82-471: Platform, formerly known as City House and British Railways House , is a building over Leeds railway station that was built by Taylor Woodrow in 1962. The buildings were, like many other railway buildings in the UK, designed by the later-derided architect John Poulson who also designed the nearby Leeds International Pool . Upon its construction it was famously lambasted by the poet John Betjeman , who said that
164-591: A toffee shop in King Cross Lane in 1890. Violet formulated the toffee's recipe. John became known as "The Toffee King". A factory was opened on Queens Road in 1898. A new factory at Albion Mill, at the current site near the railway station, opened in 1909. John died in 1920, and his son Harold not only continued the business but took it to the present size and range of confectionery it has today. Their famous brands, including Rolo , Toffee Crisp and Quality Street of chocolate and confectionery are not just popular in
246-479: A women's football team , Halifax FC Women . The Shay football ground has been the home of the town's football club since 1921. The ground was substantially redeveloped in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, with money provided by the Football Foundation and funds raised or provided by the local community and Calderdale Council. Halifax Panthers is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in
328-551: A centre consisting of cafés, restaurants, shops and exhibition spaces called Granary Wharf , known locally as the Dark Arches. The railway station has 18 platforms, making it the largest by number of platforms in England outside London. There are 12 terminus and six through platforms. Most platforms are subdivided into up to four sections, i.e. 1a, 1b, 1c etc. Altogether, including the numbers, there are 47 platforms. Retail facilities in
410-520: A large proportion of A*to C grades at GCSE level. In 2005, the Crossley Heath School was the highest ranking co-educational school in the North of England . Calderdale College is a further education college located on Francis Street, just off King Cross Road, in the west of the town. The Maltings College opened in 2013 and offers a range of vocational sixth form courses. In December 2006 it
492-418: A major rebuilding project took place, branded as Leeds 1st . This project saw the construction of additional approach tracks at the western end of the railway station, improving efficiency by separating trains travelling to or from different destinations and preventing them from having to cross each other's routes. The railway station was expanded from 12 to 17 platforms, with the construction of new platforms on
574-411: A redeveloped worsted spinning mill, was once the largest carpet factory in the world. It was built in the 1840s–'60s for Crossley's Carpets and owned by John Crossley. The corona chimney dominates over the mill complex and area, at a height of 297-foot (91 m), it is made from triangular cast iron plates and built in 1857. It was converted into a business park in the 1980s by Sir Ernest Hall . It
656-690: A serial killer, the Halifax Slasher , was on the loose. Scotland Yard concluded there were no attacks after several locals admitted they had inflicted wounds on themselves. Halifax plc started as a building society , the Halifax Permanent Benefit Building and Investment Society, in the town in 1853. Today the bank operates as a trading name of HBOS , part of the Lloyds Banking Group . Yorkshire Bank , based in Leeds and known as
738-587: A walking and cycle route. In 2018 a campaign was launched to save and restore the 2,501 yards (2,287 m) Queensbury Tunnel and add it to the walking and cycling network. A branch from Holmfield, on the Halifax to Queensbury section of the lines to Keighley and Bradford, served the west side of Halifax. It terminated at St. Paul's . This short branch closed to passengers in January 1927 and to all traffic in June 1960. Halifax
820-665: Is a field hockey club that competes in the North Hockey League and the Yorkshire & North East League . Motorcycle speedway racing has been staged at two venues in Halifax. In the pioneering days of 1928–1930 a track operated at Thrum Hall . A Halifax team took part in the English Dirt Track League of 1929. Speedway returned to Halifax at the Shay Stadium in 1949 and operated until 1951. The team operated as
902-740: Is also served by Sowerby Bridge station in the neighbouring town of Sowerby Bridge at the southwest edge of the town. It lies just to the south of the River Calder . Calderdale's local radio stations are BBC Radio Leeds on 95.3 FM, Hits Radio West Yorkshire on 102.5 FM, Heart Yorkshire on 106.2 FM, Capital Yorkshire on 105.1 FM and Phoenix Radio on 96.7 FM, which has its studios in Halifax. Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) has been given permission by media regulator Ofcom to expand its FM coverage to Halifax. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire . Television signals are received from
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#1732844707162984-583: Is also the terminus for trains running on the scenic Settle & Carlisle line . Leeds is a major hub for local and regional destinations across Yorkshire such as to Harrogate , York , Scarborough , Hull , Doncaster and Sheffield . The station lies at the heart of the West Yorkshire Metro commuter network for West Yorkshire providing services to Bradford , Wakefield , Dewsbury , Huddersfield and Halifax . With 24 million passenger entries and exits between April 2022 and March 2023, Leeds
