No.1 Cluntergate

No.1 Cluntergate

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The building at the corner of New Road and Cluntergate, once occupied by H. Pullan and Son, makers of bowling green woods was built by G & W Thickett for Mr. William Brooke, painter and decorator in about 1856. His son used the these buildings for his...
Methodist Chapel

Methodist Chapel

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The Methodist Church standing on this site today opened in 2016. It replaced a previous Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, St Paul’s (pictured), which opened in 1884 & was demolished in 2012 due to the structure becoming unsafe. St Paul’s had also replaced an...
Horbury Library

Horbury Library

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Built by the local firm Henry Fallas & Sons, who had recently completed the Town Hall next door, the foundation stone was laid by Cllr. A. Horsfield J.P. on the 4th January 1905. A grant of £2,000 had been obtained from the Carnegie Foundation*, which along with...
The King’s Arms

The King’s Arms

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The Kings Arms pub (formerly The Granby Head Inn) on New Street dates back to the Georgian period of 1834 and is now designated a building of local interest. The pub is owned by Marstons and was awarded the Wakefield Express ‘Best Pub of the Year’ award in...
The Cemetery

The Cemetery

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Burials from the parish church of St Peter & St Leonard have taken place here since the mid 19th Century. It was taken over by Horbury Urban District Council in 1897 & gradually extended to include the lower levels. There are several graves of interest,...
House of Mercy

House of Mercy

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The idea of establishing a place to house those who needed”rescuing from sin and destruction, the increasing multitude of fallen women”, can be traced back to one person –  Henrietta Louisa Farrer, later the wife of Rev. Henry Sidney Lear, Bishop of...