Info from venue website
The Trades Club building was built in 1924 as a joint enterprise by half a dozen local trades unions. This was back in the days when Hebden was a thriving centre for the cotton industry. The unions levied a one penny contribution from each member per week, and when finally built, the building was equipped with a fully sprung dance floor for the purposes of ballroom dancing. It’s still there, though probably used for more energetic dancing than its designers originally envisaged.

As the cotton industry declined and the factories closed down, the building fell into disuse. It was taken over by the combined Hebden Bridge and Luddendenfoot district Labour parties, who appointed a Building Management Committee to administer the building. The Trades Club Social Club leased the first floor since 1982 from where it has operated as an independent socialist members club run by its’ members. In May 2016 the Club was formally constituted as a members’ co-operative, Hebden Bridge Trades Club .