"The sorting and cataloguing of hundreds of documents
dating from 1594 to 1985 in the history of Heath GS is progressing slowly and
anyone interested is welcome to inspect the masses of fascinating material that
make up the history of Halifax's second oldest institution, Heath GS.
The school used to own a good deal of land
& property stretching back from Todmorden to Northowram, which provided
income for the school to provide a free education. The letter dated August 17,
1837 [click here] was noticed among the correspondence
and was written by Joseph Medley, who rented a farm at Ovenden Cross and failed
to pay the rent. The governors were anxious to draw the arrears and set their
agent to get them. He, J Patchett, describes Medley as 'slovenly, idle fellow
and I should say, the sooner the governors get quit of him as tenant the
better' ".
R Smith
[Added 15.12.03]
Much of the archive material which is housed
in the Resource Centre at Crossley Heath School has now been organised into
sturdy files by a small but dedicated team, but much remains to be sorted
through. The fascinating material consists of old photographs, documents,
ledgers and account books dating back to the early eighteenth century.
You are welcome to consult the archives, but
please make a prior appointment with Rose Taylor, the Head Archivist.
First appeared in Newsletter
dated July 2003
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