37-615: Bergin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: James Bergin , Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross John Daniel Bergin , New Zealand neurologist Mary Bergin , Irish folk musician Michael Bergin , American model Osborn Bergin , Irish Celticist Patricia Bergin , Australian judge Patrick Bergin , Irish actor Thomas Bergin , scholar translator Thomas Fleming Bergin , Early railway engineer and manager Eily Bergin, character in
74-411: A bowed screen wall. The stone mansion has an irregular shape due to various extensions. It consists of two arcaded storeys above a basement, especially in the 1867 wing. There are great eaves below a hipped and slated roof, and it is generally designed in the style of 14th to 15th century Italy . The basement is rusticated . From the back the low belvedere tower which lights the back staircase
111-465: A dining room, Anglican chapel and kitchens. By 1867 Akroyd was Member of Parliament for Halifax and obliged to entertain on a grand scale. When the future Edward VII visited Halifax to open the town hall in 1863, the royal party ate lunch and dinner with the mayor who had more space at Manor Heath, although the prince did visit the Akroyd family business at Haley Hill Mills . For this reason,
148-401: A plaster frieze featuring the royal coat of arms . The Regimental Museum occupies the original drawing room suite. Below the library was the billiard room , accessible from the bottom of the staircase, through the red door on the right. The 1867 block has warm air grilles in the skirting boards, and the heating was probably provided by a boiler. However, there is a legend that hot air
185-541: A refurbishment in 2005, and was reopened on 22 October 2005 by Lady Jane Wellesley the daughter of the 8th Duke of Wellington . It was again partly closed to complete phase two in 2008 and reopened on 11 November 2008, after receiving further Heritage Lottery Fund grants. The museum shows the history of the Havercake regiment from its beginnings in 1702 as the Earl of Huntingdon's Regiment of Foot to its demise, when it
222-452: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bergin&oldid=1103608491 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Irish origin Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from April 2022 Articles with short description Short description
259-593: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles James Bergin James Bergin VC (29 June 1845 – 1 December 1880) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Bergin was 22 years old, and a private in the 33rd Regiment of Foot , (The Duke of Wellington's Regiment from 1854), British Army during
296-544: Is heavily painted, gilded and sculptured in an eclectic manner, taking its general design from classical sources. The background is cream, but there is much use of Pompeiian red, an earth colour which gained popularity in Victorian England after the renewed excavations by Giuseppe Fiorelli in 1860. Small panels feature clearly painted classical motifs and portraits with distressed backgrounds, to look like pieces of ancient frescoes . Four medallions show
333-539: Is red Rouge de Rance marble with cream and black marble, patterned with inlaid semi-precious stone including green malachite : all imported materials. The intertwined initials of Edward and Elizabeth his wife are central on the fire surround and fireback, which is prominently dated 1867. The inlay features the White Rose of Yorkshire , possibly in Parian marble , which is repeated on the carved corinthian columns on
370-412: Is visible. The arcaded loggias , originally open to the air, are now enclosed and altered. The grand staircase is marble , and the decorations are inspired by the frescoes of Pompeii and Herculaneum , although the wall-design at the bottom of the stairs appears to be Egyptian revival . The dining room is now the temporary exhibition gallery. It has a classical style marble fireplace, and
407-649: The Abyssinia Expedition when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 13 April 1868 in Abyssinia (now Ethiopia ), during the assault on Magdala , when the head of the column of attack was checked by the obstacles at the gate, a small stream of officers and men of the 33rd Regiment and an officer the Royal Engineers broke away from the main approach to Magdala, and, reaching
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#1732798333853444-697: The Battle of Dettingen (1743) to the Battle of the Hook , Korea (1953) and then to a Theatre Honour in the Iraq War (2003), together with many other unrecognised actions. Twenty one Battalions served during the First World War and during the Second World War men from twelve Battalions served as tank crews, artillery men and engineers in addition to their traditional role as infantryman. Since 1945,
481-510: The classical style around them. The marble fireplace features two large putti holding trumpets. Putti are also the central feature on the grand staircase ceiling – possibly a wistful element as Akroyd and his wife had no children. This is now the World of Textiles gallery, with the exhibits in the original oak bookcases. It was a very light room, the north and east walls having three great windows on each, and fittings for three chandeliers on
