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to serve the local dye works owned by John Edward Wainhouse, to satisfy the Smoke Abatement Act of 1870. Wainhouse was a keen advocate of smoke prevention and decided that a high chimney on the top of the hill would be beneficial for the townspeople. A much simpler chimney would have satisfied the
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Following a fire in the old St Paul's in 1930, during which the roof was destroyed, the building was demolished in 1931, leaving only the tower and spire standing. With the increased space burials continued in the graveyard until 1969. With 1,737 graves in the graveyard, the church asked the local
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in the world. Internally, it is 253 feet (77 m) high and externally 275 feet (84 m), being built on sloping ground. It has an internal spiral staircase with 403 steps. The tower is maintained by Calderdale Borough Council and open to visitors at certain times of the year. An
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requirements of the law, but with an interest in architecture Wainhouse insisted that it should be an object of beauty. It was erected in four years and completed on 9 September 1875, at a total cost of £14,000. It is the tallest structure in
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The area's first police station stood at the junction of Warley Road and Burnley Road on the site of a former Methodist chapel. The foundation stone was laid on 15 September 1910 and the station opened in May 1911. It had the Latin motto:
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By the end of the 19th century, with a population of some 17,000, the older church of St Paul's, built in 1847, had run out of space for burials. A decision was made in 1909 to build a new church designed by
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Cricket club, having been formed in 1878 by the Young Men’s Class at the King Cross Wesleyan School. Before moving to the Ramsden Ground in Upper Kingston in 1900, the club played at the nearby
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owner, who partly funded the building of the church. The stained glass east window, designed by H.W. Bryans, in the new St Paul's is dedicated in Edward Wainhouse's memory.
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The first vicar of the old St Paul's church, Reverend Samuel Danby, from 1847-1859, married Mary Dorothy Wainhouse, the daughter of Edward Wainhouse, the local
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council to take over the maintenance of the grounds. The area was designated as a "rest garden" in 1973, though with some considerable controversy.
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Halifax Courier article (pdf file) - Highs and lows of King Cross, by Dr Peter Davies, Huddersfield University cricket heritage project
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and an unusual and highly colourful west window, dedicated in 1937 in memory of Canon Hugh Bright and designed by
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of the old St Paul's church became the curate of the nearby St Hilda's Mission Church, built in 1898.
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Wainhouse Tower, designed by the architect Isaac Booth, was originally designed as a
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has arisen due to Wainhouse's long-standing conflict with his neighbour,
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stronghold, with King Cross as a key outpost, on the roads between
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Malcolm Bull Calderdale companion - St. Hilda's Mission Church
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and on 21 June 1911 the band returned there to play before
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Calderdale Council Website - St. Pauls Church, King Cross
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in 1845, was built in 1847, with seating for 450 people.
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fields, in the parish of Halifax. With the onset of the
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road into Lancashire divides here, with one fork, the
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Malcolm Bulls Calderdale companion - King Cross Band
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King Cross Jankomir
King's Cross (disambiguation)
King Cross is located in Calderdale
King Cross is located in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE075242
Metropolitan borough
Calderdale
Metropolitan county
West Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Country
England
Sovereign state
Police
West Yorkshire
Fire
West Yorkshire
Ambulance
Yorkshire
UK Parliament
Halifax
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°42′58″N 1°52′44″W / 53.7160°N 1.8790°W / 53.7160; -1.8790
ecclesiastical parish
Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale

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