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The Akroydon model housing scheme is a Victorian era model village at Boothtown, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was designed in the Gothic style by George Gilbert Scott in 1859 for the workers at the mills of Edward Akroyd.
Akroyd had bought the 62,435 acres of land in 1855.
Scott's original plan to have dormer windows in the cottages was unacceptable to members of the Akroyd Town Building Association, and Akroyd employed local architect – W. H. Crossland – under the supervision of Scott, to come up with an acceptable design. The plan was for a quadrangular arrangement of 350 houses, but only 90 were actually built.
The large central park was opened on 29 April 1876, and the Cross monument – a memorial to Akroyd – was designed by Barber.
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External links
- Town Planning - A brief summary of some key dates and places and people, with links
- Timeline: Model Village
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