Square Chapel and Church Spire Halifax

The Square Independent Chapel opened on the 24th May 1772 in an the area of Halifxa Known as the Square. Used as a church until 1857, it then became the Sunday School for Square Congregational Church which opened nearby. The building fell in to great disrepair by the mid 1980's and now owned by Calderdale Council attempts were made to demolish it. These plans were foiled and in 1989 the Square Chapel Building trust acquired the chapel and set about restoring it, reopening in the early 1990's.
Square Congregational Church was opened in July 1857 and remained in use until 1970 when the building was closed. In January 1971 fire destroyed most of the main church building which was demolished in 1976 only the footprint and spire remaining of the building. The spire is one of the highest in the county of West Yorkshire. In the early 2000's there were reports of workmen having pictured a ghost in the top of the spire, this was reported in much of the local press. The spire and grounds of the church are now part of the Halifax Central Library Building. www.colingreenphotography.co.uk


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