During the English Civil War, when Halifax was a Royalist stronghold, King Cross was a key outpost, with the Parliamentarians holding parts of the Calder Valley.

During the First English Civil War (1642–1646) Halifax was a Royalist stronghold, with King Cross as a key outpost, on the roads between Lancashire and West Yorkshire, with the Parliamentarians holding parts of the Calder Valley.

With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, through the 18th and 19th centuries, the population steadily grew and King Cross was made a separate parish in 1845.

The window depicts an apocalyptic vision of the Holy City descending upon the smoky mills and railway viaducts of Halifax.

[11] Before moving to the Ramsden Ground in Upper Kingston in 1900, the club played at the nearby Savile Park Moor.

Wainhouse was a keen advocate of smoke prevention and decided that a high chimney on the top of the hill would be beneficial for the townspeople.

[18] An urban myth has arisen due to Wainhouse's long-standing conflict with his neighbour, Sir Henry Edwards, over water rights.

Some people think that Wainhouse had built the tower solely in order to overlook Edwards' land after he had been made High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1871.