Piece Hall, Halifax. © 2004 Calderdale M.B.C. Mark Humphreys

HISTORY

History of the Piece Hall - Occupiers in 1881

Piece Hall market

This list is taken from White's Leeds and Bradford Directory Part II 1881. Note the original list is in numerical sequence by shop number; I have changed this to alphabetical sequence by surname.

Market Hall (Square Road) [now known as the Piece Hall again]

17 Ackroyd, William, machine broker

38-39 Barron, William, greengrocer

Cross Street entrance, Binns, John, spice manufacturer

18-19 Bowker, Joseph, provision dlr.

166 Broadbent, Michael, yarn and waste dealer

40 Carter, Benjamin, fruiterer

24 Carter, James, fruiterer

82-84 Carter, Sylvanus, hardware merchant

42-51 Collinson, Allen, fish and game salesman

30-34 Crossley, D. fruit &c. salesman

2 Culpan, Thos. M. basket &c mkr.

104-106 Earnshaw, George, agent patent gas stoves

101-103 Earnshaw, Jah. general dlr.

20-21 Kennealy, WIlliam, egg and butter merchant

3-4 Leahy, Thos. butter and egg mert.

112-116 Lister, Moses, fancy dealer

177-180 Lord, E. furniture broker

Cross Street Entrance Lord, James, refreshment rooms

35-37 Moxon, Thos. fruit &c. salesman

8-13 Nicholl Jno. C. aerated water manufacture

58-59 Oldfield, Joseph and Sons, fruit &c. salesmen

25-26 Parker, Jas. fruit etc. salesman

55-57 Smith, Joseph, fish and game salesman

15-16 Spencer, Jno. furniture broker

52-54 Stocks, Edward, fish salesman

26-28 Watts, Waltr. Jno. fish salesman

41 Whitaker, John, fish curer


Piece Hall in the 18th Century

Piece Hall in the 19th Century

Piece Hall as a wholesale market

Piece Hall since 1976

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