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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in King Cross

  

King Cross Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about King Cross

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King Cross history

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St Paul’s, built in 1847, is notable for its acoustics and unusual stained glass west window. During the First English Civil War (1642–1646) Halifax was a Royalist stronghold, with King Cross as a key outpost, on the roads between Lancashire and West Yorkshire, with the Parliamentarians holding parts of the Calder Valley.

Cricket

The King Cross Cricket Club was formed in 1878 by the Young Men’s Class at the King Cross Wesleyan School. Before moving to the Ramsden Ground in Upper Kingston in 1900, the club played at Savile Park Moor. The club’s pavilion at West View was known as Duck House.

King Cross Prize Band

At some point in the late 1800s, a brass band, conducted by Arthur Peace, was formed in the parish. Little is known of its history but it was known to have taken part in local band competitions. It appeared at a command performance for Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace.

King Cross police sub-station

The foundation stone was laid on 15 September 1910 and the station opened in May 1911. The Latin motto: “Ignorance of the law excuses no-one” was over the entrance. Following redevelopment in 1973, the building was demolished.

Wainhouse tower

Wainhouse Tower is the tallest structure in Calderdale and the tallest folly in the world. It is 253 feet (77 m) high and externally 275 feet (84 m), being built on sloping ground. The tower is maintained by Calderdale Borough Council and open to visitors.

You can visit King Cross places with Walkfo King Cross to hear history at King Cross’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo King Cross has 62 places to visit in our interactive King Cross map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout King Cross, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at King Cross places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to King Cross & the surrounding areas.

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62 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo King Cross tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in King Cross

  

Best King Cross places to visit

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

Eureka! (museum) Eureka! The National Children’s Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, with a focus on learning through play. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-profit organisation. Eureka! is based on the North American model of children’s museums, aimed at families with children aged 0–11 and encourages hands-on inter-generational learning.

Borough Market, Halifax Borough Market is a Victorian covered market in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The market occupies a town centre site between Southgate, Albion Street and Market Street. The glass and wrought iron covered marketplace, surrounded by stone built shops and accommodation, was built between 1891 and 1896 and opened by the future King George V and Queen Mary. The design included three public houses on the Market Street side and fishmongers’ shops on Albion Street with the remaining exterior shops all being butchers’ shops. The award-winning market is open six days a week with some 125 market stalls.

Wellesley Barracks Wellesley Barracks is a military installation in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest military base in the UK and is located in the city of Halifax.

King Cross King Cross is an ecclesiastical parish created in 1845 in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. It is located along the top of a ridge above the town of Halifax. During the English Civil War, King Cross was a key outpost for the Parliamentarians.

St Mary’s Church, Halifax St Mary’s Church or St Marie’s Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Halifax, West Yorkshire. It was built from 1836 to 1839. It is situated on the corner of Gibbet Street and Clarence Street, next to Burdock Way.

High Sunderland Hall High Sunderland Hall was a manor house, built c. 1600 just outside Halifax, West Yorkshire. It was demolished in 1951 after falling into dereliction. The house is perhaps best known for having supposedly provided Emily Brontë with her description of Wuthering Heights.

The Shay Halifax Town football and Halifax Panthers rugby league clubs both play home games at the Shay. The North and South stands were built in the mid-1990s. The Shay lies on the south side of Halifax, about a quarter of a mile from the town centre.

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