Mixenden History Hike

Mixenden Board School

Mixenden Board School was built in 1877 and transferred to Ovenden school board to Halifax in 1892. In 2005 it merged with Ash Green School, becoming Ash Green Upper School.

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Annual Mixenden Gala

From the 1960s an annual gala took place in Mixenden. It was a grand street carnival bringing the community together, with floats, games, a Gala Queen and a street band competitio…

Slaughter Gap

In 1644, after a battle at Heptonstall, Captain Farrar led a small group of parliamentarians pursuing a group of fleeing Royalists. Cut off from the main force, they were intercepted and…

Fold Farm

Mixenden Hall, The Fold or Fold Farm is one of the oldest houses in Ovenden, known from the 12th century. Home of the Illingworth family for nearly 300 years. A farm, a hall and an fulling m…

Mixenden Bowling Club

Mixenden Bowling Club was built behind the flats and played a central part of Yorkshire bowling, hosting championships for able bodied and disabled clubs. The club thrived with t…

Reservoir

In the 1950s Halifax needed a bigger water supply. The engineers J.F. Bateman commenced the construction of Mixenden Reservoir in 1867. It was built to hold 106 million gallons. 

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Roman Road

In 1963 an archaeological group from Ovenden secondary school discovered a section of Roman road from Manchester to Ilkley on Ogden Moor crossing the north end of the reservoir.

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Mixenden Treasure

In 1510 nine men set out from Bingley to Soil Hill to find a hoard of half buried treasure. The cunning men believed they would outwit the demon who protected the treasure, but got l…

Bronze Age Urn

In 1877, a large Bronze Age Urn containing cremation remains was found in a stone cist by a grave digger in the grounds of Mount Zion Chapel. Made of sun baked clay, it is ornamented by…

Clough Brewery

Clough Farm, a brewery since 1797, was taken over by Thomas Ramsden in 1881 who established Ramsden Stone Clough Brewery. Ram’s ale, Stone Trough ale and Double Stout are some of their …

Jumples Mill

In 1500 William Lister built a fulling mill - cloth was beaten with wooden hammers to clean it. A mill damn collected water to serve the wheel. Steam engines replaced water power in 1826.

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Slippy Lane

One of Mixenden’s oldest lanes, it was originally cobbled. It has several twists and turns. Part of it has become Mixenden Road, and the south-eastern part, Roper Green.

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