Hall i' th' Wood

Hall i' th' Wood

Infobox Historic building


caption=Front view of Hall i' th' Wood manor house
name=Hall i' th' Wood
location_town=Bolton, Greater Manchester
location_country=England
map_type=Greater Manchester
latitude=53.600225
longitude=-2.41764
architect=
client=
engineer=
construction_start_date=
completion_date=16th century
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style=Medieval
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Hall i' th' Wood is an early 16th century manor house in Bolton, Greater Manchester (gbmapping|SD72361162). It is a Grade I listed building and is currently used as a museum by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.cite web |title= Hall i' th' Wood |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=476050 |publisher=Imagesofengland.org.uk |accessdate=2008-01-07] cite web |title= Hall i' th' Wood |url=http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=44392 |publisher=Pastscape.org.uk |accessdate=2008-01-07] The original building is timber framed and has a stone flagged roof; there were later additions to the house in 1591 and 1648 and these were built from stone. The house was the home of Samuel Crompton during the 18th century and was the place where he designed and built the first spinning mule. Hall i' th' Wood was bought by Lord Leverhulme in 1899 and was restored c1900. Leverhulme gave the house to the Corporation of Bolton in 1900.

ee also

*Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester
*Hall i' th' Wood railway station

References

External links

* [http://www.bolton.org.uk/hallithwood.html Hall i' th' Wood at bolton.org]
* [http://www.tongefamily.info/resources/hallithwood.htm Extract from "A Short History of Hall i' th' Wood" Compiled and Edited by Derek R. Mills (1992)]
* [http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/hall-i-th-wood/history_of_hall-i-th-wood/ Hall i' th' Wood on the Bolton Museums and Archive Service website]


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