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Dudley Hill Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Dudley Hill

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Dudley Hill history

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There are a few mentions of the name Dudley Hill prior to the industrial revolution. Dudley Hill was a name of a man who lived in the town of Dudley Hill in 17th century.

Religious history

Wesleyan Sunday School opened in 1816, Wesleyan Chapel in 1823 and Ebenezer Primitive Methodists Chapel opened in 1833 and in 1861 Salem Chapel opened on Sticker Lane. John Wesley visited Dudley Hill in 1744.

Industrial history

Bowling Iron Works was founded in 1788. Terry’s Mill opened in 1823. Industry Mill was destroyed in a fire in 1890 but rebuilt in brick. In 1935 Jubilee Mills opened.

Transport history

Dudley Hill was at the junction of three turnpikes: the Cutler Heights to Bradford turnpike (1740) down Rooley Lane. The station was opened in 1856 with a new larger station in 1875. The passenger service ended in 1952 and it was closed to freight in 1979. In 1903 electric trams came to Dudley Hill.

Commercial history

The 600 seat Picture Palace cinema on Tong Street was designed for Walter Goodall (1868–1933) by architects Howorth & Howorth of Cleckheaton. The UK headquarters of Hallmark Cards is in Dudley Hill having moved from Bingley.

Educational history

The Bierley National School was built in 1870 and Lorne Street School in 1874. Dudley Hill School was also built in 1878.

Dudley Hill landmarks

Dudley Hill has a police station, call centre, post office and medical centre. The only listed building in Dudley Hill is the Grade II listed former Dudley Hill Picture Palace.

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90 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Dudley Hill places to visit

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Dudley Hill has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Dudley Hill’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Dudley Hill’s information audio spots:

Fulneck Moravian Settlement Fulneck Moravian Settlement is a village in Pudsey in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire. The village lies on a hillside overlooking a deep valley.

Holme Beck Holme Beck is a watercourse in Tong ward of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It drains a shallow valley east of the watershed between Bradford and Leeds. It runs beneath the West Coast Main Line and then through the large marsh area of Holme Moss before joining the River Bela.

Tyersal Beck Tyersal Beck is a watercourse in West Yorkshire, England, named after the village in which it runs. It runs a waterway named after its name and is named for the village of Tyeral in its vicinity.

Birch Lane Birch Lane was the first long term home of Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club. It was also home to Bradford F.C. in their first incarnation as a football club. The ground was described as “notorious” and a “poverty-stricken place”

Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium in Bradford is home to Bradford Bulls Rugby League team. It has also been used by the Bradford Dukes speedway team, BRISCA F1 and F2 stock cars, the football team Bradford City, following the Valley Parade fire, and for baseball, basketball, kabbadi, show jumping, tennis, live music, and the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain. The stadium is owned by Bradford City Council, but due to financial problems the Rugby Football League purchased the lease on it in 2012.

East Bowling East Bowling is an area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England located to the south of Bradford city centre. It forms the eastern half of the historic township and manor of Bowling. Bowling became a ward of the newly created Borough of Bradford in 1847.

Iraq Economic Development Group The Iraq Economic Development Group (also frequently abbreviated to IEDG) is an apolitical private limited company established in United Kingdom that facilitates financial services in Britain. Its official abbreviated form is IEDg_UK Ltd and its abbreviated word is commonly used.

Bradford Alhambra The Alhambra Theatre was built in 1913 at a cost of £20,000 for theatre impresario Francis Laidler. In 1964, Bradford City Council bought the theatre for £78,900 and in 1974 it was designated a Grade II listed building.

Bradford City Park Bradford City Park is a public space in the centre of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It is centred on the Grade I listed Bradford City Hall. It comprises three main areas (each side of the triangular City Hall site.) To the east of the City Hall is the Norfolk Gardens area.

The 1 in 12 Club The 1 in 12 Club refers to both a members’ club and the building in which it is based. Owned and run by its membership as a collective based upon anarchist principles. In the 1980s it was one of the main locations for the UK crust and anarcho-punk scene.

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