The stories of the people behind the doors, with pictures and paintings that have never before been published. Hough end leisure centre boasts a state of the art gym offering world class cardio, resistance and strength equipment, wide range of fitness classes including. Doug glendon grew up just a few doors away from hough end hall in. The river mersey runs past its southern end, in a part called chorlton ees. Hough hall, commonly called houghs end and pronounced ouseend, although now situated in the township of withington, is a place of great local interest, hence this allusion to it. It was purchased in 1685 by james lightbowne, and soon afterwards passed to the minshulls of chorlton. Barlow hall, chorlton, 1570s hough end hall, 1596 rowthorne house and barn, chorlton, late 18c higginbottom farmhouse, chorlton, early 19c 62 beech road and others, chorlton, late 18cearly 19c platt hall, fallowfield, c1764 platt chapel, fallowfield, 1790 174178 ladybarn lane, late 18c 96, 98 ladybarn lane, late 18c or early 19c. In medieval times the district formed part of the manor of withington, an area stretching from longford park to debdale park and south to the mersey. Chorltoncumhardy is a southern district of manchester, england. Hire the hough end centre anderton room venuescanner. It was built in 1596 during the reign of queen elizabeth i by sir nicholas mosley, when he became lord of the manor of manchester and of the dependent manor of withington. Published books, the story of chorltoncumhardy, 2012, manchester. Why sir nicholas has a memorial in st james church, didsbury.
Unveiling the new interpretation boards about the history of hough end hall. The last member of the barlow family to reside at the hall was thomas barlow who died in 1773. As residents of chorlton will know only too well, the glorious hough end hall has fallen on hard times and is under threat. Hough end hall manchester, united kingdom landmark. The dramatic plans that could see the centre of chorlton. The place is so called from the anglosaxon hof, a dwelling, and ende, a boundary, the hall standing close to the boundary line of the townships of. A historic hall is to be converted into a pub and restaurant by a man who once worked there as a glass collector. Come along to brookfield house thats the white house in chorlton. Hough end hall is a historic house now in chorltoncumhardy, originally in.
In the 1700s the manor was sold to the egertons and was governed by a court leet which met in the red lion until 1841. The highest land is at the southeast end, where it reaches a little over 100 feet 30 m od. This appeal is to fund our work on promoting the historical heritage of the hall to the community, through a heritage walk, book, exhibitions and electronic resources. Events near hough end hall manchester whats on near. Full text of a history of the ancient chapels of didsbury and chorlton, in manchester parish,including sketches of the townships of didsbury, withington, burnage, heaton norris, reddish, levenshulme, and chorltoncumhardy. Manchester pubs the stories behind the doors city centre. Hough end hall, manchester 1283002 historic england. The book, hough end hall, the story by andrew simpson and peter topping, was successfully launched earlier this month at the chorlton arts festival. Hough hall, harpurhey, manchester history in structure. The ancient township of chorlton cum hardy covered 1,280 acres 520 ha of lowlying, flat land on the north bank of the river mersey. Sj89sw, nell lane, chorltoncumhardy, 69818584 north side, hough end hall 250252 ii manor house, now public house. This video gives you a general explanation of this project to bring hough end hall under comunity ownership and management as a resource for the people of chorlton and south manchester. There is some very good information about hough end hall which is available by clicking on one of the links below. Sj89sw, nell lane, chorlton cumhardy, 69818584 north side, hough end hall 250252 ii manor house, now public house.
Chorltoncumhardy simple english wikipedia, the free. No future events currently found at hough end hall in manchester view past events. We organise uk open data by location and signpost the source. The first uk domestic air service in 1919 was from alexandra park aerodrome to southport and blackpool. Hough hall, commonly called hough s end and pronounced ouseend, although now situated in the township of withington, is a place of great local interest, hence this allusion to it. Friends of hough end hall working to bring this historic.
The place is so called from the anglosaxon hof, a dwelling, and ende, a boundary, the hall standing close to the boundary line of the townships of chorlton cum hardy and withington. We are working to secure hough end hall for the benefit of the local community now and for future generations. Why the corporation of manchester bought the rights to the lordship of the manor in 1830 for. Hough hall road, moston west side hough hall ii farmhouse, now offices. A recent investment in stateofthe art sound equipment and infrastructure has afforded the palladium theater newfound opportunities to seize and facilitate new, limitless and valuable experiences for artists, patrons, partners, students. Full text of a history of the ancient chapels of didsbury and chorlton, in manchester parish. The history of the family is confusing because many of the mosley men were called nicholas or oswald ive just realised that nicholas road is off oswald road in chorlton. It is believed that a mile long underground passage to hough end hall exists, as well as a priests hole. This is a history book about manchester pubs in the city centre and the people who lived in and around them. In the late victorian and edwardian periods, its rural. Sd80se hough hall road, lightbowne 698728 west side 031074 hough hall formerly listed as. This tour starts at the east of the suburb with the wonderful historic house of hough end hall. The wesleyan methodists began both a sunday school and a day school ca.
