Halifax union workhouse and hospital
The following source list was originally available only on paper in one of the West Yorkshire Archive Service offices. It may have been compiled many years ago and could be out of date. It was designed to act as a signpost to records of interest on a particular historical subject, but may relate only to one West Yorkshire district, or be an incomplete list of sources available.
| Description of Document | Date of Document | Catalogue Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ledger | 1835-1839 | OR/PL:1 |
| Contract for plan | 1837 | BRA:453 |
| Plans of workhouse near Gibbet Lane, Halifax | 10 Jul [18]39 | MISC:752/1/3 |
| Board of Guardians minute book (available on microfilm) | 1837-1841 | MISC:93/6 |
| Petition from the inhabitants of Sowerby against the Poor Law Amendment Act | 1838 | STA:198 |
| General ledgers | 1838-1925 | HBT:511-517 |
| General ledgers | 1838-1925 | OR/PL:2-31 |
| Contract for a shoemaker at Halifax Workhouse | 1840 | BRA:771 |
| Plans of Halifax Union Workhouse | 1862-1870 | PL:31-39 |
| Guardians' dispute over removal of Jane Booth and family | 1868 | BRA:766 |
| Petition asking for Elland township to be detached from Fixby and Rastrick collection district | 1870 | BRA:822 |
| Non-settled poor ledger (accounts with other Unions) | 1876-1893 | HBT:523 |
| Agreements with the Halifax Boarding-out Committee relating to fostering for 50 children | 1895 | PL:2 |
| Out-relief books, listing recipients | 1895 | MAC:4 |
| New Workhouse Infirmary - tradesmen's contracts | 1896-1927 | PL:40-42 |
| New Workhouse Infirmary - staffing records | 1902-1929 | PL:51-60 |
| New Workhouse Infirmary - staffing records | 1902-1929 | OR/PL:38-41 |
| Documments relating to military occupation of Gibbet street Institution, St Luke's etc | 1914-1920 | PL:28, PL:61 |
| Estimates of building costs of the New Workhouse Infirmary | nd | PL:49 |
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