518-508: The 1867 wing, designed by John Bownas Atkinson of York at a cost of £20,000, was spacious and decorated to impress. It had a porte-cochère , saloon , drawing rooms , library and billiard room . At its busiest, the mansion had 25 servants. Akroyd extended his influence beyond Haley Mills and Bankfield by building Akroydon close by: a model village of gothic terraced houses, allotments , park, cooperative , stables and All Souls’ Church , all designed by George Gilbert Scott . By 1887
555-559: The 4th Yorkshire West Riding (Halifax) Rifle Volunteers, absorbing the 7th battalion formed in 1959. In 1883 the title of the regiment changed to the First Volunteer Battalion (Duke of Wellington's) West Riding Regiment. A further change took place in 1908 when it became the 4th Battalion (Duke of Wellington's) West Riding Regiment. In 1938 it changed name and role once more to the 58th Anti-Tank Regiment (DWR) Royal Artillery. Following several more mergers of battalions in
592-605: The British Army is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bankfield Museum Bankfield Museum is a grade II listed historic house museum , incorporating a regimental museum and textiles gallery in Boothtown, Halifax , England . It is notable for its past ownership and development by Colonel Edward Akroyd , MP , and its grand interior. When Edward Akroyd (1810–1887) bought this building in 1838, on his engagement to Elizabeth Fearby of York, it
629-596: The Duke of Wellington's Regiment it eventually became part of the 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers (Duke of Wellington's). In 2006 they became part of 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment. As MP he supported the establishment of the Regimental Depot in Halifax . The Bankfield Museum assists with research and educational activities in connection with this department. "The Regiments’ Battle Honours range from
666-551: The Dukes have served with United Nations Forces in several operations, in addition to their tours of duty in Northern Ireland." The wide eaves and fairfaced stone give the building an Italianate appearance. The pillared and enclosed entrance lobby was originally an open porte-cochere , or covered entrance-way for carriages, which would drive under the stone canopy for the passengers to disembark. The forecourt has
703-536: The Northern Irish film Breakfast on Pluto (2005) and the novel of the same name from which it is based See also [ edit ] Diane Bergin, Consultant Radiologist, Professor of Radiology, Galway, Ireland. Tom Bergin's , a tavern in Los Angeles, California [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Bergin . If an internal link intending to refer to
740-411: The arts , as well as oddities from around the world. Their museum was at first successful but by 1895 had declined, so was closed and the exhibits given to Halifax museums. Some of Bankfield's share has survived and a few items are exhibited to demonstrate Victorian antiquarian taste. Lemuel Clayton was a Halifax councillor, silk spinner and one of the co-founders of Bankfield Museum in 1887. He
777-575: The business was in decline and Akroyd was dying. He sold the building to Halifax Corporation for £6,000 and retired to St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex , where he died. The house was immediately turned into a museum and branch library, but over time the original features were neglected, and some elements were lost; however the building was listed grade II in 1954. The building has now been restored as far as possible. Calderdale Council has done this because " Together Akroydon and Bankfield symbolise
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#1732798333853814-401: The ceiling. The windows have etched glass semicircular panels at the top, in designs reflecting the stylised patterns on the ceiling. In one of the bookcases is a display of silverwork by Halifax jeweller Charles Horner (1837–1896). The library was originally also the smoking room , so it is surprising that the original painted ceiling has survived and could be fully restored. The ceiling
851-635: The defences, climbed a cliff, forced their way over a wall and through a strong and thorny fence, thus turning the defenders of the gateway. The first two men to enter Magdala were Private Bergin and Drummer Michael Magner . He died at Poona British India on 1 December 1880. His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Duke of Wellington's Regimental Museum in Bankfield Museum , Halifax , West Yorkshire , England . Listed in order of publication year This biographical article related to
888-484: The displays for educational purposes about peoples of the world and of the past. His main interest was textiles , so he displayed textile machinery from Calderdale and "an old spinning jenny in use at Dobcross until 1916". He acquired and displayed spinning wheels , looms and textiles from the southern and eastern continents. He was commended for this in 1916. Edith Durham was an anthropologist and collector of Balkan textiles who donated her collection to
925-522: The fire surround. The mantelshelf is massive enough to support three lifesized marble busts: Edward Akroyd on the left, his father Jonathan in the centre, and his wife Elizabeth Fearby (d.1884) on the right (by the Florentine sculptor Niccolò Bazzanti (1802–1869)). The bust of Elizabeth is remarkable in that it has the trompe-l'œil effect of a veil over the face. The glazed hearth tiles are similar to Mintons tiles but are probably locally made. On
