![]() Every care has been taken to ascertain the reason for the visit if a public occasion. Signatures are notably undecipherable, while often dates present problems. The pages, however, are truly representative, and present a re- markable collection of names. Some appeared at functions away from the Town Hall and had no opportunity of signing. Obviously not all who merited inclusion have recorded their signatures. In themselves the pages constitute a history of the town- the opening of public buildings, important social functions, exciting political meetings, anniversaries, sporting triumphs and the many other activities of a spirited community. The famous in all spheres of national life share space with the unknown from afar, all receiving a welcome on behalf of the local citizens. Only once has the book been taken away from the building for signing by a distinguished person whose itinerary did not include the Town Hall.ĭuring almost ninety years, from 1883 to 1973, this Visitors’ Book has been signed by a total of 5,496 persons. ![]() A special “Mayor's Visitors’ Book,’ bound in black leather with gold-edged pages, each printed with space for date, name, address and profession, was purchased and ordered to be placed in the Mayor's Parlour. The Town Council placed the sum of £1,000 at the disposal of the Mayor for decorating the streets and entertaining the visitors. Some two years’ later, however, the town was honoured by its first Royal visit, and this time no expense was spared to make it a memorable occasion. Charles Hallé, nor the famous singers were able to leave posterity any permanent record of their presence. The inauguration in 1881 of the public hall built at the rear (Princess Street) was celebrated with the holding of a three-day musical festival, but neither the conductor, Mr. The Ramsden Street building, which included the Council Chamber, was first occupied in 1878. This, together with the fact that the new offices “‘could easily be converted into a warehouse,” apparently ruled out any necessity for a Visitors’ Book. THE Huddersfield Borough Offices and Public Hall-the Town Hall-were erected during a period when every single item of expenditure was carefully scrutinised. Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall, Huddersfield. I hope that the people of Huddersfield will read it with interest, and share with me the pride and joy of the history of Huddersfield through its distinguished visitors’ record. It therefore gave me great pleasure when my friend, Stanley Chadwick, undertook the task of writing this in the form which is now presented in this book. It seemed to me that before Huddersfield ceased to exist as a separate authority some permanent record should be made of the wonderful history contained in the pages of this book. Forces Representatives of the People “Made in Huddersfield” Music Makers Lectures and Talks Accolade for Sport “Twinning” Twins! Round the World The Local Scene What they Saidįirst published 1973 © Stanley Chadwick 1973 All rights reservedĭuring my term in office as the Mayor of Huddersfield I have spent many happy and interesting hours browsing through our distinguished visitors’ book. Mayor, 1972-1973 The Royal Line The Voice of Religion Homage to H.M. Please note that the text is not in the Public Domain and should not be reproduced further without the express permission of the copyright holder or their estate. Click on a page number to view the book in your web browser. ![]() This page is designed to be indexed by search engines. The following is the OCR text of a book and will likely contain conversion errors. Welcome to Huddersfield! Visitors' Book Signatures: 1883-1973 (1973) by Stanley Chadwick Welcome to Huddersfield! Visitors' Book Signatures: 1883-1973 (1973) by Stanley Chadwick ![]()
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