Union Street, Halifax

Contents:

General Points
Property in Union Street
Beerhouses & Pubs in Union Street

General Points

In 1745, Union Street was named in support of the Crown during the Jacobite rebellion – as was the Union Cross.

The Street continues into Union Street South

Property in Union Street

The occupants of the properties here have included

Unknown Address:
- Central Cocoa House, Halifax
- Dreadnought Bazaar, Halifax
- Thomas's Up-To-Date Toys
- Wilson's hardware shop
- John Abbott [1800s]
- The Collingwood family [1806]
- E. Gledhill & Sons [1809]
- Richard Priestley [1809]
- Robert Abbott & Company [1809]
- Abbott & Ellerton [1816]
- West Riding Magistrates' Office [1818]
- Paul Alfieri, jeweller & hardware & toymen [1822]
- Paul Alfieri [1822]
- J & O Bates, card makers [1822]
- John Clark, gardener [1822]
- Joseph Farrar, grocer [1822]
- James Parker, clog & patten maker [1822]
- Robert Abbot & Son, woolstapler [1822]
- Joah Crossley, music & musical instrument seller [1829]
- Joseph Naylor [1829]
- Miss Richardson [1829]
- Mrs Walton [1829]
- Samuel Foster, boot & shoe maker [1834]
- Henry Horsfall, boot & shoe maker [1834]
- Buck & Kershaw, stuff merchants [1834]
- Buck & Kershaw, worsted spinners [1834]
- John Kilner, boot & shoe maker [1834]
- Jane Muir, milliner & dress maker [1834]
- Joseph Naylor [1834]
- Isaac Sykes, boot & shoe maker [1834]
- Edward Wainer, merchants [1834]
- Edmund Minson Wavell [1834]
- John Birks [1837]
- Thomas Cockcroft [1837]
- James Kershaw, miller [1837]
- Thomas Kershaw, miller [1837]
- John Mitchell, farmer & cowkeeper [1837]
- Jane & Mary Muir, straw hat makers [1837]
- William Midgley [1840]
- William & James Dewhirst [1845]
- Joseph Norminton [1849]
- Halifax Old Town Hall [1850]
- James Mallinson [1850]
- Richard Jessop [1857]
- Esau Hanson [1866]
- Mr Clark [1870s]
- M. Chambers [1871]
- Alfred Zechariah Sindall [1875]
- James Crossley [1881]
- Luke Holt [1887]
- Vost & Fisher [1888]
- Halifax Central Hall [1905]
- Halifax & District Band of Hope Union [1917]
- Jewson's gunsmiths [1999]
Number 1:
- Paul Alfieri, ironmonger [1829]
- Charles Rimondi [1837]
- George William Chambers [1890]
Number 2:
- Court of Requests [1829]
Number 3:
- Joan Crossley, hairdresser [1837]
Number 5:
- James Muir, linen draper [1829]
- Jane Muir, straw hat maker [1829]
- Francis Greenwood [1863]
Number 6:
- F. Greenwood [1800s]
Number 7:
- Oates, Pickersgill & Oates [1819]
- John Oates [1822]
- George Webster & Son Limited [1874]
Number 8:
- Charles Throp [1881]
Number 9:
- Ann Whiteley [1834]
- Anthony Tiffany, tailors [1837]
Number 10:
- Thomas Bradley [1829]
Number 11:
- Isaac Priestley, woolstapler [1822]
- John Crakelt [1829]
Number 12:
- Mary Ann Bolland [1837]
- Ramsden,J. Ramsden, Son & Company [1905]
Number 13:
- Mrs Mary Bancroft [1837]
Number 14:
- John Wade
- Inman Brothers Limited [1905]
Number 15a:
- E. R. Beecroft Limited [1936]
Number 16:
- John Heap Bottomley [1901]
Number 19:
- James Halliwell, boot & shoe maker [1829]
- Union Street Post Office [1905]
- Aldam's [1906]
Number 20:
- John Gaukroger, woollen draper [1829]
Number 21:
- William Tew, corn & flour dealer [1837]
- Frederick Henry Halliwell [1881]
- Alexander Bold Halliwell [1889]
Number 22:
- Joseph Fleming, boot & shoe maker & leather seller [1834]
Number 23:
- Thomas Halliwell, boot & shoe maker [1834]
- John King Naylor [1881]
Number 25:
- Arthur Alderson [1895]
- Arthur Worsnop [1915]
Number 26:
- Ignace Felix de Rutkowski [1905]
Number 27:
- William Throp [1865]
- Benjamin Throp & Son [1880s]
Number 28:
- J. H. T. Greenwood [1912]
Number 31:
- Jonas Beaumont [1874]
- John C. D. Hardy [1965]

Other features

Halifax Police Station: Horton Street [1845]
Horton House, Halifax [1819]

Beerhouses & Pubs in Union Street, Halifax

Several beerhouses and public houses have been recorded in and around Union Street, Halifax, including

See West Riding Magistrates' Office

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