Currently owned by royal bank of scotland, the bank has been looking to sell the hall to the highest bidder. Hough end fields occupies the site of the alexandra park aerodrome opened in 1918 for the test flying and delivery of locally built aircraft for the raf. The story of hough end hall, the history of an elizabethan hall over 400 years. Hough end hall has one of those long and rich histories, which pretty much has all you would want from a building dating back to 1596. Jim mccallum chorlton my wife and i went to hough end just after it had reopened and the reception, food and atmosphere made it a very memorable evening. Thats four centuries from when it was the new home of sir nicholas mosley, through its 250 years as a farmhouse, its brief spell as a restaurant and right up to. The hall was under the ownership of the city of manchester. Full text of a history of the ancient chapels of didsbury.
Brown brick in english bond, with sandstone plinth and. Sj89sw, nell lane, chorltoncumhardy, 69818584 north side, hough end hall. Hough end hall, chorltoncumhardy lets make it ours. A new manor house, hough end hall was built for nicholas mosley in 1596 and the building still stands today. Friends of hough end hall is a new, resident led community association, serving the needs of residents of chorlton and the surrounding areas of south manchester. Friends of hough end hall held a ceremony on saturday 6th may 2019 to unveil the three new interpretation boards in chorlton park that outline the history of this tudor mansion. The former leisure centre on manchester road is currently empty, having been closed in 2015 when the council opened hough end leisure centre off. Hough hall, the palladiums 850seat mainstage performance space, blends nearlyperfect acoustics with historyrich ambiance. This has included being contacted by a member of the lomas family who lived in the hall for nearly. Hough hall, commonly called houghs end and pronounced ouseend, although now situated in the township of withington. The eagerly awaited book about the hall and its occupants was published in may. Chorltoncumhardy is a suburban area of manchester, england, three miles 4. We had a successful launch of hough end hall the story at the lloyds hotel with thanks for their hospitality during the chorlton arts festival. Chorlton ward had a population of 14,8 at the 2011 census, 1 and.
Hough end hall is a historic house now in chorltoncumhardy, originally in withington, manchester, north west england. In the middle ages, improved drainage methods led to population growth. History hough end hall has a long and varied history. I was lucky enough to have a couple of meetings the local historian john m lloyd, who in 1972 published his book the township of chorltoncumhardy a complete history of chorlton. This 3 bed freehold semidetached house is located at 76 houghend avenue, chorlton cum hardy, manchester m21 7sd. Primarily, we are venue for the officers and staff greater manchester police to socialise and play sports. The hough end centre is located in chorlton cum hardy, manchester m21, and offers sports hall, health and fitness suite, gym, and grass pitches. At the time of writing the roof is open to the skies, and the porch has collapsed. It tells the story of the hall and that of the people who lived and worked there. Hough end hall has had grade ii listed building status since 1952, although this doesnt seem to have helped the building much. Research was conducted by andrew simpson and peter topping who also designed the boards. Check out the similar venues below or view events in manchester. Timber frame on stone plinth, with brick infilling partly rendered. Hough end centre chorlton, manchester, united kingdom.
My wife had the ostrich which was like steak and was tremendous while i had the crocodile fillet which looks and tastes like chicken. Hough end leisure centre gym, swimming pool, health suite. Ees plural is a saxon word for water meadow neighbouring districts of manchester are whalley range and west didsbury, and to the west and north are stretford and old trafford which are parts of trafford. Hough end hall was, the best, the only major elizabethan mansion of manchester, red brick, on an eplan with mullioned and transomed windows and gables. Tucked away in chorlton, almost hidden, behind two monstrous 1960s office blocks, in the crook of metrolinks new branch line to wythenshawe is a hidden gem of a building, hough end hall, a former manor house built by nicholas mosley in 1596, just before he became lord mayor of london. In 1584, during the reign of king henry viii, barlow hall was rebuilt by alexander barlow.
Our purpose is to contribute to the quality of life and sustainable regeneration in south manchester through the use of hough end hall heh as a resource for the community. Please book below and the paypal receipt will act as your ticket. I hope you find this site interesting and enjoyable as i feel compelled to share my collection of documents and pictures etc with everybody and feel free to use. Following its publication in may 2015, we have been contacted by people from far and wide who are interested in the story.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Hough hall was long the residence of a family named halgh or hough. Hough end hall is a historic house now in chorlton cumhardy, manchester, north west england. The book, hough end hall, the story by andrew simpson and peter. The earliest record of a school in chorlton is the will of sir nicholas mosley of hough end hall, lord of the manor of manchester d. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in. It was pulled down in 1750 to make way for what became old hall farm. Chorlton ward had a population of 14,8 at the 2011 census, and chorlton park 15,147 by the 9th century, there was an anglosaxon settlement here. Discover the history of this grade ii 16th century manor house.