Editing Oakworth (section)

== Landmarks ==

[[Holden Park]]  in Oakworth occupies the grounds of an [[historic house]] owned by [[Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet|Sir Isaac Holden]], an [[inventor]] who is said to have invented the lucifer [[match]] and revolutionised the process of wool [[carding]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|title=Holden, Sir Isaac, first baronet (1807–1897) |first=Katrina |last=Honeyman |id=13491}}</ref> After Holden's death in 1897, his house, called Oakworth House, and its contents were sold at auction, and the house was all but destroyed by fire in 1907.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oakworth conservation area assessment |url=https://www.bradford.gov.uk/media/2483/oakworthconservationareaassessment.pdf |website=bradford.gov.uk |publisher=Bradford Council|access-date=12 January 2017 |page=8 |date=October 2005}}</ref>  All that remains of the original building is the [[portico]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Oakworth conservation area assessment |url=https://www.bradford.gov.uk/media/2483/oakworthconservationareaassessment.pdf |website=bradford.gov.uk |publisher=Bradford Council|access-date=12 January 2017|page=13 |date=October 2005}}</ref>