Located on the main Bradford Road at Moor End and later becomes the Ex-Servicemen's Club. For many years was the home of the Law family, of the company Samuel Law and Sons, card makers of Moorland Mills. The nearby Law Street is likely to have been named after this family.
The Laws probably lived here from the mid 1860's. Samuel Law, the founder of company died in 1868 and his gravestone, at Whitechapel Church, states he was of Moorland House.
2 Apr 1871 - Census entry - Hunsworth Moor, Cleckheaton. Although the premises are not named, the occupants are all children of Samuel Law who died just three years earlier.
Ann LAW Head 41 Bowling
James LAW Brother U 30 Card maker Scholes
Samuel LAW Brother U 28 Card maker
Martha Ellen LAW Sister U 24
Jane LAW Sister U 21
Sarah Ann LINTON Serv 15 General servant Rotherham
3 Apr 1881 - Census entry - Moorland House, Cleckheaton
Ann LAW Head U 51 Dudley Hill
James LAW Brother U 40 Card maker Dudley Hill
Samuel LAW Brother U 38 Card maker Scholes
Jane LAW Sister U 30
Elizabeth HALLER Serv U 19 Domestic servant Kibbey?, Yks
Lucy A BRIGGS Servant 15 Domestic servant Wakefield
5 Apr 1891 - Census entry - Moorland House, Cleckheaton
Samuel LAW Head U 48 Card clothing manufacturer Scholes
Emma LAW Cousin U 56 Living on her own means Bowling
Hannah M WILLIAMSON Serv U 32 Housemaid domestic Kilham
Maria HARTLEY Serv U 23 Cook domestic Leeds
By 1901, Samuel Law's nephew was now residing here:
31 Mar 1901 - Census entry - Moorland House, Cleckheaton
Fred LAW Head Wid 37 Card clothing manu. Cleckheaton
Mary HODSON Hkpr W 63 Lincoln
Ellen DULFORD Serv U 31 Cook domestic Bleasby, Notts
Helen ELDER Serv U 28 Housemaid domestic Scotland
National Probate Calendar - 1904
Fred LAW of Moorland House, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire died 4 Mar 1904 at Moscow, Russia. Probate London 6 May to Joseph Law, card manufacturer. Effects £48410 0s 6d.
Following the death of Fred Law, John Mowat Greig and family were now residing here. John's wife was the daughter of Dr. Benjamin Clifford Sykes who had married Mary Jane Law, a sister of Samuel Law (jnr, mentioned above).
2 Apr 1911 - Census entry - Moorland House, Cleckheaton (10 rooms)
John M GREIG Head M 35 Card maker (E) Glasgow
Gertrude GREIG Wife M 35 (11y, 4/3) Cleckheaton
Mary GREIG Dau 10 Scholar
Ian GREIG Son 6 Scholar
Fred GREIG Son 3
Esther PARKIN Serv U 39 General servant domestic Rotherham
Mary WEITCH? Serv U 26 General servant domestic Tarbert, Kerry
Lena GUEST Serv U 20 General servant domestic Barnsley
Alice ELLESON Serv M 40 (16y, No children) Steeple Bumstead, Essex
In 1915 John Mowat Greig then moves to Carlton House, Cleckheaton where Samuel Law had been residing.
At present, it isn't known what the exact timeline of events is, but by 1921 the house had been transformed into the Spenborough Ex-Servicemen's Club:
19 Jun 1921 - Census entry - Ex-Service Mens Club, Moorland House, Cleckheaton (3 rooms)
James HUDSON Head M 35y 10m, Bradford, Caretaker, Spenborough Ex-Service Men's Club, Moorland House, Cleckheaton
Alice A HUDSON Wife M 34y 9m, Barnsley, Home duties
Lily HUDSON Dau 9y 5m, Barnsley, School whole time
Electoral registers show that James Hudson remained here until 1926/7 and then we see a Walter and Eliza Westerby Bedford residing here until 1934.
In 1935 John Carter now appears in the electoral register
29 Sep 1939 - 1939 Register entry - Moorland House, Bradford Road
John CARTER b. 12 Jun 1893 M Club steward
Annie CARTER b. 8 Jul 1893 M Club stewardess
Margaret CARTER b. 30 Jan 1923 S Filler-up (card clothing)
William CARTER b. 28 Jan 1928 At school
John and Annie remain here until at least 1948.