1066-653: Is designed to encourage visitors and commuters into Leeds to continue their journey from the railway station by bike. Its design is based on the Dutch cyclepoint concept. The railways arrived in Leeds in 1834, when the Leeds and Selby Railway (which became part of the North Eastern Railway ) opened its line. It had a terminus at Marsh Lane east of the city centre. In 1840, the North Midland Railway (a constituent of
1148-519: Is located in the south-eastern foothills of the moorland region called the South Pennines . Halifax is situated about 4 miles (6 km) from the M62 motorway , close to Bradford and Huddersfield . The A641 road links the town with Brighouse , Bradford and Huddersfield. The Hebble Brook joins the River Calder at Salterhebble . In 2004 Calderdale had a population of 192,405, of which 82,500 live in
1230-471: Is on the Calder Valley line , with services to Manchester Victoria , York , Selby via Bradford Interchange and Leeds ; Blackpool North ; via Brighouse to Huddersfield and Wakefield Westgate and to London King's Cross via Wakefield Kirkgate . The London service is operated by Grand Central , the others by Northern Trains . Rail passenger representation is organised by the local users' group,
1312-560: Is the busiest railway station in the North of England , overtaking Manchester Piccadilly , and the second-busiest railway station in the United Kingdom outside London, after Birmingham New Street . The railway station is situated on a hill falling from the south of the city to the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal basin. Much of it is supported on Victorian brick-vaulted arches situated just off Neville Street which contain
1394-422: Is the complete array of Jacobean box pews . The pair of Gothic organ cases by John Oldrid Scott now house the four-manual instrument by Harrison & Harrison . The belfry holds fourteen bells and an Angelus . St Mary's Roman Catholic Church , on the corner of Gibbet Street and Clarence Street, was built in 1839, rebuilt in 1864 and extended in 1924. The Serbian Orthodox Church , dedicated to St. John
1476-803: Is the hub of the Metro network in West Yorkshire . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) and trains per day (tpd) is London North Eastern Railway CrossCountry TransPennine Express Northern Trains East Midlands Railway (EMR) and its predecessors operated a number of services to and from London St Pancras via the Midland Main Line until May 2022. Two evening northbound and two morning southbound services operated primarily to cycle InterCity 125 sets through Neville Hill TMD . After EMR withdrew its last InterCity 125 sets in May 2021,
1558-461: Is the second-busiest railway station outside London in the United Kingdom, being a very busy railway station, expansion is needed. Passenger numbers at Leeds are expected to surge by 63% by 2029, meaning further expansion is necessary. Future expansion might link the station to the proposed High Speed 2 network. In October 2017, it was proposed that the station could be remodelled for the proposed HS2 scheme. The proposal includes new platforms on
1640-794: Is the terminus of the Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line (on which London North Eastern Railway provides high speed inter-city services to London King's Cross every half hour from the station) and is an important stop on the Cross Country Route between Scotland , the Midlands and South West England connecting to major towns and cities such as Glasgow , Edinburgh , Derby , Birmingham , Bristol , Exeter , Plymouth and Penzance . There are also regular inter-city services to major destinations throughout Northern England including Manchester , Liverpool , Newcastle and Sheffield . It
1722-534: The Domesday Book , and evidence of the early settlement is unclear. By the 12th century the township had become the religious centre of the vast parish of Halifax, which extended from Brighouse in the east to Heptonstall in the west. Halifax Minster , parts of which date from the 12th century is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The minster's first organist, in 1766, was William Herschel , who discovered
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#17328447071621804-534: The West Riding Penny Savings Bank , was established on 1 May 1859 by Colonel Edward Akroyd of Halifax. Halifax is twinned with Aachen in Germany. The A58 has a stretch called Aachen Way. The ancient parish of Halifax was divided into a large number of civil parishes in the 19th century. In Halifax, a body of improvement commissioners or town trustees was created between 1762 and 1823, and
1886-532: The Churches Conservation Trust . It is grade I listed and is open to visitors at limited times. Its lofty 236-foot (72 m) spire and white magnesian limestone exterior stand as a very personal statement in 13th-century French style of the mill owner Lieutenant Colonel Edward Akroyd , who paid solely for its construction as the centre-piece of a purpose-built model village "Akroydon". All Souls' boasts an unusually complete sequence of windows by
