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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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18 Jun 2024
Annual Gala
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 competition.
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18 Jun 2024
Slaughter Gap
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 captured.
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18 Jun 2024
Fold Farm
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 mill.
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18 Jun 2024
Bowling Club
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 three teams.
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18 Jun 2024
Mixenden Reservoir
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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18 Jun 2024
Roman Road
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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18 Jun 2024
Mixenden Treasure
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 lost in the mist.
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18 Jun 2024
Bronze Age Urn
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 dots.
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18 Jun 2024
Clough Brewery
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 brews.
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18 Jun 2024
Jumples Mill
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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18 Jun 2024
Slippy Lane
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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