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The most dominant landmark in Low Moor is arguably the most dominant landmark in the entire village, Low Moor Iron Works. The iron works stand in the central part of Low Moor. Royds Hall, a Grade II* listed building west of Low Moor, was begun in 1640 and substantially extended in 1770. It was the seat of the Rookes family until 1788 when it ...
The line lost its local passenger services in July 1965 and despite Low Moor being on a line that would stay open serving trains between Halifax and Bradford, it too closed completely. [ note 4 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In the 1980s, the West Riding Transport Museum , had intended to electrify the line between Low Moor and Heckmondwike to 1,500 volt ...
Successive chairmen of the Low Moor Iron Company occupied the property until the 1920s. Finally in 1932 Royds Hall was purchased by a private owner who stayed until 1975. Two further owners since lovingly maintained and improved Royds Hall, [ 2 ] including millionaire businessman Sir Earnest Hall who was responsible for much of the restoration ...
Road transport links are the A629 and B6116 roads. Within the village is Shelley Hall, which dates to the 17th century, and is a Grade II* listed building. [1] The village has three public houses, The Rising Sun, The Flying Ferret (formerly Oddfellows) and Shelley Sports and Social Club. The Emley Moor TV mast is northeast from the village.
Mark's Parish Church, Low Moor Built in 1857 to designs by architect James Mallinson who was in partnership with Thomas Healey of 64 Tyrell Street, Bradford and 15 Mount Street, Halifax.}} |date File usage
Crosland Moor and Netherton is an unparished area and a ward in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 103 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Crosland Moor is a district of the town of Huddersfield ...
The whole area had been laid waste during the Harrying of the North and it was up to fifty years before it recovered. [6] Eventually the manor passed to the Danby family of Farnley, Leeds and was then purchased by the Rookes family of Royds Hall, near Huddersfield and subsumed into a wider estate that also included North Bierley. [7] Wibsey ...
Ainley Top is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire in England.It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Huddersfield on the A629 to Elland and Halifax.It is situated on a hill (the Ainleys) with the M62 motorway to the north, and junction 24 of the motorway adjacent to the village.