Thomas Fairfax and John Sharp green plaque

This green commemorative plaque records: John Sharp, Dean of Norwich 1681, Dean of Canterbury 1689, Archbishop of York 1691-1713 was born in the year 1644 in a house which formerly stood near this spot. The same house served as the headquarters of Lord Fairfax a commander in the Parliamentary Forces during the Civil War when Bradford was besieged.

Lord General Thomas Fairfax led the Parliamentarian army during the English Civil War, crucially contributing to the Parliament's victory over the Royalists. John Sharp, born near this site in 1644, ascended to become Archbishop of York and was a significant figure in the Church of England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.