Jubb's Directory: The Huddersfield County Borough Directory (1937)

Printed and published by Alfred Jubb & Son, Ltd., of Albany Printing Works on St. John's Road, the Huddersfield Country Borough Directory of 1937 provides a huge amount of information that will be of interest to local historians and those researching their family trees. Running to around 800 pages, it contains:

• introductory information about Huddersfield, including sections written by Stanley Chadwick, Ernest Cooper, Philip H. Lee, Alfred M. Lee, Harold T. Taylor, T. W. Woodhead, and J. W. Turner
• a list of properties on every street in the borough, naming the head of the household, etc.
• an alphabetical list of private residents
• a trade and professional listing

The bulk of the directory is believed to be in the Public Domain, with the exception of some of the introductory texts. For example, Stanley Chadwick died in 1988 and his work remains copyrighted until the end of 2058.

The directory is currently being digitised and transcribed exclusively for Huddersfield Exposed, although it is expected the work will take several months (if not years!) to complete. The major sections are:

• Street Index (incomplete)
• Private Residents (not started)
• Professional and Trades Listings (not started)

It's going to take a lot of time and effort to convert the directory, so please show your support to this hefty project!

Data Protection Act

It is anticipated that a small minority of entries may relate to living individuals. As the directory was published commercially and remains available for reference in local libraries etc, it is believed the information is for all practical purposes in the Public Domain and not covered by the UK Data Protection Act. However, if any entry relates specifically to you and, for whatever reason, you would like to have it removed from this web site, please get in touch.

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Full Contents of the 1937 Directory

• Foreword by the Mayor of Huddersfield (Coun. J. Barlow, J.P.)
• Introduction
• Arms of the Borough of Huddersfield
• Huddersfield 1836-1936 by Stanley Chadwick
• Huddersfield's Musical Honours by Ernest Cooper, F.R.C.O., L.R.A.M.
• The County Borough of Huddersfield (Statistical Information)
• Huddersfield Books and Authors by Philip H. Lee
• The Tolson Memorial Museum by Coun. T. W. Woodhead, Ph.D., M.Sc., F.L.S., Hon. Directory
• A Valuable Asset by Harold T. Taylor, F.S.I., Hudd. Corporation Estate Manager
• Past Mayors
• Past Town Clerks
• Huddersfield's Sporting Achievements by Alfred M. Lee
• Huddersfield Parliamentary Elections
• Supplying the Town with Electricity by J. W. Turner, M.I.E.E., Borough Electrical Engineer
• Honorary Freemen of the Borough
• The Heart of the Cloth Trade
• Who's Who
• A Tour Round Huddersfield
• Huddersfield County Borough Council — Corporation Committees and Officers of the Corporation
• Court of Quarter Sessions
• Borough Magistrates
• County Magistrates for the Huddersfield District, including Magistrates Sitting at Holmfirth
• Huddersfield County Court and District Registry of the High Court of Justice
• Huddersfield Licensing Committee
• Huddersfield Cemeteries
• Ecclesiastical Directory
• Education Directory
• Huddersfield Corporation Fire Brigade
• Government Departments
• Hospitals and Public Health Services Directory
• Huddersfield Insurance Committee
• Markets and Fairs Department
• Masonic Lodges
• Military Information
• Huddersfield Corporation Model Lodging House
• Parks and Recreation Grounds
• Huddersfield Borough Police
• Public Baths
• Public Halls, &c.
• Amusement Halls
• Public Libraries
• Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
• Huddersfield Railway Station
• Huddersfield Corporation Rate Office
• Weights and Measurements Department
• Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Victoria Memorial Tower, Castle Hill
• Huddersfield and District War Pensions Committee
• Huddersfield Corporation Waterworks Department
• Brass Bands
• Clubs
• Sports and Pastimes
• Societies and Associations
• Trade Unions
• Road Passenger Transport Facilities
• Huddersfield Postal Arrangements
• Streets Section
• Private Residents — arranged alphabetically
• Professional and Trades Section — classified
• Progress with Security — Huddersfield Building Society
• Plan of Routes — Huddersfield Corporation Transport Department