962-422: The importance of the textile industry to Victorian Britain and the central role that Halifax played in this story. " Meanwhile 25,000 natural history specimens were transferred to Leeds City Museums in 1990 and the archaeology collections loaned to Kirklees Museums in 1979. A number of collections, in particular a large textile collection, were listed in 1999. The museum was partly closed for phase one of
999-487: The jūshoku to allow him to have one, after insisting that he was not a missionary . So in 1887 yet another image of a baby was added to the number already in Bankfield House's decorations while the childless Elizabeth Akroyd was still alive and her husband had died the same year. Emile Clement (1844–1928) donated or sold some of his Western Australian aboriginal material to the museum, but this collection
1036-424: The museum in 1935. It is thought that the museum possibly acquired this important collection as Bankfield still carried the reputation given to it by Ling Roth , or perhaps because Roth's successor from 1925 to 1932 as curator was George Carline, brother of Edith Durham's friend Hilda Carline . The Durham collection was displayed at Bankfield in the "Bread and Salt in our Hearts" exhibition in 1997. The museum hosts
1073-454: The named poets Shakespeare , Milton , Chaucer and Tennyson , all admired by the Romantics . All the spaces on the cream background are filled with illustrations imitating the original maiolica style, featuring stylised goats and fauns , cornucopia , grapes, birds and flowers, but also angels and putti in the centre. The decoration around the edge has a Green Man . The fireplace
1110-589: The top of the stairwell and a great glass chandelier , so it is very light – in fact the stairwell is built as a separate tower so as to permit so many windows. The Halifax Literary and Philosophical Society was started by 13 Halifax merchants, professionals and military officers in 1830 for research and study, to promote science and the arts and to start a museum to display their collections. These collections of curios were acquired from their Grand Tours and travels for business and military purposes; they were objects of geology , natural history , anthropology ,
1147-485: The wall of the stairwell are low relief plaster sculptures of Night and Day after works by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen . They symbolically divide the night quarters upstairs from the day quarters downstairs. The oak balustrade has turned balusters and brass finials in the shape of lions, because Elizabeth's family coat of arms featured lions. The ceiling is heavily coffered , but there are windows round
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1184-583: Was a member of the Literary and Philosophical Society, had travelled the world and amassed a collection of curios , and these curios were some of the first exhibits shown in the museum. One of the curios was a stone carving of a baby which he acquired in 1886 from the Higashi Honganji temple at Kyoto . It was not appropriate for him to take home one of these stone babies which were images intended to bring luck to childless women, but Clayton convinced
1221-495: Was a much smaller eight-roomed house, built c. 1800 . He and his brother Henry were working for their father Jonathan Akroyd, a rich worsted mill owner, and living at Woodside Mansion in Boothtown . Jonathan died in 1848, and it was possibly Edward's inheritance which paid for the development of Bankfield which began around this time. Edward encased the 18th-century building in fairfaced stone and added two loggias ,
1258-533: Was amalgamated with the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and The Green Howards to form the Yorkshire Regiment on 6 June 2009, using accounts from serving soldiers and interactive displays. The regiment comprised the combined 33rd and 76th foot Regiments, which were linked in 1881, as the 1st and 2nd battalions and based at Wellesley Barracks . Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
1295-634: Was colonel of the 33rd, named after him when he died. The 76th served in India and carried two stands of Queens and Regimental colours , one which was an honorary stand awarded by the East India Company , so the combined regiment carried four colours on parade. The regiment's headquarters (now an area headquarters of the Yorkshire Regiment) and archives are at Wellesley Park in Halifax . In 1860 Edward Akroyd paid for and recruited
1332-530: Was ducted from the Haley Mill nearby. On the floors of the marble gallery and the chapel lobby are encaustic tiles by Maw & Co. of Staffordshire . This is now the entrance hall and shop, and the walls are used to display temporary exhibitions. The saloon was also the grand hall, reception room, picture gallery and ballroom , with a little furniture at the sides, many oil paintings and gasoliers . It has rooflights with painted plaster decorations in
1369-487: Was later given to Manchester Museum . Henry Ling Roth was an anthropologist and curator of the Halifax museums between 1900 and 1925. He published numerous items on anthropology, including 23 numbers of Bankfield Museum notes . He was "The man who developed a small, confused, unattractive museum into an important centre of spectacular interest and research". The museum had followed the 18th century pattern of displaying curiosities , but Roth classified and rearranged
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