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Coltishall

in the county of Norfolk

Town Hall in Colchester, Essex

Colchester

a Historic City in the county of Essex

Croyde Beach, Devon

Croyde

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

Stan Walker's Pictures of Low Ackworth

in the county of West Yorkshire

(8 total)Low Ackworth Pictures

A picture of Low Ackworth
Guide Post, at junction of Station Road and Barnsley Road, Low Ackworth

Guide Post, at junction of Station Road and Barnsley Road, Low Ackworth

Hexagonal in shape and dated 1805 incribed Hemsworth3 Pontefract3 East Hardwick3 Snaith15 Wentbridge3 Doncaster13

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Low Ackworth


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A picture of Low Ackworth
Quacker Meeting House, Ackworth

Quacker Meeting House, Ackworth

Built in 1747, the Foundling Hospital next door closed down in 1771 and lay empty for 6 years before a Quaker physician from London John Fothergill bought the buildings and set up a Quaker school there which was opened 1779.

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Low Ackworth


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A picture of Low Ackworth
Ackworth School, East Block

Ackworth School, East Block

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Low Ackworth


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Ackworth School

Ackworth School

A branch of The London Foundling Hospital was founded here at Ackworth in 1841 where abandoned children were sent up from London and brought up in local cottages mainly on Seaton's Farm, in 1846 a decision was made to build a hospital at Ackworth and so 58 acres of land were bought from Farmer Seaton it was another 11 years before building begun in 1757 it opened in 1759.

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Low Ackworth


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A picture of Low Ackworth
Masons Arms, Bell Lane, Ackworth Moor

Masons Arms, Bell Lane, Ackworth Moor

Dated 1692

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Low Ackworth, Pubs And Inns, West Yorkshire


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Main Entrance to Ackworth School

Main Entrance to Ackworth School

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Low Ackworth, West Yorkshire


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Guide Post at Bell Lane, Ackworth Moor

Guide Post at Bell Lane, Ackworth Moor

Early C19 and inscribed Hemsworth,Wragby,Sheffield,Wakefield

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Low Ackworth, Buildings and Structures, West Yorkshire


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Barnsley Road, Low Ackworth

Barnsley Road, Low Ackworth

Block of seven houses built in 1841 for the staff at Ackworth School

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Low Ackworth, West Yorkshire


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