board School, Halifax Ref 18-39
Hay's School, Halifax Ref 18-519 Heap's Ladies' School, Todmorden Ref 18-230 Heap's School, Mytholmroyd Ref 18-697 Heath Grammar School Ref 18-H146 
Heathfield Junior School, Rishworth Ref 18-222 Heaton's School Ref 18-754 Hebden Bridge Grammar School Ref 18-H380 Hebden Bridge Middle School Ref 18-831 Hebden Bridge National School Ref 18-30 Hebden Bridge United District Board School Ref 18-H381 Hebden Bridge United District Secondary School Ref 18-H462
Hebden Royd Central School Ref 18-52 Hebden Royd Church of England (VA) Primary School, Hebden Bridge Ref 18-112
Helliwell's School, Halifax Ref 18-564 Hemingway's School, Halifax Ref 18-782 Hemmingway's School, Brighouse Ref 18-859
Heptonstall Board School Ref 18-895
Heptonstall Grammar School Ref 18-H373
the dead languages to all the boys of the township who apply for
such instruction
Masters at the School have included:
Heptonstall Junior, Infant & Nursery School Ref 18-113
Hesketh's School, Northowram Ref 18-498 Heywood's School Ref 18-401 Higgin Lane Sunday School, Southowram Ref 18-843
November 1898. Sale by Auction – all that substantial building
recently occupied as a Sunday School situated at the junction of
Higgin Lane, Southowram – Wavell, Son & Marshall, Solicitors,
Halifax
Highbury School, Rastrick Ref 18-32 Higher Board School, Halifax Ref 18-168
Higher Grade Board School, Lightcliffe Ref 18-173 Highlands School Ref 18-H450 Highmoor Lane School, Clifton Ref 18-464
Masters at the School have included:
Highroad Well Independent School Ref 18-907