Description and History of Site:-
The site comprises two stone-built wool warehouses of four storeys, erected back to back with frontages one to each of Blackledge and Horton Street. Two warehouses erected for Robert Hartley, woolstapler, in 1869 to the designs of Roger Ives, architect. Robert Hartley & Co. occupied the premises in 1874, but by 1887 it was being used by T. Wayman & Co., also woolstaplers. Wayman had acquired the adjacent property at number 27 Horton Street (qv) some time prior to 1878. During the twentieth century the premises were occupied by a variety of businesses including the Halifax Motor Exchange in 1936, and subsequently by a number of different retailers. During 2017 the property was converted for use by the Leeds Beckett University as a business enterprise centre.

Further Reading and References:-
Smith's Directory, 1874. White's General & Commercial Directory of Halifax, 1887, p. 316. Halifax County Borough Directory, 1936, p. 87.

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Key Words :- textiles woolstapler warehouse motor car engineers retail business development

Viewing the Site :- Site can be viewed from Blackledge and Horton Street

Address :- Horton Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1QE
Grid Ref :- SE 09528 24988
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.721215 , Long -1.857089
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1869 -
Record Date :- 7 April 2017

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