St Pauls Church, Halifax (Document ID: 100321)
Exterior of 'old' St Paul's Church, King Cross Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Author: Unknown
Date: not dated
Location: King Cross
Format: Postcard - Mono
Document ID: 100321
Library ID: 34245882
The 'old' St Paul's Church on King Cross Road was erected in 1846. Built to accommodate 450 worshippers, it proved to be too small for a rapidly developing part of town. It was last used for a Sunday service in October 1912, by which time the new St Paul's on Queens Road was completed. The old church was partially demolished in 1931, after some of the roof collapsed in 1930, leaving the tower and spire with the graveyard. Burials in the graveyard ceased in 1970, after which the site was redeveloped as a rest garden, some of the gravestones being used for paving and around the perimeter. No human remains were disturbed. The tower is still standing [2003].
The 'new' St Paul's Church on Queens Road is still standing. It was built 1911-12 when the old parish church of St Paul's, King Cross was found to be too small. The altar rail gates are by H P Jackson and his son and were carved in the 1920s. The tower was erected in the 1930s and consecrated in May 1937.
