A number of heritage tours will take place across Halifax this month.

Halifax Heritage Tours will be conducting a number of heritage tours in September, giving people the chance to learn about the fascinating history of the town.

On Saturday, September 12 and Friday, September 18, the group will host its Halifax Town Centre Historic Walking Tour, starting outside the Discover Halifax unit.

Halifax Heritage Tours said the tour is suitable for both first-time visitors and those who have lived in Halifax all their lives, and offers a “fascinating insight” into buildings and places around the town, including interesting details from the Medieval, Georgian and Victorian eras and through to modern times.

Halifax Town Hall. A number of tours will take place across Halifax in September.

placeholder image — Halifax Town Hall. A number of tours will take place across Halifax in September.

On Sunday, September 13, a walking tour of Dean Clough will start outside Pedal and Pour Cafe.

The tour promises insight into the “remarkable story” of the mill complex, taking attendees from its origins as one of the world’s largest Victorian textile mills through to its present day uses.

A Hebble Trail Tour will take place on Tuesday, September 15, starting at the Top Lock of Salterhebble Basin.

The tour will include how the canal was vital in the survival of the industrial heritage of Halifax and how the link between the canal and the town became essential.

On Wednesday, September 16, the Snickets, Ginnels, Alleys & Yards of Halifax Tour will take place, starting at the Discover Halifax unit in the Woolshops.

The tour will explore whether there is a difference between a snicket and a ginnel, and offers a guided tour of some of the town’s most iconic buildings from different angles and viewpoints.

On Thursday, September 17, the group will run its Halifax Town Hall tour.

Designed by the Houses of Parliament architect Sir Charles Barry and opened in 1863, the tour explains how the town hall is a reminder of Halifax’s affluence in the Victorian era.

On Sunday, September 20, a Women of Purpose tour will take place, starting outside Halifax Central Library.

The tour will provide various tales of women who have shaped the history of Halifax and further afield, such as the first female solo air balloonist, a master sculptor, diarists, property owners, and trailblazing women MPs.

Full details on the guided tours, including how to book, can be found at: https://halifaxheritage.co.uk/tours-events/#currentevents