Key dates in the Clayton Village Story... | |
1066 | Clayton originally settled as a Saxon farming settlement and is referred to in Doomsday records of 1086 as Claitone which - translates as literally meaning Farmstead on Clay. |
1086 | Manor of Claitone granted to Ilbert de Lacy by William the Conqueror |
16th Century | Town Bottom farm house (the oldest building remaining in Clayton) built |
1770 - 1820 | The Development of Townend takes place reflecting the argricultural and industrial activity in the village |
Late 1700's | Farmer Clothiers built weavers cottages around Town End and sold cloth in Halifax |
1815 - 1830 | Construction of cottages at Green end |
1819 | "First Village School opened (now the Library). The building was originally used as a School, Sunday School and a place of worship" |
1830 | Baptist Chapel established in Clayton Lane |
1834 | Weselyan Methodist Church established in Clayton Lane |
1842 | Clayton Parish Created |
1845 | Beck Mills Opened for Textile manufacture by John Milner & Co. |
1851 | St John the Baptist Church built |
1858 | Clayton Co-Operative Society formed |
1859 | Clayton Village Primary School opened |
1860 | Beck Mill leased to J Benn & Co |
1862 | Clayton Penny Bank Opened |
1860's | Wells placed in the village by 'Clayton Local Board' marking the junction of roads to Bradford, Halifax and Thornton. (Now the roundabout between Town End and Green End) |
1865 | "Gas Works established in Low Lane serving Clayton, Allerton and Thornton" |
1870 | Oak Mills Opened by J Benn and Co for Textile manufacture on Station Road |
c1870 | Baptist Sunday school opened at Green End now Holly Park Residential Home |
1873 - 1898 | J Benn & Co build housing for workers at Oak Mills. These houses now form the streets around the Village Hall |
1877 | Village Hall erected. This building was originally built to house the Clayton Liberal Club |
1878 | Methodist Sunday school built on Clayton Lane - this is now the site of Drumhill Works |
1878 | Clayton Railway station opened in Pasture Lane by Great Northern Railway. The station provided services to Bradford, Halifax and Keighley |
1880 | Clayton Fireclay Works Opened |
1890's | Water and Sewage works established for Clayton residents |
1892 | New Baptists Church Erected. This, when constructed was comparable in size to St Johns Parish church |
1892 | Conservative Club built. |
1896 | Exclusive commuter housing constructed in Chrishaben Park. The development was named after the developer Harrison Benn [son of Joseph Benn] and his wife Christina. |
1897 | Clayton Board school built on land originally intended for housing development at Chrisharben Park. The board school later became Clayton Middle |
1897 | "Clayton Green transformed into Victoria Park to celebrate the Diamond jubillee of Queen Victoria. The conversion was funded by public subscription. |
1898 | Pavillion erected in Victoria Park |
19th Century | Throughout the 19th century the textile industry and stone quarrying continued to be the main industries in Clayton |
Early 1920's | Woodland to the North of the village was removed to create a new route, to Queensbury and Halifax, and new houses on the Avenue. |
1920 | Clayton's only cinema, the Clayton Picture House (subsequently to be called The Rialto), opens on Station Road. |
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1926 | Bowling Green and Cenotaph erected in Victoria Park |
1930 | Clayton incorporated into Bradford |
1942 | Oak Mills closes |
1955 | Great Northern railway closes to passengers |
1965 | Great Northern railway closes to freight |
1969 | Clayton Fireclay Works closes |
1977 | The Core of Clayton Village designated a conservation area |
1982 | The original Clayton Baptist Church is demolished due to dry rot. A new church is erected in its place 2 years later. |
For more detailed History of Clayton visit the Clayton History Group's website at:
http://www.communigate.co.uk/brad/claytonhistorygroup/
