Description and History of Site:-
Block of three, four-storey wool warehouses with elaborate carved ashlar frontage to Square Road. Erected for William Walton, woolstapler in 1865 to the designs of John Hogg, one of three elaborate warehouse buildings designed by him and erected in Square Road. Wm Walton and Son were recorded at the premises in 1887 and 1903, but in 1936 the occupants were Sykes and Seed, shoe factors. The premises were demolished c1980 as part of the Square Road widening.
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Key Words :- textiles wool warehouse shoe factor
Viewing the Site :- The site can be seen from the footpath in front of Burger King, Square Road. There are no visible remains.
Address :- The Square, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1NA
Grid Ref :- SE 09594 25189
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.723020 , Long -1.856084
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1865 - c1980
Record Date :- 16 April 2017
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Peter Robinson
Grid Ref :- SE 09594 25189
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.723020 , Long -1.856084
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1865 - c1980
Record Date :- 16 April 2017
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Peter Robinson