Natural landmarks · Yorkshire & the Humber
The Brooksbank School
The Brooksbank School — a school heritage in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
The Brooksbank School is a school heritage located in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the Wikipedia article for further historical and visitor details.
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Place summary
The Brooksbank School is located in Yorkshire. It serves as a secondary school, providing education to local students.
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Background
History
The school was founded in the town of Elland in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, by Joseph Brooksbank in 1712, to help forty impoverished children of Elland to learn to read without fees and to write for a charge of one penny a week. Brooksbank grew up in Elland but left the town at the age of sixteen to become a haberdasher’s apprentice in London. In 1679 he married Mary, daughter of merchant Richard Stamp and niece of the Thomas Stamp who became Lord Mayor in 1691. Brooksbank became a Citizen of the City of London in 1681 and was appointed a Master of the Haberdashers Company in 1718. Joseph Brookbanks's son, Stamp, born in 1694, became a director of the Bank of England by the age of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.6810, -1.8501
- District
- Calderdale
- Parish
- Calderdale, unparished area
- Postcode
- HX5 0QG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Calder Valley
- Established
- 1712
- Official site
- bbs.calderdale.sch.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7720333 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brooksbank School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Brooksbank School?
- The Brooksbank School is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HX5 0QG), in the parish of Calderdale, unparished area.
- When was The Brooksbank School built?
- Built or established in 1712.
- Is The Brooksbank School free to visit?
- Yes, The Brooksbank School is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Brooksbank School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HX5 0QG. It sits within the Calder Valley parliamentary constituency.