 #Haworth Feed
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| On this
day in 1866 |
"That the Church and Wesleyan Schools be exempt from paying the new rate with which they have been charged."
Extract from Haworth Local Board of Health Minute Book |
| On this
day in 1900 |
That the new street laid out by Messrs Sunderland and Bottomley be called "Baden" Street .
Extract from Haworth Urban District Council Minute Book |
| On this
day in 1916 |
| Out of 770 soldiers from the 16th and 18th Battalions West Yorkshire Regiment, known as the "Bradford Pals" who went over the top at the Battle of the Somme, 515 were reported killed in action. |
| On this
day in 1938 |
| The world record was set for the fastest steam train. This was hauled by the LNER 4-6-2 A4 Class No 4468 locomotive Mallard. It ran between Grantham and Peterborough, and reached 126 miles an hour. |
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