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Wakefield / Reino Unido

Wakefield es el centro administrativo y principal población del distrito metropolitano de Ciudad de Wakefield, en el condado de West Yorkshire . Según el censo de 2011, tenía una población de 99.251 habitantes. Zona minera por excelencia, entró en depresión por el cierre de las minas a finales de la década de 1970. Tiene una gran catedral. El 30 de diciembre de 1460 tuvo lugar la Batalla de Wakefield, durante las Guerras de las Dos Rosas, en la cual las tropas de Ricardo de York fueron aplastadas por las tropas de la casa de Lancaster. En las proximidades se encuentran las históricas ruinas del Castillo de Sandal. La periodista Anne O’Hare McCormick , nació en Wakefield pero vivió toda su vida en Nueva York; en 1927 ganó el premio Pulitzer. Otra hija ilustre es la escultora Barbara Hepworth. La banda de glam rock y progresivo Be-Bop Deluxe se formó en esa ciudad, siendo de allí sus miembros Bill Nelson e Ian Parkin. Tim Booth, cantante de James, también nació allí. Hay muchos bares que se llaman The Westage Run .

The Hepworth Wakefield

Wakefield / Reino Unido

The Hepworth Wakefield is an art museum in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, which opened on 21 May 2011. The gallery is situated on the south side of the River Calder and takes its name from artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth who was born and educated in the city.The gallery was designed by British architect David Chipperfield, who won an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions and was built by Laing O'Rourke with funding from Wakefield Council, Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund. Yorkshire Forward, the Homes and Communities Agency, and the European Regional Development Fund have also supported the building of the gallery alongside a number of charitable trusts, corporations and private individuals. The Hepworth Wakefield is a registered charity under English law.The gallery cost £35 million to build. Five weeks after opening it had received 100,000 visitors. In May 2012 it celebrated its first birthday, having received over 500,000 visitors in the year. In October 2015, the gallery launched the £30,000 biennial Hepworth Prize for Sculpture as part of the celebrations marking its 5th anniversary.

National Coal Mining Museum for England

Wakefield / Reino Unido

The National Coal Mining Museum for England is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1988 as the Yorkshire Mining Museum and was granted national status in 1995.

Nostell Priory

Wakefield / Reino Unido

Nostell Priory is a Palladian house located in Nostell, near Crofton close to Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, approached by the Doncaster road from Wakefield. It dates from 1733, and was built for the Winn family on the site of a medieval priory. The Priory and its contents were given to the National Trust in 1953 by the trustees of the estate and Rowland Winn, 3rd Baron St Oswald.

Woolley Hall

Wakefield / Reino Unido

Woolley Hall is a country house in Woolley, West Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Pontefract Museum

Wakefield / Reino Unido

Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history.