Brandlesholme Old Hall
| Brandlesholme Old Hall | |
|---|---|
Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Alternative names | Brandlesholme Hall |
| General information | |
| Type | Private residence |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| Location | Brandlesholme Rd, Brandlesholme, Bury, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°36′53″N 2°19′21″W / 53.6147°N 2.3225°W |
| Construction started | 13th century |
| Renovated | 16th century (altered and extended) 1849 (remodelled) |
| Design and construction | |
| 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 to north east of Brandlesholme Old Hall |
| Designated | 29 January 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1162937 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Barn to east of cruck barn, north east of Brandlesholme Old Hall |
| Designated | 29 January 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1356791 |
Brandlesholme Old Hall is a Grade II* listed, privately owned historic house on Brandlesholme Road in Brandlesholme, an area in the town of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, the building has medieval origins with later additions, and is one of the oldest surviving domestic structures in the borough. It has been associated with several notable local families and remains an important example of vernacular architecture in the Irwell Valley.
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, and his estates were later seized by parliamentary authorities. On the death of Henry Greenhalgh in 1728, the property 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, dating from the 13th century, and was later altered and extended in the 16th century and remodelled in 1849. The south end was dismantled and rebuilt in 1852, and the structure was repaired in 1908. It has 19th-century moulded oriel windows, and the tall 1½-storey range with a steep slate roof contains the medieval hall.
Externally, the house preserves little of its ancient appearance, but the interior retains a substantial amount of its timber construction. The hall preserves its wide open fireplace and contains a broad, well-formed 16th or 17th-century upper cruck frame.[4][5]
Associated structures
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Townships: Elton | British History Online". British History. 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". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Brandlesholme Old Hall (Grade II*) (1067287)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Cruck barn to north east of Brandlesholme Old Hall (Grade II) (1162937)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Barn to east of cruck barn, north east of Brandlesholme Old Hall (Grade II) (1356791)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2025.