In 1857 Joseph, Frank and John Crossley, the
Halifax carpet manufacturers who ran Dean Clough Mills, established
the Crossley Orphanage at Savile Park, Halifax. This institution
cared for many orphaned children from the Halifax district over
the years and provided them with a good education. In 1887 Mr
Thomas Porter, another philanthropist, contributed £50,000 towards the cost of the orphanage and schools on condition that his name
was added to the title of the establishment which became known
as the Crossley and Porter Orphanage and School.
With the passing of time the need for an orphanage
decreased and it eventually took on the sole function of a school,
becoming a grammar school for both boys and girls which for many
years rivalled Heath Grammar School, and boys of the two schools
regularly contested for leadership in rugby football matches.
In 1988 Heath Grammar School and Crossley
and Porter Schools amalgamated to form Crossley Heath School
which is based at the former Crossley and Porter site, Heath
Grammar School now being used as a training and development centre
for education.
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