Brandlesholme Old Hall
Brandlesholme Old Hall is a Grade II* listed privately owned historic house in Brandlesholme, Bury, Greater Manchester.
| Brandlesholme Old Hall | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Brandlesholme Hall |
| General information | |
| Type | Private Residence |
| Town or city | Bury |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53.6147°N 2.3225°W |
| Construction started | 13th Century |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Brandlesholme Old Hall |
| Designated | 29 January 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1067287 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Cruck Barn, Brandlesholme Old Hall |
| Designated | 29 January 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1162937 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Barn, Brandlesholme Old Hall |
| Designated | 29 January 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1356791 |
History
The Hall was owned by the Greenhalgh family for eleven generations. John Greenhalgh (d.1651) was appointed Governor of the Isle of Man in 1640 by James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. His estates were seized by parliamentary authorities. On the death of Henry Greenhalgh in 1728 it passed to the Matthews family who sold it in the 1770s to the merchant Richard Powell of Heaton Norris, Stockport. The hall was sold at auction in 2018.[1][2][3]
Architecture
The building was originally an open-hall cruck-framed house, originating in the 13th century, later remodelled in the 16th century and again in 1849. The south end was dismantled and rebuilt in 1852 and was repaired in 1908. It has 19th century moulded oriel windows and the tall l½-storey range with steep slate roof contains the medieval hall.
Externally, the house preserves little of its ancient appearance, but the interior exhibits a good deal of the timber construction. The hall preserves its wide open fireplace and has a wide, well-formed 16th or 17th century upper cruck frame.[4][5]
The site also includes a Grade II listed cruck barn from the 16th century and a Grade II listed barn dating from c.1830.[6][7]
References
- "Townships: Elton | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "One of Bury's oldest buildings, with haunted past, put up for auction". Bury Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- Wilkinson, Damon (2018). "One of Bury's oldest buildings - with its macabre history - is going under the hammer". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018.
- "Brandlesholme Old Hall, Elton, Bury". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Brandlesholme Old Hall, Non Civil Parish - 1067287 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Cruck Barn to North East of Brandlesholme Old Hall, Non Civil Parish - 1162937 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Barn to East of Cruck Barn, North Wast of Brandlesholme Old Hall, Bury - 1356791 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.