1968-583: The Emley Moor TV transmitter and the local relay transmitter. Courier , Calderdale's local weekly newspaper, has its offices in the town. The Halifax area is home to two selective and non fee-paying grammar schools, which are the Crossley Heath School in Savile Park and North Halifax Grammar School in Illingworth . Both schools achieve excellent GCSE and A level results with both schools achieving
2050-677: The Gothic Revival (1911) St. Paul's at King Cross , by Arts and Crafts architect Sir Charles Nicholson . St. Paul's is notable not only for its fine acoustics and massive west tower but also for an unusual and highly colourful west window, specified by Nicholson, showing the apocalyptic vision of the Holy City descending upon the smoky mills and railway viaducts of Halifax as it was before World War I . The Church of St Jude in Savile Park, designed by local architect William Swinden Barber in 1888,
2132-480: The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). The first rationalisation occurred in 1938, when two railway stations (New and Wellington) were combined to form Leeds City Station , opening on 2 May that year. This was designed by LMS architect William Henry Hamlyn . The third railway station, Leeds Central, was unaffected by the change. Part of Wellington railway station later became a parcels depot. The north concourse and
2214-624: The Marquess of Halifax (this creation of the earldom became extinct in 1700). George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax , (2nd order of the 3rd creation) became the President of the Board of Trade in 1748. In 1749 the city of Halifax , the capital of Nova Scotia , Canada, was named in his honour. The Halifax River in Central Florida , United States, was also named after him. Halifax is not mentioned in
2296-559: The Midland Railway ) constructed its line from Derby via Rotherham to a terminus at Hunslet Lane to the south. It was extended to a more centrally located terminus at Wellington Street in 1846, known as Wellington Station . Another railway station, Leeds Central on Wellington Street, was opened in 1854 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway and the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). The railway station became owned jointly by
2378-531: The Old English halh-gefeaxe , meaning "area of coarse grass in the nook of land". This explanation is generally preferred to derivations from the Old English halig (holy), in hālig feax or "holy hair", proposed by 16th-century antiquarians . The probably-incorrect interpretation gave rise to two legends. One concerned a maiden killed by a lustful priest whose advances she spurned; another held that
2460-466: The Baptist did not achieve cathedral status when a new diocese was being considered for the West Riding : Wakefield parish church became the cathedral in 1888 and was extensively altered and enlarged. Minster status was only conferred on the parish church in a ceremony on 22 November 2009. There is a collection of rare Commonwealth white glass as well as a series of Victorian windows. Another feature
2542-534: The Baptist, in the Boothtown area, formerly the Mount Carmel Methodist chapel, was acquired in 1956 and after extensive refurbishment was opened in the 1965 by the town's Serbian community. In 2015 the church celebrated its Golden Jubilee. The mid- Victorian All Souls' Church by Sir George Gilbert Scott , standing part way up Haley Hill to the north of the main town centre, is redundant and vested in
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2624-524: The City Railway Station which became the main railway station serving the city. Central Railway Station was closed and has been demolished. The viaduct leading to Central Railway Station is one of many disused viaducts near Leeds Railway Station. Engineering work included replacing 100-year-old bridges over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, the construction of the south concourse and an overall roof, along with major platform and track layout alterations and
2706-529: The City South station, the former LNWR/NER 'New' station, and called simply Leeds from this time. The station had overhead electrification installed under the ownership of British Rail in 1988, to facilitate usage of the new Class 91 services on the East Coast main line. By the 1990s, the railway station's capacity was exceeded on a daily basis, and the 1967 design was deemed inadequate. Between 1999 and 2002,
2788-464: The Halifax urban area . The main ethnic group in Halifax is White (87%), followed by British Pakistani (10%). Over 90% of people aged 16–74 were employed, mostly full-time. 64% of residents had qualifications. Halifax is home to a large South Asian community mainly of British Pakistanis from the Kashmir region, which originally moved to the area for employment in the textile industry. The majority of
2870-758: The Halifax Nomads in 1948 racing three away fixtures. The Halifax Dukes, the name they took once the Shay was opened, operated in the National League Third Division in 1949 before moving up to the Second Division in 1950. Riders including Arthur Forrest, moved on to Bradford . The Dukes re-emerged in 1965 as founder members of the British League and operated there for many years before the team moved en bloc to Odsal Stadium, Bradford. Halifax Swimming Pool
