Ironworks & forges · Yorkshire & the Humber
Calderdale College
Calderdale College — college in Calderdale, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Halifax · 1.4 km
About
Calderdale College is a ironworks in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1893. Address: HX1 3UZ. Wikidata describes it as: "college in Calderdale, UK". Coordinates: 53.7199°, -1.8755°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Calderdale College is a further and higher education college based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The college is the largest provider of further education (post-16) courses and work-based learning (apprenticeships) and—through University Centre Calderdale as part of a cooperation with Leeds Beckett University that began in 2006—the sole provider of higher education awards in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale.
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Background
History
Calderdale College is descended from Halifax Technical College, which formed from the Halifax Mechanics Institute (founded 1825) and the Halifax School of Art, Queens Road (founded 1859). Construction work for Halifax Technical College began in 1893 and teaching in 1896 with one laboratory, a weaving shed and classrooms. There were 1000 students, 23 part-time teachers and one full-time teacher. The college offered courses in textiles, engineering, chemistry, commerce and ‘women’s work’. Halifax Technical College war renamed to Percival Whitley College in 1957 and eventually to Calderdale College in 1988.
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- Coordinates
- 53.7199, -1.8755
- District
- Calderdale
- Parish
- Calderdale, unparished area
- Postcode
- HX1 3UZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Halifax
- Established
- 1893
- Nearest railway station
- Halifax — 1.4 km
- Official site
- www.calderdale.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5019038 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Calderdale College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Calderdale College - Hopwood Lane - geograph.org.uk - 1052251.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Calderdale College?
- Calderdale College is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HX1 3UZ), in the parish of Calderdale, unparished area.
- When was Calderdale College built?
- Built or established in 1893.
- Is Calderdale College a protected site?
- Yes — Calderdale College is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Calderdale College?
- The nearest railway station is Halifax, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HX1 3UZ.