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September Halifax 2019 Heritage DISCOVER Festival DISCOVER DISCOVER Most events are free of There will be opportunity charge to attend, a limited to wander around sites few have a small cost or that aren’t usually open to donation requirement. the public, looking at some Halifax Heritage Visitors can expect family of the finest buildings and activities, children’s events, architecture in the North of Festival is back evening talks and lunch England, offering the chance time walks, with historical to interact with the past. lectures, ghostly tales, bigger and Halifax is a town that blends hidden gems, and uncovered the old with the new - come tombs being included in the and discover it for yourself! better than ever! festival. Running alongside the already renowned Heritage Open Days, the Coordinated by Halifax Halifax Heritage Festival offers many unique events Business Improvement taking place, there really is District, with approximately something for all ages. 20 heritage sites hosting Thanks to the success last year, the festival will again events and activities during extend beyond the original the festival with over 60 long weekend, giving you the opportunity to get walks, talks, tours, viewings, involved in heritage exhibitions and live music events across the summer and well into September. events taking place. #discoverhx Events Calendar July August September Thu 18 July – Fri 13 Sept Sat 3 Aug Thu 5 Sept Sat 14 Sept 11am 2pm 7.30pm 10.30am – 4pm Victoria Theatre Queens Road/ Battinson Road The Old Mill, Hall Street Halifax Minster Heritage Tours of the Suffragettes & Old Halifax Great War King of Instruments Victoria Theatre Mills: Queens Road Heritage Society Page 14 Page 14 to Crossley Street Page 21 Page 20 Sat 14 Sept Sat 27 July Thu 12 Sept & Fri 13 Sept 1.30pm Square Chapel Arts Centre 7 - 11pm Sat 17 Aug 11.30am & 2pm Akroyd Park, Boothtown Rd 2pm Halifax Town Hall Old Halifax Views 3 A Regency Summer Lister Lane Cemetery Guided Tours of Page 17 Ball at Bankfield The Crossleys – & Halifax Town Hall Page 12 violent Death! Lister Page 19 Sat 14 – Sun 15 Sept 10am – 4pm Lane to The Gibbet Calderdale Industrial Museum July 2019 – July 2020 Page 20 Thu 12– Sun 15 Sept Square Chapel Arts Centre 10am – 3pm Calderdale Halifax Town Hall Industrial Museum 30 Stories: Page 13 Celebrating the Hidden Gems people who have Walking Tour Page 04 Sat 14 & Sun 15 Sept helped shape thirty 11am – 4pm 57 Clare Rd, Halifax years of Square Thu 12 Sept – Sun 13 Oct, Chapel 10am – 6pm, Hope Hall Open Day Page 16 The Piece Hall Page 10 Halifax Stories Page 22 Sat 14 – Sun 15 Sept 2pm Halifax Minster Fri 13 – Sun 22 Sept 11am & 2pm Hidden Gems The Piece Hall Vintage Bus Tour Heritage Tours Page 04 Page 22 #discoverhx Sat 14 – Sun 22 Sept Sun 15 Sept Wed 18 Sept Sat 21 & Sun 22 Sept 11am – 3pm 4pm 2pm Shibden Hall All Souls, Haley Hill, All Souls, Haley Hill, Square Chapel Arts Centre Shibden Hall Time & Place Sunday Service Sir Henry Edwards Open Day Page 06 Page 07 of Pye Nest, The Man Page 11 Who Feuded With Sat 14 – Sun 22 Sept Sun 15 Sept Wainhouse Sun 22 Sept 11am – 3pm 4pm Page 17 12.30pm – 4pm All Souls, Haley Hill Halifax Minster Lister Lane Cemetery Time & Place: Visits to the Bell Tower Page 14 Thu 19 Sept Lister Lane Solo Art Exhibition 6.30 – 8pm Cemetery Tours by Jane Austin Halifax Central Library Page 21 Page 06 Sun 15 & Sun 22 Sept Calderdale's 11am All Souls, Haley Hill Railway Heritage Sun 15 Sept – A Different View 10am – 4pm Guided Walk Page 07 Page 09 Halifax Playhouse Open daily Halifax Playhouse The Piece Hall Open Day Tues 17 Sept Fri 20 Sept 2.15pm – 3.30pm Akroyd Park, Boothtown Rd The Piece Hall Story Page 15 Page 22 Halifax Central Library Bankfield Musuem Living Heritage – Guided Tour Sun 15 Sept Page 12 Open daily 11.30am–3pm Sharing Stories The Piece Hall Page 08 Huddersfield Rd The Map Room St Andrew’s Methodist Sat 21 Sept Page 22 Wed 18 Sept 11am & 2.30pm Church Open Day Halifax Minster Page 18 1.30 – 3.30pm Halifax Central Library Gentleman Jack: Open daily Using Historical Anne Lister Tours The Piece Hall Sun 15 Sept Newspapers The Traders Room 2pm of the Churchyard Page 22 The Grayston Unity Page 08 & Minster Halifax Music Page 05 Heritage Trail Page 15 #discoverhx Hidden Gems: Tours in Halifax Town Centre Walk with a local guide, seeing Walking Tours Vintage Bus Tours These guided tours start Starting and finishing at the places unknown to you and hearing at the Town Hall and finish Minster, the tours take you interesting details of past times! at the Minster, taking about