Where is Healds Hall?

Healds Hall is in Yorkshire & the Humber, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.7118°, -1.6862°.

Gardens · Yorkshire & the Humber

Healds Hall

Healds Hall — a garden in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Post box, Bradford Road (A638), Liversedge - geograph.org.uk - 6742722 — habiloid — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year: Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)

Dog-friendly

Healds Hall is a garden of interest in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Healds Hall is a house in Liversedge, Yorkshire, now a hotel. It is listed at Grade II on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1764 and was a private residence for several notable people. In 1926 it became the headquarters and museum for the Spen Valley Literary and Scientific Society. It is now a hotel, restaurant and function venue.

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Background

Description

Samuel Cooke (1801–1893) bought Healds Hall in 1857. Samuel was born in 1801 in Sheffield in Yorkshire. His father was William Peabody Cooke who in 1795 had established a small carpet and rug making firm in Heckmondwike. He built up a successful business and in 1825 divided the firm to create separate units for the making of “Brussels” and “Kidderminster” carpets. He gave the controlling share of the “Brussels” business to his son, Samuel, who moved the undertaking to an old mill in Millbridge, Liversedge. William continued to make the Kidderminster rugs and carpets in Heckmondwike. Samuel Cooke named his business Cooke, Son and Co and was so successful that by 1833 – just eight years after…

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