The Piece Hall, Halifax












Since 1779, The Piece Hall has stood proudly at the heart of Halifax. Originally built to support the trading of ‘pieces’ of cloth, it has been a meeting point of Halifax’s commercial, civic and cultural life for almost 250 years. In an ambitious and exciting new chapter, The Piece Hall has been reimagined as a new cultural and commercial centre.
The Piece Hall has recently undergone a £19 million conservation and transformation programme. The work was carried out by Graham Construction with funding from Calderdale Council and a significant investment of £7 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, with additional support from Garfield Weston Foundation and The Wolfson Foundation.
The Technical Aspect:
The works package comprised of:-
- FRC
- Groundworks
- Drainage
- External works
The scope of works included the following:-
- Sewer diversion (deep drainage)
- On site surface water/foul water and attenuation tanks
- Reduce level dig/Bulk excavation removal
- Foundations and underpinning to existing buildings
- Breakdown of pile caps and construction of ring beam
- FRC works to the new library
- FRC works to retaining walls, slabs and upstands
- Duct and lighting installation
- Brickwork
- Formation of car parking areas and roads
- Hard landscaping – kerbing and paving works