Halifax Minster.

Halifax Minster or to use it's full title, the Parish Church of St John the Baptist is one of only 3 minsters that can be found in the county of West Yorkshire with the others being at Leeds and Dewsbury.

A Brief History of the Minster

There has been a church on or near this site for over 900 years. The minster which was a Parish Church until November 2009 was completed in about 1458. Parts of the church date from the 12th century and additions have been made several time since the church was completed.

Some of the stained glass windows were removed during the 17th century as

 the Puritan movement was prominent within the town, but where possible these have since been restored.

The pictures below can also be seen on Clickasnap, they were taken with a Polaroid is2132 Bridge Camera on the 1st June 2014.

Halifax Stocks, they can be seen outside the West Gate entrance to the church. They were moved from the north side of the gate to the south side in the 1960's

The West Gate, this used to be sighted further east near to the clock tower. It was moved to it's current location in the 1960's the former Halifax Stocks were also moved at the same time from the north side of the gate to the south side.

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