Railway Station, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, 1846-50.
By James Pigott Pritchett (1788-1868).
Grade l listed.
Built at the joint expense of the Huddersfield & Manchester Railway and Canal Company (absorbed by the LNWR in July 1847) and the Manchester & Leeds Railway. The foundation stone was laid by on 9 October 1846. It was partly opened for the commencement of services in August 1847, but not completed until October 1850. There was only one platform until 1886. The station subsequently became the joint property of the Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Railways.
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Railway Station, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, 1846-50.
By James Pigott Pritchett (1788-1868).
Grade l listed.
Built at the joint expense of the Huddersfield & Manchester Railway and Canal Company (absorbed by the LNWR in July 1847) and the Manchester & Leeds Railway. The foundation stone was laid by on 9 October 1846. It was partly opened for the commencement of services in August 1847, but not completed until October 1850. There was only one platform until 1886. The station subsequently became the joint property of the Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Railways.
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Railway Station, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, 1846-50.
By James Pigott Pritchett (1788-1868).
Grade l listed.
Built at the joint expense of the Huddersfield & Manchester Railway & Canal Company (absorbed by the LNWR in July 1847) and the Manchester & Leeds Railway. The foundation stone was laid by on 9 October 1846. It was partly opened for the commencement of services in August 1847, but not completed until October 1850. There was only one platform until 1886. The station subsequently became the joint property of the Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Railways.
Statue of Harold Wilson (1916-1995), 1999.
By Ian Walters (1930-2006).
Unveiled by Tony Blair in 1999.
Harold Wilson was a Labour politician. He was Prime Minister 1964-70 and 1974-76. Born in Huddersfield in 1916 he moved to the Wirral during his school days but remained a supporter of Huddersfield Town Football Club throughout his life, attending matches whenever possible. He died in 1995.
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Railway Station, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, 1846-50.
By James Pigott Pritchett (1788-1868).
Grade l listed.
Built at the joint expense of the Huddersfield & Manchester Railway & Canal Company (absorbed by the LNWR in July 1847) and the Manchester & Leeds Railway. The foundation stone was laid by on 9 October 1846. It was partly opened for the commencement of services in August 1847, but not completed until October 1850. There was only one platform until 1886. The station subsequently became the joint property of the Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Railways.
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Railway Station, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, 1846-50.
By James Pigott Pritchett (1788-1868).
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway entrance.
The Head of Steam since 1996.
Grade l listed.
Built at the joint expense of the Huddersfield & Manchester Railway and Canal Company (absorbed by the LNWR in July 1847) and the Manchester & Leeds Railway. The foundation stone was laid by on 9 October 1846. It was partly opened for the commencement of services in August 1847, but not completed until October 1850. There was only one platform until 1886. The station subsequently became the joint property of the Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Railways.
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