Colonel Edward Akroyd - 9th April 2020 - Edition No. 10
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Akroyd
Today's focus is on Lieutenant Colonel Edward Akroyd
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A prosperous textile manufacturer, Akroyd was at the forefront of Victorian social improvement.
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Old Pub Picture
Barge - Mill Lane, Brighouse HD6 1PA
Phone: 01484716138
Where? Just off the roundabout into Sainsburys
Fact - Previously Victoria Tavern
The Barge today
Can you think of any pubs that begin with the letter 'C' that are missing off this page
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Todays Postcard
Clay House, West Vale
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On This Day - 9th April
9th 1901 Opening of St. Luke's hospital (now General hospital) built bythe Halifax Board of Guardians at a cost of more than £100,000 by Mr. J.W Tillotson
9th 1910 Jubilee of Sowerby Bridge Co-op celebrated
9th 1924 Park Road Baths re-opened after reconstruction
9th 1930 Textile strike started
9th 1979 Wettest weekend ever recorded in Calderdale at the time - 2.37 inches of rain
9th 1980 Lord Kagan of Elland imprisoned in France
9th 1987 Shay Stadium saved. Calderdale Council agrees to step in and save Halifax Town with a plan which gives the club £210,000 to clear it's debts
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