Museums · Yorkshire & the Humber
Tolson Museum
Tolson Museum — a museum in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Tolson Museum is a museum in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Tolson Museum is a museum located in Yorkshire. It houses a collection that reflects the history and heritage of the local area. The museum is situated within a Victorian building, showcasing artefacts relevant to the region's past.
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Background
History
Ravensknowle Hall was built in the late-1850s for a local textile baron, John Beaumont. The house was designed by the London architect, Richard Tress who designed the mansion in a "palatial Italian style" and cost about £20,000. Beaumont died in 1889 leaving the house to his daughter who sold it to a relative, Legh Tolson. In 1919 Legh Tolson gave Ravensknowle Hall to Huddersfield Corporation to use as a museum in memory of his two nephews, brothers 2nd Lieutenant Robert Huntriss Tolson, killed on 1 July 1916 at the Battle of the Somme, and 2nd Lieutenant James Martin Tolson who died in the closing stages of the First World War on 2 October 1918. Their sisters were the suffragettes…
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- Coordinates
- 53.6449, -1.7555
- District
- Kirklees
- Parish
- Kirklees, unparished area
- Postcode
- HD5 8DJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huddersfield
- Official site
- www.kirklees.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Tolson Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tolson Museum?
- Tolson Museum is in Yorkshire & the Humber, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.6449°, -1.7555°.
- Is Tolson Museum wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Tolson Museum. Check ahead for specific facilities.