Description and History of Site:-
236ft long, Italianate pavilion frontage, recently restored. Erected jointly by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Railway Companies in 1855, to the designs of Thomas Butterworth of Manchester; the main contractors were George Thompson & Co. The buildings originally provided the main access to the station platforms, a roadway leading down from Church Street, with Horton Street continuing further downhill as Navigation Road to the wharf at the head of the Halifax branch of the Calder and Hebble Navigation. In 1885/6 the station layout was re-structured in order to accommodate the Great Northern Railway's Queensbury line, and the present bridge entrance created blocking the Navigation Road which was replaced by an alternative route via Berry Lane. The buildings now serve as a nursery and form part of the Eureka Children's Museum site.

Further Reading and References:-
W.J. Thompson, ed., A Brief Guide to the Industrial Heritage of West Yorkshire, Telford, Association for Industrial Archaeology, 1989, p. 12.
D. Joy, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Vol. 8, South and West Yorkshire, pp. 128-34.
Listed building description.

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Key Words :- transport railway station

Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from Church Street.

Address :- Church Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1QU
Grid Ref :- SE 09727 24922
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.720619 , Long -1.854076
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1259136,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1855 -
Record Date :- 20 April 2017

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