Thrum Hall was a rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 stadium on Hanson Lane in Halifax, West Yorkshire

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...

, England

England

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. It was the home of Halifax RLFC

Halifax RLFC

Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...

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The site, measuring 55,000 square yards and included a cricket pitch, greyhound track and bowling greens. The ground has long since been covered by urban development and the site is currently occupied by a supermarket http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Pictures/10/10500.html
The ground was purchased for £3,000 from a local farmer, Major Dyson.

In 1886, Halifax RLFC moved to their traditional home of Thrum Hall, this would be their home ground for the next 112 years.