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Business and industry

Introduction

Most people probably associate Calderdale with the Textile Industry, and the area does indeed have a rich history in this respect, if not always entirely positive, as evidenced by the case of the Lilly Lane boiler explosion.

In the second half of the nineteenth century, the municipal borough of Halifax became known as 'a town of 100 trades' and, in fact, there was a diversity of businesses and industries throughout the wider area.

As early as 1823, a firm in Halifax, Pohlmann and Son, was the only place outside London manufacturing pianos, while in Elland the very successful confectionary business, Dobson's, was established in 1850.

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