Museum Bankfield, Halifax
Bankfield Museum, Boothtown, Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Author: Unknown
Date: not dated
Location: Boothtown
Format: Postcard - Colour
Document ID: 100143
Library ID: 34559611
Bankfield House was built for Edward Akroyd (1810-1887), who lived there from 1837 to 1856. 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 Akroydon to house his workers and provided them with low-cost allotments. He also founded All Souls' Church in 1855, after purchasing a former Baptist church at Haley Hill.
It is now a museum, which presents international exhibitions of costume, fabrics, textiles, and toys.
Still standing 2003.
