Luddenden History - User contributions [en]

Former Church of England School

2026-03-25T11:13:01Z

PhilB: Expanded with information from 2025 calendar and Conservation Plan

'''The Former Church of England Junior School (listed grade II)'''

A National School, originally built in 1825, it was enlarged in 1856 and later restored and extended in 1928. Date plaques on the building record each of these phases.

The school was established through local subscription following the formation of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church (1811). It opened in 1825 and by 1834 had around 40 pupils.

Its enlargement in 1856 reflects the increased demand for education following mid-19th century legislative changes, particularly the requirement for working children to receive part-time schooling. The building continued in use as part of Luddenden’s Church of England school provision thereafter.

In 1872, a [[The Infant School|second Anglican school]] was opened in the village to accommodate infants, after which this earlier building functioned as a junior school for older children up to school-leaving age. This role continued into the 20th century, despite the presence of alternative provision such as the Midgley Board School (opened 1877).

The school remained in use until 1993, when the two Church of England schools in Luddenden were closed and replaced by a new school on the Kershaw estate.

In the basement of the building, the right-hand bay contains three doorways, one now blocked. The remaining two retain original board doors with lintels inscribed “MIDGLEY” and “WARLEY”. These gave access to lock-up cells used by the respective townships, whose boundary lay at Luddenden Brook.

== References ==
* Calderdale Council, ''Luddenden Conservation Area Management Plan'' (PDF): https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/environment/conservation/conservation-areas/luddenden-conservation.pdf

[[Category:Schools]]

SCHOOLS

2026-03-25T10:31:46Z

PhilB: redirect old 'schools' page to new category index

#REDIRECT [[Category:Schools]]

PLACES

2026-03-25T10:17:04Z

PhilB: Change ''schools' link from dead page to category

[[INDUSTRY]] 
[[COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS]] 
[[PUBS & ALE HOUSES]] 
[[CHURCHES AND CHAPELS]] 
[[:Category:Schools|SCHOOLS]] 
[[LISTED BUILDINGS]] 
[[RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS]] 
[[OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST]]

Category:Schools

2026-03-25T10:15:07Z

PhilB: Creating category page for schools

Former Church of England School

2026-03-25T10:10:55Z

PhilB: Added 'schools' category

'''The Former Church of England Junior School (listed grade II)'''

A National School, originally built in 1825, it was further enlarged in 1856 and then restored and extended in 1928, with date plaques showing each of these three stages.

In the basement, the right hand bay has three doorways. One is blocked off. The remaining two
have old board doors and their lintels inscribed

* MIDGLEY, and
* WARLEY

These two doors gave access to two lock-up cells for the
use of the respective townships, the boundary of which was Luddenden Brook).

[[Category:Schools]]

The Infant School

2026-03-25T10:10:27Z

PhilB: Added 'schools' category

Situated at the top end of High Street on the New Road junction and next to the old Methodist Chapel, the Infant School was built in 1871 to accommodate the growing number of children in the village, the original School on the corner of High Street and Old Road having run out of space.
The land was sold to the church by Robert Thompson, who owned amongst other things the Cornmill.

The transaction of sale of the land is documented [[Documents#1871 Purchase of Land to build a School| here]] 
The School shut in ---- when a new Junior School was built on the Kershaw Estate 

The building was converted into Residential property in:::

[[Category:Schools]]

Category:Pubs

2025-01-17T14:32:07Z

PhilB: Added category

[[Category:Buildings]]

The Lord Nelson

2025-01-17T14:31:39Z

PhilB: Added category

[[Category:Pubs]]

'''The Lord Nelson'''

At the very heart of the village, adjacent to St Mary’s Church, is the award winning Lord Nelson: a friendly and inviting 17th Century coaching house with beautiful, if hidden, garden for the summer and cosy fires in the winter. The 1634 datestone over the door of the pub recalls its origin as a private house. It did not become an alehouse until the middle of the 18th century when it was called the White Swan.

The pub was a favourite of Branwell Brontë, the only brother of Charlotte, Emily and Anne, during his time as a clerk on the Leeds and Manchester Railway in charge of Luddenden Foot Station.

<table align=center>
<tr><td>[[File:Front Lord Nelson Inn.jpg|thumb]]</td></tr>
</table>