{"id":21694,"date":"2019-02-15T16:46:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=21694"},"modified":"2019-02-15T16:46:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:46:23","slug":"ihbcs-heritage-from-the-doorstep-controversial-halifax-building-earmarked-for-demolition-granted-listed-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=21694","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Controversial Halifax building earmarked for demolition granted listed status"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"website\"<\/a>The Halifax Courier<\/em> has reported on how a building that Calderdale Council wants to demolish – part of key highway improvement works – has been listed by Historic England.<\/h3>\n

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Halifax Courier<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

\u2026 the scheme, which has been referred to the Secretary of State for Housing, Community and Local Government for determination, includes demolition of 31 Square Road, Halifax, known most recently as the Hughes Corporation, which dates back to 1864, a move opposed by Historic England and the West Yorkshire Archaeological Advisory Service, supported by other groups including Halifax Civic Trust and Halifax Antiquarian Society.<\/p>\n

Now Historic England has made its decision and given the building Grade II listed status, perhaps making demolition more difficult. Historic England\u2019s summary of the building last used as bar and diner the Hughes Corporation, says the building was originally a pair of wool warehouses designed by John Hogg for Isaac Cooper and John Crossley, on a triangular plan and faced with buff sandstone. The reasons given for designation include that architecturally the building is a good example of an 1860s commercial warehouse, which is highly decorative and quite unusual for Halifax, while John Hogg is architect of several listed buildings to his name and there is a good degree of survival including most of the original external decorative detailing, the cast-iron structural elements and much of the spine wall. Historically it is associated with prominent Halifax industrialist \u2013 John Crossley and Sons carpets at Dean Clough \u2013 and philanthropist John Crossley and in group value terms it has a strong visual and functional relationship with other nearby buildings including Square Chapel, the Piece Hall, India Building and buildings on Deal Street.<\/p>\n

A full history of the building can be found online at https:\/\/historicengland.org.uk\/listing\/the-list\/list-entry\/1461524<\/a> on Historic England\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Historic England concludes: \u2018This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.\u2019<\/p>\n

Calderdale Council\u2019s proposed development includes around 14 hectares of land within Halifax town centre and if given the go-ahead will consist of three main phases, the Eastern Corridor, the Western Corridor and the Central Area, with a number of major interventions in each.<\/p>\n

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