around the town centre, up 2 hours. The pace is slow to People’s Park, past the Or why not take the opportunity with plenty of stops. They Gibbet and Dean Clough finish with a warm drink to Akroydon, with a short to ride around in a vintage bus? and an optional climb up stop at Bankfield Museum the Minster Tower, for the (which houses the Duke of more energetic. They will Wellington’s Regimental Some of Halifax’s hidden gems are set to be revealed in all reveal some of the town’s Museum and a wide range their historic glory thanks to these special tours, organized fascinating past, plus of other galleries). gaining rare access to some by the Halifax Minster with the support of local volunteers The tours are designed to of the historic buildings. and property owners. Every year we try to add something give you a unique insight different – there’s such a lot to choose from in Halifax! Thu 12 Sept 2019 into the town’s impressive Please note both Walking Tours and Bus Tours must be 11am, 1.30pm & 3pm history. Some of you will booked in advance. There are a limited number of places be particularly interested on each tour and from previous experience some dates Fri 13 Sept 2019 that the single decker bus 11am, 1.30pm & 3pm and times fill up very quickly so it’s worth booking early! you will travel on was the last bus painted in Halifax Tickets are not available from the Minster shop. Please call Sat 14 Sept 2019 10am, 11am, 1.30pm, 3pm Corporation livery. Maybe the Minster office on 01422 355436 if you have problems. you remember the green Sun 15 Sept 2019 £5 plus 28p booking fee, pre booked only. cream and orange buses 11.30am, 1.30pm, travelling the local streets! Go to www.halifaxminster.org.uk 2.30pm & 3pm and follow the link to tickets 24 places per tour Sat 14 Sept 2019 for the Hidden Gems Tours. 2pm Twitter: @HalifaxMinster Sun 15 Sept 2019 Facebook: /Halifax Minster 2pm 45 places available on the bus 04 Gentleman Jack The screening of Gentleman Jack has increased the profile of Anne Lister. She was baptised, worshipped and buried in Halifax Minster. Sat 21 Sept 11am Halifax Minster Graveyard Tour Join David Glover on the Saturday 21st September at 11am for a graveyard tour with stories of the people buried and insight into the surrounding area. Sat 21 Sept 2.30pm Halifax Minster Anne Lister Tour Join us for a tour of the Minster and find out about it’s links to Anne Lister. Tickets available via www.halifaxminster.org.uk. #discoverhx Halifax Heritage Trail Sat 14, Sun 15, Sat 21 & Sun 22 Sept 11am – 3pm All Souls, Haley Hill, HX3 6DR Time & Place There is always something new to discover year on year. Come and visit this extraordinary Grade 1 listed Gothic church commissioned by the local industrialist Edward Akroyd 160 years ago. It was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and considered to be his finest church with exceptional stained glass. Scott also designed the model village Akroydon for Edward Akroyd’s mill workers and the old manor house was later donated to become Bankfield Museum. As part of the anniversary celebrations of The Churches Conservation Trust and the building itself the dedicated volunteer team are working to bring this generally unused building back into the community, to be an exceptional venue for events and exploring the history of the area. Sat 14, Sun 15, Sat 21 & Sun 22 Sept 11am – 3pm All Souls, Haley Hill, HX3 6DR Time & Place: Solo Art Exhibition by Jane Austin The local watercolour artist Jane Austin is holding a third solo exhibition of paintings, this year reflecting the rich heritage of the church, the Akroydon model village and Halifax itself, rooted firmly in the Industrial Revolution. The drawings from several workshops during the year will inspire to take a closer look. Meet the artist and see how she develops her work, as seen on BBC 1 series ‘Home Is Where The Art Is’. Once a thriving church it fell into disrepair and was no longer used for regular worship by 1989. However many people still have fond memories of family celebrations and connections with the church which are being gathered into a community project of stories and images, ‘People of All Souls’. www.janeaustin.co.uk 06 Sun 15 & Sun 22 Sept 11am All Souls, Haley Hill, HX3 6DR Guided Walk A knowledgeable guided walk of the area, with Jackie Butterfield, will leave the church taking approximately an hour. Bookable through the Halifax Visitor Information Centre 01422 368725. Invited donation of £3 Sun 15 Sept 4pm All Souls, Haley Hill, HX3 6DR Sunday Service A service will be held by Reverend Hilary Barber from the Halifax Minster.