Elland, The Town Hall c.1965
Photo ref: E79013
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Elland is a small town built around the industries of woollen mills, textiles, and quarries for coal, stone and clay. The railway came to Elland before Halifax: it was on the Manchester to Leeds line from 1839. This Town Hall (1887) was never used for administrative purposes, but rather as a community hall for the town. The clock was added in 1909, and the hall bears the motto of the Savile family: 'Be Fast'.

A Selection of Memories from Elland

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Elland

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The town of Elland has bitter sweet memories for me, I was born in 1961 the middle one of three children to my dad Wallace Hawkins and my mum Joan Hawkins nee Smith. My mum died in 1964 while we lived in New street (my earliest memory is that street), I was brought up by my grandma the late Martha Smith at Grove mills place Elland lane a short walk to my grandma Hawkins house at No3 Springfield rd . I moved away ...see more