2952-429: The Halifax and District Rail Action Group (HADRAG). The railway leading from Halifax due north towards Keighley (towards Skipton , Morecambe and Carlisle ) with a further branch to Bradford via Queensbury saw its last through services in May 1955, although parts of the route, which was extremely heavily engineered with long tunnels and high, spectacular viaducts , have now been repaired and revived by Sustrans as
3034-619: The Halifax skyline back in the Victorian age . There is also a smaller chimney that has been shortened, which is not much higher than the existing mills surrounding it. The town has relatively successful sports clubs. Its rugby league club, Halifax Panthers , plays in the Betfred Championship . The town's football team , FC Halifax Town currently compete in the National League , the fifth tier of English football. Halifax also has
3116-460: The Halifax urban area is 530/km . From New Year's Day 1779, manufacturers and mercers dealt internationally in such articles through its grandiose square, the Piece Hall . Halifax is known for Mackintosh's chocolate and toffee products, including Rolo and Quality Street . The Halifax bank was founded and has large offices in the town. Dean Clough , north of the town centre, was once one of
3198-685: The LNWR and the North Eastern Railway, but other companies had powers to run trains there, including the Great Northern Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway . In 1869, New Station opened as a joint enterprise by the LNWR and the North Eastern Railway. It connected the former Leeds and Selby Railway Line to the east with the LNWR lines to the west. A mile-long connection was built, carried entirely on viaducts and bridges. New Station
3280-734: The Queens Hotel were built at this time. In March 1941, the Luftwaffe launched attacks on Leeds , Armley , Beeston and Bramley . Leeds New Station was one of the primary targets, along with the Town Hall, Kirkgate Markets, the Central Post office, the Quarry Hill flats, Hotel Metropole and part of the Inner Ring Road. The station was bombed, causing damage and an unknown number of casualties, and
3362-753: The Regimental Drums and the Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band on Sunday 31 March 2007. The troops were then inspected by the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire , Dame Ingrid Roscoe DCVO DStJ FSA and the Mayor of Halifax Cllr Colin Stout making a total of eight stands of colours within the Regimental Chapel. The regiment was presented with the "Freedom of Halifax" on 18 June 1945. Eureka! The National Children's Museum
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3444-532: The Trinity MAT. This allowed for a more 16-18 friendly education to be sought by pupils from the Trinity schools. This school, as with the above school, boasts excellent A-level results, with a consistently >98% pass rate since opening in 2019, as well as almost 200% growth in student numbers in that time. The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Association, previously based at Wellesley Park, on
3526-571: The UK, but around the world including the US. In 1969 John Mackintosh & Co Limited merged with the York -based Rowntree Limited to form Rowntree Mackintosh . This was, in turn, purchased by Nestlé in 1988. Riley's Toffee Rolls were launched in 1907, made by "Riley Brothers". Halifax was a busy industrial town, dealing in and producing wool, carpets, machine tools and beer. The Crossley family began carpet manufacture in modest premises at Dean Clough , on
3608-436: The banks of Hebble Brook . The family was philanthropic and Joseph and Sir Francis Crossley built and endowed almshouses for their workers, which exist to this day and are run by volunteer trustees. Halifax is also home to Suma Wholefoods , which was established in 1975 and is the largest workers' co-operative in the UK. Public bus and train transportation in Halifax is managed and subsidised by West Yorkshire Metro . It
3690-513: The barriers at peak times. Platform usage varies depending on operational circumstances but is generally: Leeds Interchange, located at the New Station Street exit, provides onward transport connections from the station. There are five bus stands serving Arriva Yorkshire , First West Yorkshire and Flyer routes 1, 4, 4F, 5, 14, 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 40, 444, 446, 870, A1 and DalesBus services 874 and 875. A 24-hour taxi rank also operates at
3772-460: The building blocked all the light out of City Square and was only a testament to money, having no architectural merit. He made similar criticism in 1968. The building was bought by a property company, Kenmore, in 2006 with a view to regenerating what it described as a "tired and dilapidated" building. Kenmore received planning permission in 2008 to extend the building at the back (on the south side) and re-clad it in glazed curtain walling. The scheme
3854-447: The commissioning of a new power signal box to control the railway station area. At the time of this rebuilding, the railway station was served by 500 trains on a typical day, with 2.75 million passenger journeys a year. Wellington (or City North) became entirely devoted to parcels traffic at this time with the track layout extensively changed. The remaining Midland line trains which previously used City North station were diverted into
