All Souls Church
Halifax NB

Situated close to Halifax town centre All Souls was commissioned in 1856 by Edward Akroyd (a wealthy mill owner) and designed by George Gilbert Scott. The style incorporates features of the late Early English and early Decorated periods and is of a unified design inside and out. Completed in 1859 at the height of Scott's career, and said to be one of his finest churches, it became a key feature in the model estate still surrounding it today. Also designed by Scott, the estate included Akroyd's own house and landscaped gardens (now a museum and public park), a vicarage and dwellings for his employees.

Photo 176, Sept 2003