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From Weaver to Web: Online visual archive of Calderdale History

Welcome to the online visual archive of Calderdale history. It gives you access to over 23,000 images, with supporting historical information.

The Calderdale area includes the towns of Halifax, Brighouse, Elland, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden.

From Weaver to Web provides access to a wide range of materials. These may be very useful to local and family historians interested in this area.

You will find photographs, postcards, maps, trade directories, handbills and many other types of historical sources.

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Brookes Ltd Halifax Head Offices.

Brookes Ltd Halifax Head Offices. Brookes Limited was a quarrying company formed in 1840. The company grew steadily through the 19th century, patenting the non-slip paving stone in 1898, the result being that Brookes expanded its quarrying throughout the world. Brookes also had its own branch line from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Brookes eventually closed in 1969 selling the majority of its Lightcliffe plant to the electrical company Phillips, formerly Ajax of Pellon Lane. Owned by Crosslee (White Knight, tumble drier firm) since 1986.




All that remains is one of the old non-slip works at Broad Oak, between Hipperholme and Hove Edge.




Demolished 29th October 1969.