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Heptonstall Museum
Museum details
Heptonstall museum lies in the centre of the ancient village of Heptonstall, in the Old Grammar School Building.
Some of the original features of the school remain including the black oak desks. The displays focus on the changing importance of this charming village from prehistoric times to the present day and cover the compelling story of the infamous Cragg Vale Coiners and Heptonstall's part in the English Civil War.
Free admission.
The ancient village of Heptonstall sits on top of a steep hill on the north side of the Calder Valley, overlooking Hebden Bridge.
Heptonstall once thrived on the woollen trade until the end of the 18th Century when water, and then steam, powered mills determined that the industry was located in the tributary valleys of the Calder. As a result, Hebden Bridge developed below, with the help of the Rochdale canal.
In the centre of this charming village lies Heptonstall Museum, situated in the Old Grammar School Building. Heptonstall Grammar School was established in 1642 - the present building was rebuilt in 1771, where it continued to be used as a school until 1889.
In 1898 it became the Yorkshire Penny Bank whose staff were careful to preserve some of the original features of the school, including the black oak desks at which pupils took their lessons.
Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1UJ
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