Explore Halifax, West Yorkshire Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Halifax, West Yorkshire plaques & local Halifax, West Yorkshire history / heritage content through street plaque schemes (including Blue plaques, English Heritage & National Trust) plus Walkfo’s millions of audio plaques in Walkfo’s Audio Travel Guide to Halifax, West Yorkshire.
About Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax (/ˈhælɪfæks/) is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough, and the headquarters of Calderdale Council. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woollen manufacture. Halifax is the largest town in the wider Calderdale borough. Halifax was a mill town during the industrial revolution. From New Year’s Day 1779, manufacturers and mercers dealt internationally in such articles through its grandiose square, the Piece Hall. Halifax is known for Mackintosh’s chocolate and toffee products, including Rolo and Quality Street. The Halifax Bank was founded and has large offices in the town. Dean Clough, north of the town centre, was once one of the largest textile factories in the world at more than 1/2 mile (800 m) long; today the building has been converted for office and retail use including a gym, theatre, Travelodge and radio station.
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plaques Walkfo has converted physical plaques into audio files triggered by GPS on a phone when you pass close by on foot, bike, bus or car. You hear Halifax, West Yorkshire history information & more at the places where they happened, with up-to-date content created by our AI, sourced from trusted history resources such as Wikipedia, local Halifax, West Yorkshire plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Halifax, West Yorkshire’s physical Halifax, West Yorkshire plaque schemes with additional, more detailed information than the writing on the physical plaque. With millions of audio places / virtual plaques created across the whole of the UK, you can explore Halifax, West Yorkshire the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Halifax, West Yorkshire plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 61 unique history facts in Halifax, West Yorkshire plus 3 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Halifax, West Yorkshire history map for you to explore.”