3 Facts About Shelf (The Village)
1. Bethel Chapel was built in 1853.
2. Shelf is famous for its primitive magic. Note the local
street names - Witchfield Hill and Burned Road.
3. In 1845 the innkeeper at the Shoulder of Mutton, Shelf,
was John Wilkinson.
Almost 200 years old!
Key dates in the history of calderdale
June 1834: Halifax Clarence play Bradford on Skircoat Moor.
1836: Halifax Alliance take on Huddersfield Britannia.
Monday 20 August 1838: Todmorden CC stages its first recorded match.
1860s: Inter-town matches staged involving Halifax, Elland and Brighouse. Smaller teams emerge, too.
1870: Cricket Battery (an early bowling machine) invented by Mr Swaine, a Halifax cricket pro.
1877: Halifaxs Thrum Hall ground leveled.
1887: Founding of the Halifax Parish Cup
July 1888: First county match at Thrum Hall - Yorkshire v Gloucestershire (and WG. Grace).
1897: Joe Nicholl opens the first sports shop in Halifax on Cheapside.
10 June 1897: Yorkshire visit Thrum Hall for last time.
