Basic Site Details
| Name: | Halifax Public Hall |
| Town, district or village: | Halifax |
| City or county: | Yorkshire |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost: £25,000. Cheers & Smith of Blackburn and Twickenham won the competition; Farrow & Nisbett came third. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Public building | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1896 | Competition held | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| David Barclay | A | 1896 | Competition design - placed second | ||
| H & D Barclay | A | 1896 | Competition design - placed second | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cunningham, Colin | 1981 | Victorian and Edwardian Town Halls | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul | Appendix II: Competition Statistics | |
| Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | London: Mansell Publishing | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1896 | LXX or LXXI | Date/page ref not listed in Harper | |