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<br/>Built in 1819 by Joseph Kaye, this was once the largest Wesleylan Chapel in the world.
©Ian M
<br/>Huddersfield’s “Stately home for trains”. The station was built between 1846-50 and is one of the finest classical stations outside of London.
©Ian M
<br/>This magnificent edifice in iron and glass, originally housed the town's wholesale market. Currently it accommodates 'open' markets on Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays.
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<br/>This unusual vertical lift bridge dates from 1865 when it replaced an earlier swing bridge. A combination of wheels, chains and counter-weights were used to lift the deck of the bridge out of the way of passing barges. It is now electrically powered.
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<br/>Completed in 1914
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<br/>This traditional station hotel was designed by William Wallen and Charles Child rather like an Italian “Palazzo”. It is the birth place of Rugby League which was founded in 1895.
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©Betty Longbottom
<br/>Steps leading to Huddersfield Art Gallery and Library which was built in 1937 on the site of Ramsden Street Congregational Chapel built in 1825.
©Stanley Walker
<br/>The Art Deco entrance to Huddersfields Library
©Stanley Walker
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©Betty Longbottom
<br/> Another view of the Piazza
©Stanley Walker
<br/>The Piazza in Huddersfield with the indoor Market to the right and the Library to the left
©Stanley Walker
<br/>The front building is the Town Hall and the back part is the Concert Hall, when first opened in 1878 the front building was known as The Municipal Offices it wasn't until 1881 when the Concert Hall was completed that the whole building was known as The Town Hall comprising Concert Hall and Magistrates' Court, but no longer used as a Magistrates' Court.
©Stanley Walker

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