Akroyd Park Mansion, Halifax - DPC00148
Akroyd Park, Akroyd Park Mansion, Bankfield, Halifax, Parks, Postcard
The mansion, a Grade 11 listed building, was sold by Colonel Akroyd to Halifax Corporation in 1887. It now forms Bankfield branch library and museum.
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Halifax, West Yorkshire
Akroyd Park, Halifax - DPC00337
Akroyd Park, Halifax, Parks
The house on the left of this picture was originally the home of Colonel Akroyd, a Halifax industrialist.
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All Souls Church and Akroyd park , Halifax - DPC00361
Akroyd Park, All Souls Church, Church, Churches, Churches & Chapels, Churches_&_Chapels, Halifax, Minster, Parks
The mill chimneys and factories of Halifax can be seen in the background of this photograph. The former home of Colonel Akroyd (after whom the park is named), Bankfield House is now owned by Calderdale Council and houses a library, a museum and the regimental museum of the Duke of Wellington Regiment.
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Bankfield Museum, Halifax - DPC00367
Akroyd Park, Bankfield, Bankfield Museum, Colonel Akroyd, Halifax, libraries
This ornate building was once the home of Colonel Akroyd and is now owned by Calderdale Council. As well as being a museum today, it houses a library and the regimental museum of the Duke of Wellington Regiment. Postcard dated 1916.
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Akroyd Park, Halifax - DPC00445
Akroyd Park, Halifax, Parks
This park is next to what is now Bankfield Museum. This grand house was once the residence of Colonel Akroyd, a wealthy mill owner who built houses for his workers nearby in Boothtown and at Copley, near Sowerby Bridge. Postcard dated August 1907.
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Akroyd Park, Halifax - DPC00447
Akroyd Park, Halifax, Parks
This park is next to what is now Bankfield Museum. This grand house was once the residence of Colonel Akroyd, a wealthy mill owner who built houses for his workers nearby in Boothtown and at Copley, near Sowerby Bridge. It seems it was a popular venue for local people's leisure time.
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Mansion at Akroyd Park, Halifax. (Boothtown, Halifax?) - MCH00228
Akroyd Park, Bankfield, Halifax
Akroyd Park's 8 acres and Bankfield House were built for Edward Akroyd (1810-1887), who lived there from 1837 to 1856. They were opened to the public after his death in 1887. He was the grandson of James Akroyd, who in 1811 founded the world's largest worsted manufacturers, James Akroyd & Son.
Edward was a benevolent employer, supporting many organisations and institutions which enabled his employees to seek better living conditions. He built Copley model village in the 1840s, and Akroydon in the 1860s to house his workers and provide them with low-cost allotments. He also founded All Souls' Church in 1855, after purchasing a former Baptist church at Haley Hill. Bankfield House is now Bankfield Museum, which presents international exhibitions of costume, fabrics, textiles, and toys. Still standing 2003.
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