Thrum Hall

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Thrum Hall was a rugby league stadium in Halifax, West Yorkshire. It was the home of Halifax RLFC.

[edit] History

In 1886, Halifax RLFC moved to their traditional home of Thrum Hall, this would be their home ground for the next 112 years. The first game was played on September 18, 1886 and drew 8,000 spectators.

Between 1928 to 1930 a speedway track operated at Thrum Hall.

Halifax was hit hard by the financial situation of the late 1960s and 1970s. In 1970, a concert was held at Thrum Hall in an attempt was made to alleviate these financial troubles. Horrific weather conditions meant that only around 3,000 arrived to watch the 'Halifax Pop and Blues Concert' which made a loss of £6,000. [1]

Halifax sold Thrum Hall for £1.5 million to the American company Wal-Mart for a supermarket development in 1998, and moved across town to their present home, the Shay Stadium.