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Halifax Parish Church (West Yorkshire)
Newest Review: ... way. I was impressed by both its simplicity and the wealth of information that it provided. Standing close to the doorway the first thing that is pointed out is The Holdsworth Chapel to the right. This small chantry chapel was built in 1535 by a wealthy local man called Robert Holdsworth. A descendant of this man became the Vicar of the parish but Vicar Holdsworth became involved within a ... more  ... feud between two local families called the Savilles and the Tempests. The feud ended with the Vicar being murdered in the church in 1556.The Holdsworth Chapel contains some lovely examples of carved woodwork although the altar which was a gift to the c...more |
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Halifax Parish Church (West Yorkshire): Halifax Parish Church (1003 words)
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During a recent visit to Halifax the weather was miserable so I took shelter inside the parish church for a short while. The Parish Church of St John the Baptist is one of several churches near to the town centre but it is distinctive because of its square tower and rather black appearance due to centuries of dirt and grime. A Norman church has stood on this spot since at least 1120 and the eastern wall of this church is original but the early Norman church was much smaller than the present church and had a location a little further to the north. Its eastern wall that still survives was actually the exterior wall of the southern end of the original ... Read the complete review
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