Halifax is a fairly large market town in West Yorkshire, known as the center for the production of wool and fabrics since the 15th century. Later, glory Halifax was added a grand unfinished tower, a guillotine and a toffee. And nowadays he can interest the traveler with several remarkable architectural monuments of Tudor and Victorian times, and also with the huge interactive museum "Eureka! "
How to get to Halifax
Halifax is located in the south-west of a marshy area called South Pennins . It is not far from Bradford, 6 km from the federal highway M-62 . You can get to the city via Leeds / Bradford International Airport, from where you can get to Leeds by bus, and then transfer to the train . Manchester International Airport is also a good option . @ By train you will reach Halifax on ryamoy branch Kalderveol from Manchester Victoria Station, via York and Leeds Bradford, Blackpool (North Railway Station) and Wakefield (Westgate) through Braythauz .
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Halifax is mentioned in the Domesday book - ie settlement at this place stood a millennium ago and . way or another, to the 12th century the city became a religious center because of the local monastery, the initiate John the Baptist . Subsequently gloomy fame has brought the city the local invention: galifaksskaya jib - a special type of guillotine, which was used here until 1650 g . The replica of that guillotine can still be seen on Gibbet Street, and the original blade e is exhibited at the Museum Bankfield . In the 19th century the city blossomed due to the production of cotton, wool and carpets .
Entertainment, excursions and Halifax attractions
One of the most notable buildings in Halifax - is the town Hall, which is included in the list of architectural and historical monuments of the second level . it was built by Charles Barry, reconstructor of Westminster in London, and his son . The first stone in the construction of The Town Hall was laid in 18 61 g . A . in 2008 the Town Hall was recognized as one of the ten most beautiful courses in the UK magazine "Architecture Today" . This classical style building of sandstone with a corner tower, decorated with sculptures of John Thomas, allegorically representing the four continents . in the three-tiered and quadrangular tower from all sides and put hours on each of which is inscribed the motto . on the construction took 24 thousand tons of local sandstone . . The building fits perfectly in the ensemble of buildings on Crossley Street (all they are classified as protected architectural monuments) . The interior of the Town Hall is also interesting and beautiful, but it can be viewed only in the group and by preliminary agreement .
- To see the aluminum sheep of the sculptor F. Darnley that in front of the mills "Dean Clough."
- View on market Hall Victorian times award-winning, in the heart of the city.
- Benkfild to visit the museum to see the collection of fabrics from around the world.
- spend a day in Shibden -park.
The Protestant medieval church, dedicated to John the Baptist, was built in 1438, but did not receive the cathedral status - this privilege went to the church in Wakefield. Nevertheless, since 2009 the church has been officially recognized as a cathedral, but it does not matter to tourists who inevitably admire its severe medieval appearance and power. In the interior you can see Victorian windows, a Gothic organ box, and there are 14 bells installed on the bell tower
The Church of All Souls is a completely different view - the object of the country's historical heritage, which is assigned category I in the list of protected sights . She is located slightly to the north of the city center, halfway up the Haley hill . Its multi-tiered tower with a sharp spire 72 m high and fine finish of white limestone - traces of adherence to the French style of the 13th century Colonel Ackroyd, th magnate who alone paid for the construction . Colonel counted on the church to become the center of his artificially created village model, "Ekroydon" . Today the church in addition to its amazing appearance is characterized by an unusually complete set of preserved stained-glass windows painted by the best masters of the mid-19th century, from Derbyshire marble, arches of transept from Aberdeen granite and a set of 8 bells cast in 1859 . in Whitechapel .
The unfinished tower of Wainhouse at King Cross is one of the most notable symbols of Halifax . This Victorian building was built in the second half of the 19th century . Originally the tower was intended as a chimney for dyeing, but became unfinished after the dyeing house was sold and the new owner refused pay for completion of construction . The height of the tower is 84 m: it is the world's tallest unfinished building and the tallest building in Calderdale County . The main construction represents in the plan an octagon on a square basement, and upward there are 403 steps and . By the beginning of this century the tower had decayed so much that it became dangerous, and in 2008 .it was carefully restored, so from 2009 the . tower can be viewed from inside on holidays . At night the tower is attractively highlighted .
Halifax City Halifax was established in the middle of the 18th century with the help of a local carpet manufacturer and was donated to the city residents. Designed by himself, Sir Joseph Paxton, author of Crystal Palace in London's Hyde Park. The national park is listed in the English parks and gardens, which are of special historical interest. Especially noteworthy is the Crossley pavilion and several fine sculptures of the park, including the Diana Hunter.
And even more interesting is the Shibden park, where the historic Shibden Hall building is located . The latter was built in the first half of the 15th century as a private mansion . Later the building changed its appearance, but its half-timbered façade of the Tudor era survived to this day . At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries the mansion moved to Anne Lister, who wrote to the architect and landscape designer . Under their direction the mansion Gothic Bash The library is surrounded by a beautiful park with terraced gardens, cascades, rock gardens and a lake for boat rides. . In 1926 . the park was opened for a public visit, and in 1934 . in the mansion was equipped with a folklore Museum of West Yorkshire, where you can see the restored brewery, the workshop of a basket, a stable, a tanner and a collection of old horse carriages .
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Traditional Wool Trade Center, Hall, in a new time took a few shops. Pis-Hall is located in the heart of the city, opposite Market Street. This historic building was built in 1779 and included more than 300 separate rooms for merchants and a patio. The four-sided building occupied a large area and was very expensive at that time. In early 2014 the center was closed for repairs. Today you can admire them only from the outside.
The group of industrial buildings "Dean Clough" is located near the Victorian North Bridge. It was erected in 1840-1860. for the carpet factory, which in those days was the largest in the world. The factory stretched for half a mile and occupied more than 115 thousand square meters. m area. This quarter included several mills, some - quite large. The first was built in 1841 and began to be called the mill "A", followed in 1844 by a six-tiered mill "B" and so on, up to the letter "H" and 1869. In the 80's. In the last century they were transformed into a business park.
National Children's Museum "Eureka! "- an interactive space where children learn through the game. It is a charitable institution created in the likeness of North American children's museums. The huge and modern museum was opened in 1992 and now holds more than 400 exhibitions devoted to different subjects (health, society, environment, interactive sound gallery, gardens of the world, etc.). "Eureka! "Is so great and interesting that it becomes normal practice to purchase an annual subscription.