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Kirkheaton
History of the ancient parish of Kirkheaton in West Yorkshire, covering:
Kirkheaton – Battyeford (part);Colnebridge (part); Houses Hill, Kirkheaton and Upperheaton.
Dalton – Moldgreen, Nab Hill and Rawthorpe
Lepton – Lascelles Hall and Waterloo
Upper Whitley – Grange Moor and Denby Grange
About Us
Kirkheaton History Group was formed at the local library in 2014 to help people with family history research. As we attracted members we extended this to cover local history. We meet in Kirkheaton library on Thursdays from 6pm – 7pm.
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Photo: Kirkheaton Roundabout – Trig Point and local viewpoint
Recent Archive Posts
Lepton Mill and Albany house
6 Inch Ordnance survey map OS CCXLV1 SE 1908 -see additional notes at the end of this article Albany House Albany House is a...
Whitley Beaumont- Kirkheaton’s lost stately home
Whitley Beaumont – Kirkheaton’s lost stately home Photo by Smith Carter circa 1910 Courtesy Kirklees image archive k003270 The...
Kirkheaton Jossey Club
The photo above is an enhanced version of the one below donated by the late Jeffrey Hey with names of members shown where known....
Vic Hey-famous Rugby League player with Kirkheaton Roots
Recently, I came across a postcard (above) in our late fathers’ (Jeffrey Hey) photo album which was confusing, as it was...
The Kirkheaton caravan built from a wartime glider
With the end of the Second World War the British government found itself with a surplus of military equipment. Whilst much of it...
Kirkheaton Flood 1935
Kirkheaton Roundabout 2024 Picture by Author A violent storm swept through the West Riding on Easter Tuesday 1935...
Broadhead & Graves mill fire 1964
All design records lost in mill blaze Patterns and design records going back to the firms earliest days were lost in a...
Frank Broadhead
Broadhead and Graves woollen mill This Kirkheaton business on shop lane was a very well known manufacturer of fine...
Lost Colne Bridge
Courtesy Kirklees Image Archive The photograph above shows Colne Bridge in Kirkheaton around 1910 yet none of the buildings in...
Thomas Broadbent’s D-Day Submarine X-20
Thomas Broadbent’s D-Day Submarine X-20 The Broadbent engineering family has a long connection with Kirkheaton dating back to...
D-Day Glider Pilot Sergeant Eric Lightowler
One name that seems to be missing from our local war memorials is that of Eric Lightowler, who was killed in action on D-Day 6th...
Pinion well-the holy well on Liley lane
Until recently a well could be seen just off Liley Lane called Pinion Well. Up to the time of the First World War it was...
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