Kirkheaton Town Top Co-operative Society

Kirkheaton Town Top Co-operative Society

May 25, 2023 | Category, Kirkheaton, Shops

In the Huddersfield Examiner report dated 10th May 1934, reporting the centenary of Kirkheaton Fieldhead co-op, the last paragraph stated- In 1845 one section of the society split away from the parent body and formed a society which has since been acquired by the...
Kirkheaton Fieldhead Co-operative Society

Kirkheaton Fieldhead Co-operative Society

Apr 6, 2023 | Category, Kirkheaton, People, Shops

In the early part of the 19th century the local population had lived through dark times. The price of food and other necessities for hand loom weavers was very high. Child labour was extensive and poverty prevailed. From 1824 to 1840 there was much activity in the...