
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Bankfield Mansion was the home of Col. Edward Akroyd. MP textile manufacturer, philanthropist and builder of Copley and Akroydon. 1810 - 1887 Recorded plaque organisation: Calderdale MBC.
Edward Akroyd was a British textile manufacturer, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist who significantly contributed to the development of Huddersfield through his industrial enterprises and the construction of model housing estates like Copley and Akroydon.
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