Editing Brighouse (section)

==Religion==
===St James Church, Brighouse===
St James's Church, which was a [[chapel of ease]] for the Parish Church of Saint Martin in Brighouse, opened in 1870, with a congregation of 450. An organ was installed in the same year. Two [[stained glass]] windows from the [[William Morris]] factory, designed by [[Edward Burne-Jones]] were installed in July 1871.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/c109_p.html#p14|title=RootsWeb.com Home Page|website=freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com}}</ref> Further windows were added at later dates by other designers. In 1900 William Camm<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/c.html#c706|title=RootsWeb.com Home Page|website=freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com}}</ref> the organist paid for the fitting of a window in memory of his mother. A further window to commemorate the curate Rev Alban Bodley Mace (1915), who was killed in action at [[History of Thessaloniki#Balkan Wars and World War I|Salonika]] during 1916, serving with the Allied [[Expeditionary warfare|Expeditionary Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/m.html#m47|title=RootsWeb.com Home Page|website=freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com}}</ref> The chancel screen was designed by G. H. Woodhouse of Manchester. St James Church was last used on 27 December 1970; and then demolished, with the land used for residential properties. The stained glass windows were removed and taken into the care of the [[Cliffe Castle Museum]] in [[Keighley]] where they can now be viewed.<ref Name=2007leaflet>Leaflet: ''Cliffe Castle Museum'', 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bull |first1=Malcolm |title=St James's Church, Brighouse |url=http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/ph3799.html |website=calderdalecompanion.co.uk |publisher=Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion |access-date=10 August 2020 |date=2020}}</ref>

===St Joseph's Church, Brighouse===
St Joseph's Catholic Church was built in the early 1900s, on Martin Street. In 1879 a [[primary school]] was established, using the church hall from Monday to Friday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stjosephsbrighouse.org.uk/home/history.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322041729/http://www.stjosephsbrighouse.org.uk/home/history.htm|url-status=dead|title=St Josephs School Website|archivedate=22 March 2009}}</ref> It remained in use until 4 September 1961, when a new school was built on Finkil Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stjosephsbrighouse.org.uk/home/the_school.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622022347/http://www.stjosephsbrighouse.org.uk/home/the_school.htm|url-status=dead|title=St Josephs School History|archivedate=22 June 2009}}</ref> The church is aligned with St Patrick's Catholic Church in [[Elland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stjosephschurchbrighouse.co.uk/our-faith |title=St Joseph's Catholic Church| accessdate= 20 June 2022}}</ref>

===Central Methodist Church, Brighouse===
The Central Methodist Church is situated at the west end of Brighouse backing on to the Lüdenscheid Link with a side entry at the lower part of Parsonage Lane. The frontage overlooks a small car park.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenwood |first1=Anthony |title=Calderdale Methodist Circuit : Brighouse Central Methodist Church |url=https://calderdalemethodists.org.uk/churches/brighouse.php |website=calderdalemethodists.org.uk |publisher=Calderdale Methodist Circuit |access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref>

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St James Brighouse 004.jpg|Former St James Church
St Martin's Church, Brighouse - geograph.org.uk - 150077.jpg|St Martin's Church
St Joseph's Catholic Church, Brighouse - geograph.org.uk - 1640683.jpg|St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
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