Parish Church, Halifax (Document ID: 100026)
Exterior view of Halifax Parish Church, West Yorkshire.
Author: Unknown
Date: not dated
Location: Halifax
Format: Postcard - Mono
Document ID: 100026
Library ID: 34578054
Halifax Parish Church is believed to stem back to Saxon times, but the first recorded church on this site was in 1120. Monks from the Cluny Priory of Lewis in Sussex were given the Halifax portion of the Manor of Wakefield by the second Earl of Warrenne, some time between 1106 and 1121. The Norman Church was situated to the north and was much smaller than the present one; this can still be seen in part today, as the north wall of the present church is built incorporating the south wall from the original, and Norman inscriptions can still be seen today.
The present building was erected in the mid-15th century, by the bequest of Vicar John King. The building work started in 1438 and was overlooked by Vicar Thomas Wilkinson. The Rokeby Chapel and Holdsworth Chapel were added in the sixteenth century.
