Huddersfield, St Peter's Parish Church c.1960
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The Battle of Waterloo partly financed this church. Under the terms of the Million Act of 1818, Austria had to pay £1 million in compensation. This money was earmarked to construct new churches in centres of growing populations. (A secondary motive was to combat the growing non-conformity movement). This church cost £10,000; it used much stone from the previous church (1509) on the site, which was demolished on 28 April 1834. The first service in the new Parish Church was held on 27 October 1836. The architect, J P Pritchett, also designed the station and Huddersfield College.
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