Castle Hill has stood proudly above the town for as long as Huddersfield and its earlier incarnations have existed.

Castle Hill is thought to have been settled 4,000 years ago but around 2000 years ago the site was developed as an iron age hill fort, surrounded by defensive ditches and ramparts.

In the Middle Ages there was a castle on the hill, of which the well remains.

In the last couple of centuries Castle Hill’s flat top has been used for rallies and meetings.

During the great weavers’ strike of 1883 a rally of between two and three thousand people braved bitter weather to listen to speeches by union leaders.

As well as meetings, Castle Hill has played host to bare-knuckled prize fights, dogfights and cockfights.

The Victoria Tower, also known as the Jubilee Tower, was opened in 1899 as a tribute to Queen Victoria who celebrated her diamond jubilee two years earlier.

Designed by Isaac Jones of London, it was built by the firm of Ben Graham and Sons of Folly Hall, using stone from Crosland Hill.

It reportedly cost £3,298, and was 106 feet (32.3 m) high, which, added to the height of the hill itself, made the top 1,000 feet (305 m) above sea level.

Click on the image below for our collection of Castle Hill photographs from different angles, years and in different weathers.