Bankfield Museum and Screen Wall to Forecourt
BANKFIELD MUSEUM, BOOTHTOWN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1211183
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Bankfield Museum and Screen Wall to Forecourt
- Statutory Address:
- BANKFIELD MUSEUM, BOOTHTOWN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1211183
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Bankfield Museum and Screen Wall to Forecourt
- Statutory Address 1:
- BANKFIELD MUSEUM, BOOTHTOWN ROAD
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BANKFIELD MUSEUM, BOOTHTOWN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 09112 26244
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23/02/2012
SE 0926 SW 11/197
3.11.54
1164
BOOTHTOWN ROAD
(East Side)
Bankfield Museum and
Screen wall to forecourt
II
1857 and 67 (?). Stone mansion of irregular, extended form. 2 main storeys
above a basement. Eaves to hipped, slated roof. Italianate C14/C15 character
especially to later main entrance block. This has an exposed, rusticated basement with a carriage porch (now enclosed). Arcading to 2 upper storeys. Behind rises low belvedere tower lighting staircase. West and south sides and 2 storeys with arcaded loggias etc now partly altered. Screen wall to east of forecourt with bowed centre.
Interior of main block of considerable interest through much obscured by temporary fittings. Good entrance stair of marble leads up to main, top-lit, hall both with painted decoration, Other rooms apparently of some quality but now with partitions and false ceilings etc.
Bankfield was built for Col Akroyd whose mills and model village of Akroydon
lie on the west side of Boothtown Road.
Listing NGR: SE0911226244
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 338635
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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