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A Christmas Carol Comes to Halifax…
Welcome to a podcast by Calderdale Libraries! In 1858, Charles Dickens came to Halifax to read his popular novella, ‘A Christmas Carol’....
Dec 6, 2023
The Royal Commission into Children’s Employment in Mines 1842, a Halifax example
In the 1830’s there was a movement towards social reform, especially towards the employment of children in the burgeoning industries of...
Aug 10, 2022
Samuel Crowther and the Plug Riots
Samuel Crowther and the Plug Riots (Also known as the Great Strike of 1842) August 2022 marks 180 years since the Plug Riots. Sarah Rose...
Jul 27, 2022
Turvin’s Golden Daughters: Women and Coining in the Calder Valley
On the 16th of August 1783, at midday, Thomas Spencer was hung by the neck on Beacon Hill, near Halifax. He had been found guilty of high...
Oct 16, 2020
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