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Portraits of the founders of the Yorkshire Penny Bank

1895

Description

Over the main entrance of the former Yorkshire Penny Bank are four portraits of the bank's founders of 1859:

Colonel Edward Akroyd (1810-1887), Halifax worsted manufacturer and founder of the Yorkshire Penny Bank (Wikipedia).
Sir Henry Ripley, 1st Baronet (1813-1882), a prominent Bradford dye works proprietor (Wikipedia).
Peter Bent, General Manager of the Bank from 1858.
John Ward, Director of the Bank between 1873-1880.

Who is who?

Annotation

Built in 1895 by architect was J. Ledingham.

Sources & Information

Jane Winfrey, Bradford's Sculpture Trail, Bradford City Centre Management, 2003 (PDF on-line).
British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in England.

Location (N 53°47'51" - W 1°45'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh007; Photograph: 31 July 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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