3936-464: The common occurrence of the surnames Hayley and Haley around Halifax. The derivation from halig has given rise to the demonym Haligonian, which is of recent origin and not in universal use. The Earldom of Halifax took the name of the town. Its first creation, in the Peerage of England in 1677, was for George Savile , who was created Baron Savile of Eland and Viscount Halifax in 1668 and later became
4018-473: The community lives in the west central Halifax region of the town, which was previously home to immigrant Irish communities who have since moved to the outer suburbs. The Illingworth and Mixenden areas, in contrast to west central Halifax, consists mostly of white, Protestant residents. In the 2001 census , 5% stated they were Muslim , 16.3% of no religion, and 63.8% of Christian background. 12.8% did not disclose their religion. The population density of
4100-457: The eastern leg of HS2 would be cancelled, terminating at East Midlands Parkway instead of going all the way to Leeds. Eventually, the leg reaching East Midlands Parkway was scrapped too, with no new track north of Birmingham Curzon Street . The railway station is served by long-distance services operated by CrossCountry , London North Eastern Railway and TransPennine Express , as well as local and regional services operated by Northern . It
4182-564: The existing station. These would attach to the southern part of the existing station building, and span the river in a north–south alignment to create a 'T' shape. Whilst not directly linking the rail lines, it will allow a common concourse for easy interchange between high speed and classic rail services. These plans were approved by the Government in November 2016. However, on 18 November 2021, Grant Shapps (Transport Secretary) announced that
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#17328447071624264-523: The foot of Park Row, behind the landmark Queens Hotel . It is one of 20 stations managed by Network Rail . As of December 2023, it was the busiest station in West Yorkshire , as well as in Yorkshire & the Humber , and the entirety of Northern England. It is the second busiest station in the UK outside of London, after Birmingham New Street . Leeds is an important hub on the British rail network. The station
4346-735: The game, formed over a century ago, in 1873. They have been Champions of England on 4 occasions and have lifted the Challenge Cup 5 times. Amateur clubs Boothtown Terriers, Greetland All Rounders, Illingworth, King Cross Park, Ovenden, Siddal and Stainland Stags are based in or near the town. The Siddal club is a leading member of amateur rugby league's flagship National Conference League . Greetland All Rounders and Ovenden are former members. Halifax has several senior rugby union clubs. They include Halifax , Halifax Vandals (Warley), Heath (West Vale), Old Crossleyans, Old Rishworthians (Copley) and Old Brodleians (Hipperholme). Halifax Hockey Club
4428-399: The head of Saint John the Baptist was buried here after his execution. The legend is almost certainly medieval rather than ancient, although the town's coat of arms carries an image of the saint. Another explanation is a corruption of the Old English hay and ley , as a clearing or meadow. This etymology is based on Haley Hill, the nearby hamlet of Healey (another corruption), and
4510-401: The human-controlled ticket checking, to speed up the passage of passengers. When the gates came into operation at the end of October 2008, they suffered from several faults including accepting expired tickets. An oversight on the part of Northern also meant that the gates were not compatible with West Yorkshire Metro Cards. A £17.3 million southern entrance to allow for easier access from
4592-414: The interchange. Further bus stops are located on Neville Street below the railway station, as well as around City Square outside the railway station. Infirmary Street and Boar Lane bus points are a short walk for more bus connections. Leeds Interchange hosts one of the UK's first cycle hubs that allows a number of cycling services including repair, storage and rental. The facility opened in summer 2010 and
4674-515: The junction of Gibbet Street and Spring Hall Road, in the former Wellesley Barracks is located within the Bankfield Museum on Boothtown Road. The former barracks , having served as the headquarters of the schools' music service in the last few decades of the 20th century, became a school in 2005. Former regimental colours of the 'Duke's' are laid up in the Halifax Minster. These include
4756-407: The large Piece Hall square later built for trading wool in the town centre. The town was a thriving mill town during the Industrial Revolution with the Dean Clough Mill buildings a surviving landmark. In 2021, it had a population of 88,109. It is also the administrative centre of the wider Calderdale Metropolitan Borough. The town's name was recorded in about 1091 as Halyfax , most likely from
4838-431: The largest textile factories in the world at more than 1 ⁄ 2 mile (800 m) long; today the building has been converted for office and retail use including a gym, theatre, Travelodge and radio station. As well as the significance of the bank Halifax plc which, since 2008, is part of the Lloyds Banking Group , the town has strong associations with confectionery. John Mackintosh and his wife, Violet, opened
