Pigot and Co.'s National Commercial Directory of 1828-9: Lockwood & Honley

The following section is reproduced from Pigot and Co.'s National Commercial Directory of 1828-9.


LOCKWOOD AND HONLEY

Lockwood, a village, in the parish of Almondbury, and Wapentake of Agbrigg, is about a mile and a half distant from the populous and nourishing Town of Huddersfield ; beautifully situated in the valley of Holme, and in the midst of a romantic and finely sheltered country, with excellent roads diverging in every direction. The great attraction of this place is its spa and baths, of which mention has been made in the account of Huddersfield. For the accommodation of the increasing population a new Church is about to be erected, and for the convenience of visitors a new inn is on the eve of being opened ; indeed, improvements are rapidly making in this place, which are materially assisted by its prosperous manufacturers, being of the same character as those of its extensive neighbour, Huddersfield. The number of inhabitants in the village, in 1821, amounted to 1,881.

HONLEY, a manufacturing village, in the same parish and wapentake as Lockwood, is about 3 miles S. of Huddersfield, containing a chapel of ease under Almondbury (of which the Rev. Richard Smith is curate) and a chapel belonging to the Methodists. Fancy and other woollen goods are made here to a great extent, and there are in the vicinity excellent stone quarries. The lord of the manor is Lord Dartmouth. The population of the village, in 1821, was 3,501.


POST

  • Letters for all parts are despatched to and received from Huddersfield daily.

GENTRY & CLERGY

  • Thomas Armitage, gentleman, Honley
  • Rev. James Aston, Lockwood
  • Daniel Batty, gentleman, Lockwood
  • Abraham Chapel, gentleman, Honley
  • Charles Crowther, gentleman, Lockwood
  • James Fenton, gentleman, Lockwood (attorney)
  • John Horsfall, Esq., Lockwood
  • George Needham, gentleman, Lockwood
  • Miss Margaret North, Lockwood
  • John Pearson, Esq., Crosland Hall
  • Rev. James Potter, Honley
  • Henry Shaw, Esq., Wood Nook, Honley
  • Rev. Richard Smith, Honley

BLACKSMITHS

  • Joseph Armitage, Lockwood
  • Joseph Hepworth, Lockwood
  • Thomas Quarmley, Lockwood

CARPENTERS & JOINERS

  • Hatfield Crowther, Lockwood
  • John Kingston, Lockwood
  • John Rushworth, Lockwood (& cabinet maker)
  • William Rushworth, Lockwood

DYERS

  • John Robinson, Honley
  • Joshua Robinson, Honley
  • Richard Woodhead, Honley
  • John Wright, Honley

GROCERS & DEALERS IN SUNDRIES

  • John Cusworth, Lockwood
  • Joseph France, Honley
  • John Hadway, Lockwood
  • Abraham Hanson, Honley
  • William Hemingway, Lockwood
  • Samuel Hill, Lockwood
  • Elisha Hobson, Honley
  • Abraham Midwood, Honley
  • George Midwood, Honley
  • John Schofield, Honley
  • John Shaw, Lockwood
  • Thomas Slater, Honley
  • Joseph Theaker, Honley
  • Joseph Whalley, Lockwood (& draper)
  • William Whitworth, Honley

MANUFACTURERS OF FANCY GOODS AT HONLEY

  • Joseph Armstrong at Lockwood
  • George Boothroyd
  • John Burhouse
  • Benjamin Donkersley
  • John Donkersley
  • William Donkersley
  • Benjamin France
  • — Hawkyard
  • John Hinchliffe
  • John Hirst
  • Jonathan Roebuck
  • Thomas Sanderson
  • William Sanderson (& cloth)
  • William Sanderson
  • Francis Taylor
  • James Taylor
  • John Taylor

