Urban council

17th August, 1972Letter from Yorkshire Parish Councils Association to Mr Smith MidgleyHaworth – Future Parish CouncilMay I refer to my letter of the 4th August, 1972 and I would, comment as follows.GeneralIt would appear that the suggestion that Haworth should have a parish council after the reorganisation of local government is one that should be […]

1st January, 1895Haworth Urban District CouncilThe first meeting of the above Council was held this day at the Council Chamber Haworth.Present Messrs H Redman, A Merrall, D Kay, J Heaton, G Sladden, J Rushworth, J Redman, J Bottomley, S A Thornton, G Sunderland, E Ratcliffe, and the Reverend F Harper. 5th February 1895A deputation from […]

The following extracts are from Haworth Local Board of Health Minute books 1851 – 1894 and The Urban District Council Minute books 1895 – 1938 when the Council was merged with Keighley. The document is 130,000 words and there are a number of typo errors, these will be corrected over time. All place names are […]