4920-453: The leading artists of the 1850s, including William Wailes , John Hardman and Clayton and Bell . The large organ by Forster and Andrews , inserted in 1868, ten years after the building was completed, is currently unplayable and many of its surviving parts are in storage awaiting restoration. The tower houses a ring of eight bells. Other churches include the Georgian Holy Trinity Church (which has since now been converted to office use) and
5002-468: The new entrance. Work on a new terminal platform alongside platform 1 (labelled platform 0) began in late 2018 and was completed in January 2021. In November 2018 Network Rail began work to improve the south concourse. The first phase of works aimed to reduce congestion by moving and expanding ticket barriers. A new transparent roof was installed, matching the design at the Southern entrance, with works completed in October 2019. Leeds railway station
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#17328447071625084-415: The northside of Leeds as well as HS2 services running into the existing east–west platforms as well as the proposed terminal platforms allowing links to proposed 'Northern Powerhouse Rail'. In November 2017, details were released about how the station might look. Plans are being drawn up to expand the railway station's capacity with new lines and platforms alongside platform one in the Riverside Car Park on
5166-455: The planet Uranus . The coat of arms of Halifax include the chequers from the original coat of arms of the Earls Warenne, who held the town during Norman times. Halifax was notorious for its gibbet , an early form of guillotine used to execute criminals by decapitation , that was last used in 1650. A replica has been erected on the original site in Gibbet Street. Its original blade is on display at Bankfield Museum . Punishment in Halifax
5248-504: The platforms. A new footbridge was also provided, replacing the previous underpass. Ancillary improvements included a new multi-storey car park and railway station entrance, refurbishing the North Concourse and expanding retail facilities. A small temporary railway station called Leeds Whitehall was provided to handle some services while the railway station was being remodelled. This was used between September 1999 and February 2002. In 2008, automated ticket gates were installed in place of
5330-406: The redevelopment claims that: Work commenced in October 2015, with the refurbishment completed in 2017. It was renamed Platform. Leeds railway station Leeds railway station (also known as Leeds City railway station ) is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on New Station Street to the south of City Square , at
5412-424: The service was reduced to a single northbound service operated by a Class 222 . It was withdrawn in May 2022. Halifax, West Yorkshire Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale , in West Yorkshire , England. It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines . In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire , primarily in woollen manufacture with
5494-472: The site of the original Leeds Wellington railway station to cater for predicted growth. Also Metro announced plans to replace platform 1 with three separate platforms using the car park next to it. This would increase platform numbers from 17 to 20. The original plans for High Speed 2 proposed a separate new station in Leeds to the south of the River Aire at New Lane . However, a later review in November 2015 instead recommends that HS2 platforms be added to
5576-434: The south completed on 3 January 2016. It widens the railway station's western footbridge and provides escalators, stairs and lifts to a partial deck over the River Aire in an iconic structure. The deck provides access to either side of the river for passengers to access Granary Wharf and Little Neville Street or Holbeck . It contains extra ticket vending machines and cycle storage. Around 20% of passengers are expected to use
5658-419: The south side, and reopening of the disused parcels depot to passengers on the north side. The majority of the track, points and signals were also replaced and the 1967 power box closed – control being handed over to the signalling centre at York . The most visible change to passengers, however, was the replacement of the 1967 metal canopy with a new glass roof, considerably increasing the amount of daylight on
5740-414: The stand used by the 33rd Regiment between 1761 and 1771, which is one of the oldest in existence in England, plus those carried by the regiment during the Battle of Waterloo and the Crimea. The 1981 stand of colours, was taken out of service in 2002. They were marched through the town from the town hall to the minster, which at that time was still a parish church, accompanied by two escorts of 40 troops,
5822-403: The station include coffee shops, fast food outlets, a bar, newsagents, chemists and supermarkets. A British Transport Police station on New Station Street houses officers who police the West Yorkshire railway stations. Leeds railway station retained staffed ticket barriers through the 1990s until 2008, when they were replaced by automatic barriers by Northern Rail to reduce congestion around