MERCHANTS & MANUFACTURERS AT LOCKWOOD

  • William Avison
  • William Batley
  • Joshua Burrans
  • John Butterworth
  • James Crowther
  • Richard Crowther
  • James Eastwood
  • John Fisher
  • Joshua Hirst
  • John Horsfall
  • James Shaw, Jnr.
  • James Shaw, Snr.
  • Daniel Taylor
  • John Wood

PAINTERS & PLUMBERS

  • Charles France, Honley
  • Thomas Hanson, Lockwood
  • John Tyas, Lockwood

STONE MERCHANTS

  • John Kay, Lockwood
  • Joseph Taylor, Honley

SURGEONS

  • John Dyson, Honley
  • Edward Lees, Honley
  • William Summerfield, Lockwood
  • James Taylor, Lockwood
  • George Wright, Lockwood

SURVEYORS

  • John Abbey, Lockwood (road)
  • William Abbey, Lockwood (road)

TAILORS

  • Charles Hartley, Lockwood
  • Charles Lodge, Lockwood
  • Jonas Paishley, Lockwood
  • Jonathan Priestley, Lockwood
  • Joseph Priestley, Lockwood
  • Joseph Saxton & Son, Lockwood
  • William Tyas, Lockwood

TAVERNS & PUBLIC HOUSES

WOOLLEN CLOTH DRESSERS

  • William Charlesworth, Lockwood
  • William Rogers, Lockwood

WOOLLEN CLOTH MANUFACTURERS

  • Ainley & Son, Honley
  • George Armitage, Lockwood
  • John Beaumont, Honley
  • Thomas Beaumont, Steps Mill, Honley
  • Godfrey Berry, Lockwood (& fancy)
  • Joseph Berry, Lockwood
  • Matthew Berry, Lockwood
  • John Brooke & Son, Armitage Bridge
  • John, George & James Crosland, Lockwpod
  • Joseph Crosland, Lockwood
  • Richard Crowther, Lockwood
  • Joseph Drake, Honley
  • Charles Ellis, Honley
  • Benjamin France, Lockwood
  • John France, Honley
  • John Haigh, Honley
  • Joseph Haigh, Honley
  • Richard Haigh, Honley
  • Thomas Haigh, Honley
  • John Heap, Honley
  • Joseph Heap, Lockwood
  • Joseph Heap, Honley
  • Matthew Heap, Lockwood
  • George Hinchliffe, Honley
  • Joseph Hobson, Honley
  • William Leigh & Son, Honley
  • David Littlewood, Honley
  • John Littlewood, Honley
  • William Littlewood, Honley
  • Benjamin Mellor, Honley
  • William Milus, Lockwood
  • Waller Plaits, Honley
  • John Robinson, Honley
  • John Roebuck, Honley
  • William Schofield, Honley
  • David Shaw, Crosley Mill
  • John Shaw, Lockwood
  • Benjamin & Thomas Swift, Honley
  • John Thornton, Lockwood
  • Robert Walker, Lockwood

WOOLSTAPLERS

  • Francis Crow, Lockwood
  • Samuel Eastwood, Lockwood
  • James Ridgway, Lockwood
  • William Shaw, Lockwood
  • Thomas Wiley & Son, Honley

Miscellaneous

  • Timothy Bentley, brewer, Lockwood
  • George Crowther, shoe maker, Lockwood
  • Samuel Currie, gardener, Lockwood
  • Miss Elliott, ladies' boarding school, Honley
  • John Greenwood, timber merchant, Lockwood
  • Joseph Haigh, coal master, Honley
  • John Hartley, clogger, Lockwood
  • George Jessop, drysalter, Honley
  • Thomas Jessop, apothecary, Honley
  • Robert Robinson, druggist, Lockwood
  • Widow Thornton, miller, Honley
  • Samuel Walker, saddler, Lockwood
  • Wade Wood, tanner, Honley

CARRIERS

  • To Huddersfield — Richard Bingley, John Forth, Miles Oldfield and Joseph Sanderson, from their houses, Honley, every Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday.