Calderdale School Boards

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This is a backup copy of the West Yorkshire Archive Service's "Off the Record" wiki from 2015. Editing and account creation are disabled.

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 It may have been compiled many years ago and could be out of date.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. Please feel free to add or update with any additional information.


  • BRIGHOUSE 1892-1904
  • ELLAND WITH GREETLAND 1874-1904
  • HALIFAX 1870-1904
  • HARTSHEAD 1882-1891
  • HEBDEN BRIDGE 1896-1904
  • LUDDENDENFOOT 1895-1904
  • MIDGLEY 1874-1904
  • NORTHOWRAM (absorbed into HALIFAX 1900) 1870-1900
  • OVENDEN (absorbed into HALIFAX 1892)
  • RASTRICK 1874-1892
  • SHELF 1875-1904
  • SOUTHOWRAM 1874-1904
  • SOWERBY 1878-1904
  • SOWERBY BRIDGE 1882-1904
  • STAINLAND WITH OLD LINDLEY 1871-1904
  • TODMORDEN UNITED DISTRICT 1874-1896 (Covered Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd areas)
  • TODMORDEN BOROUGH 1896-1904
  • WARLEY (absorbed into Halifax 1900) 1871-1900

ALSO SOWERBY AND TODMORDEN JOINT COMMITTEE (development of schools in Cragg Vale) 1884-1885


Post 1904

HALIFAX BOROUGH CONTINUED TO OVERSEE ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION

BRIGHOUSE AND TODMORDEN WERE "PART 111" AUTHORITIES AND KEPT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

ALL OTHER AREAS IN CALDERDALE UNDER WEST RIDING