5904-659: The town became a borough constituency under the Reform Act 1832 . Halifax was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1848 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , and, with the passing of the Local Government Act 1888 , became a county borough in 1889. Since 1974, Halifax has been the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire . Topographically, Halifax
5986-799: Was announced in January 2009 that Halifax was to have a direct rail link to London after a long campaign backed by many, including the local paper the Courier ; the service began to run on 23 May 2010. Most of the bus services operate from Halifax bus station . First West Yorkshire operate most services in the town, Yorkshire Tiger operate multiple south Calderdale services. Arriva Yorkshire operate services that link Halifax with Dewsbury and Wakefield . First operate bus services from Halifax to Huddersfield, Bradford and Leeds. First also run services into other counties, Rochdale in Greater Manchester and Burnley in Lancashire . Halifax railway station
6068-405: Was announced that Calderdale College, in partnership with Leeds Beckett University , opened a new higher education institution in January 2007 called 'University Centre Calderdale'. In 2019, Trinity Sixth Form opened in Halifax town centre, which provides 'outstanding' further education for pupils aged between 16 and 18. The school formed as a result of the closure of sixth forms within schools in
6150-495: Was built partially on a bridge over the River Aire , adjacent to Wellington railway station. The arches created under the station are known as 'The Dark Arches'. The map to the right shows the variety of different railway lines in Leeds in 1913. Following the 1921 Railways Act , when railways in Great Britain were grouped into four companies, New Station was jointly operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and
6232-404: Was due to be completed in 2009. However Kenmore went into liquidation in 2009 before the scheme had started. A December 2011 photo shows little change from the 2008 image (left). In 2010 the building was bought by office property company Bruntwood which plans to redevelop it. Planning permission for the refurbishment was granted by Leeds City Council on 13 October 2011. Bruntwood's brochure for
6314-511: Was inspired and opened by King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall in the summer of 1992 and is in part of the railway station. Another cultural aspect of the town is its nightlife, centred around Georges Square and Bull Green. It is also home to Britain's oldest nightclub The Acapulco that opened in the early 1960s. The nightclub auctioned off its infamous 20-odd-year old grubby carpet, in square pieces, and surprisingly raised thousands of pounds. Dean Clough Mill ,
6396-433: Was lambasted in 1967 by poet John Betjeman who said it blocked all the light out of City Square , and was a testament to money with no architectural merit. In 2010 the building was bought by property company Bruntwood which is (as of 2017) redeveloping it to provide serviced offices, with a new look to the façade. In 1967, further remodelling of the site took place and trains using Central Railway Station were diverted into
6478-704: Was later rebuilt. The Transport Act 1947 nationalised nearly all forms of mass transport in Great Britain and came into effect on 1 January 1948. British Railways came into existence as the business name of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission (BTC) on 1 January 1948. In 1962, British Railways House, now City House, was added to the railway station. It was designed by architect John Poulson providing British Railways with administrative buildings. The building became dated and hard to let before refurbishment in 2009. The building
6560-576: Was notoriously harsh, as remembered in the Beggar's Litany by poet John Taylor (1580–1654), a prayer whose text included "From Hull , from Halifax, from Hell , 'tis thus, From all these three, Good Lord deliver us.". The town's 19th-century wealth came from the cotton, wool and carpet industries and like most other Yorkshire towns, it had a large number of weaving mills many of which have been lost or converted to alternative use. In November 1938, in an incident of mass hysteria , many residents believed
6642-439: Was opened in 1966 and designed by the borough architects FH Hoyles and JL Berbiers. It contains two ceramic murals by Kenneth Barden on the theme of British pond life . By 2020 there was consideration that a new swimming pool should be installed within the existing North Bridge Leisure Centre, and that the current building should be listed as a significant twentieth century building. The 15th-century Minster dedicated to John
6724-564: Was redeveloped again to host the Northern Broadsides Theatre Company and the IOU theatre company as well as providing space for eight art galleries. The Artworks is a collection of artists studios, gallery space and an art school housed in an old mill complex just to the south of the town centre. The structure can be seen entering the town from the north and east and lower parts of Pellon. It would have been one of many that filled
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