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Secondary History Resources
New secondary History resources and links added on Ednet
Kirklees Secondary History Network
The draft Agenda and booking details for the Kirklees Secondary History Network on Wednesday 5 March 08 are now on Ednet
Kirklees Primary History & Geography Network
Minutes from the Kirklees Primary History & Geography Network on Tuesday 27th November 2007 are now on Ednet.
History Subject Leaders Network Meeting - 29.3.07
Agenda and flier - click on link below.
Beaumont Park
Recent and Historical images of Beaumont Park, incluing OS maps.
Henry VIII - Teaching Resources
A number of teaching resources covering the reign of Henry VIII have been added to the history teachers section.
Virtual Tour of Oakwell Hall
The virtual tour of Oakwell Hall has been redesigned and is now available in the History section.
New History Section
There is a new History section on Ednet that includes history resources for teachers and pupils.
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The Standedge Tunnels are four parallel tunnels that run beneath the Pennines at the traditional Standedge crossing point between Marsden and Diggle, on the edges of the conurbations of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester respectively, in northern England. The canal tunnel is the longest and oldest of the tunnels, and holds the record as the longest and highest canal tunnel in Britain. Of the railway tunnels, only the tunnel built in 1894 is currently used for rail traffic. Closed in 1943, the canal tunnel was re-opened in May 2001.
Huddersfield's reputation & prosperity was built around the textile industry & its fine woollen worsteds are still sent to customers the world over. The boom created by the textile industry provided a rich legacy of fine Victorian buildings such as the railway station and the town hall, shown here on the right