Lindley is a suburb of

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

, within the metropolitan borough of

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, England. It is approximately northwest from Huddersfield town centre. The

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary The Huddersfield Royal Infirmary is a hospital situated in the English town of Huddersfield, part of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. It is situated in the suburb of Lindley and provides general services, emergency services and ...

, Huddersfield's main hospital, is in Lindley. It is run by

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust runs Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield and Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax, both in West Yorkshire, England. It became a Foundation Trust in 2006. The rebuilding of Calderdale Royal ...

. In 1951, the scheme for building the new Infirmary was announced, at an initial cost of £5.5 million. Work started in 1957, but progress was slow. The hospital was officially opened only in 1967, by

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Harold Wilson, born in Huddersfield. Plans were approved in September 2021 for a new A&E department the existing 1960s A&E was "reaching near the end of its functional life and is no longer fit for purpose" according to the Director of Transformation and Partnerships for CHFT.

History

The name for Lindley comes from the Saxon for " flax

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" or possibly from the Germanic word 'lind' denoting an area of linden (or lime) trees. Probably established by the

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in the 7th century as a

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community, it is mentioned in the ''

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'' under the names "Lilleia". In the reign of Edward the Confessor it was owned by Godwin, and in the reign of

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it was being cultivated by Ulchel for

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, the Sheriff of Hertfordshire and descendant of the French noble family from Lassy. At that time, Lindley consisted of two farmsteads totalling "5 quarantens by 2 quarantens". The Lindley Clock Tower is the most prominent landmark in Lindley, standing at the junction between Lidget Street and Daisy Lea Lane. This Art Nouveau clock tower was designed by the

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architect

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in 1900 and erected by James Nield Sykes JP, in 1902. The tower also features four

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figures, four

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s and four

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s. The top of the tower is accessible via the doorway at its foot. Another key building in Lindley is Lindley Liberal Club, situated adjacent to Lindley Clock Tower. The club has been in existence since its foundation stone was laid on 9 August 1887. The club came into use when building was completed the following year. This building is actually older than the Clock Tower, which was commissioned in 1902. Lindley appeared top in a survey carried out in 2006 by the Royal Bank of Scotland. By creating an algorithm factoring aspects such as desirability, return on investment and affordability, the survey results listed the top 10 locations throughout the UK for first time buyers to get on the property ladder.

Climate

Band

Lindley Band was formed in the late 1830s and has been a major band in Huddersfield for most of its history. It was one of the leading bands in the UK from 1880 to 1910. The band were featured in a 2008 episode of ''Life on Mars'' and also appeared in a 1950s film called ''Asylum''. It is currently in the first section.

Schools

Lindley Junior and Infants School is situated on George Street next to a housing estate. It caters for age group 4 to 11, with an enrolment of approximately 500 pupils. Lindley Junior School won the Songs Of Praise School Choir of The Year competition in 2008 and 2016. They have appeared on Look North, and have previously taken first place in the local Mrs Sunderland Music Competition. The choirs are being run by the famous Alison North, MBE. There are currently four houses in Lindley Juniors: Oastler, Bronte, Rhodes and Delius. These houses engage in healthy competition, taking part in sport activities to gain house points. The house with the most house points at the end of the year receives the house trophy. Sports Day during the summer is another well-known competition where they can earn themselves even more house points. The school is under the supervision of Headteacher Mrs Jubbs currently.

References

External links

Virtual Huddersfield
Areas of Huddersfield