George Townsend Andrews, best known as a railway architect, designed the 1838 premises, which were demolished after 1896.

[2] The West Yorkshire Archive Service holds the records of both of these institutions in addition to those of the infirmary.

[1][3] The infirmary's building in Free School Lane, Halifax, was opened on 28 April 1896 by the Duke and Duchess of York (the future George V and Queen Mary), who also opened the town's Borough Market that day.

[4] It became part of the National Health Service in 1948, and was part of the Calderdale Healthcare NHS Trust, which in 2001 merged into the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

[1] After closure some of the buildings were converted to residential use and known as "The Royal".