Bank House, Accrington

iBase ID

289520

Reference identifier

HAC-H01-D41-1046-1

Title

Bank House, Accrington

Place

Accrington

General notes

This building was erected on part of Woolhurst Bank, from which the name is derived. It was built by Robert Hargreaves, of the firm of Hargreaves Bros., of Broad Oak printworks. He was the first chairman of the Accrington Local Board, and father of Mrs Robertson Aikman, whose fine and generous donations to Oak Hill museum were much appreciated. Later residents at Bank House was Greens, Briggs, Bury, and by Alderman T E Higham, Mayor of Accrington, 1928. It was in the Italian style of architecture, with well wooded grounds, and with a southerly aspect. In the foreground is the bowling green of Grafton Memorial Club, Broad Oak Printworks.

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Sepia

Year of image

1928

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Subjects

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