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COUNTRY IIOIJS1OF GREATER
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COUNTRY HOUSES
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GREATER MANCHESTER
EDITORS :J.S.F. WALKER & A.S.TINDALL
(;itiL\n<itMANCHESTERARCHAEOLOGICAL
UNIT1985
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CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
The country house is part of the diverse and rich heritage of Greater Manchester. Thisvolume follows the development of the country house from the Middle Ages to thepresent day, using a combination of .archaeological excavation, documentary research andsurvey to present a coherent study of a building type which reflects the social andeconomic development of the community in a singularly direct way. By their survivalthey .demonstrate the entrepreneurial skills of the owner and the abilities of thoseartisans who built and maintained them. The form and function of the country housechange over the centuries, and the fabric of individual buildings mirrors these changesand encapsulates much of the history of the time.
Many of our country houses are in good hands, well maintained and with a secure future.Many others described in this volume are already lost, and even the land upon which theystood has been so disturbed as to allow no further site investigation. Their loss, in manycases, was inevitable but I hope that this publication will create an awareness thatothers, too valuable to be allowed to disappear, are at risk.
The protection and refurbishment of old buildings is costly, but I am confident thatpresent conservation policies, allied with improving public and private attitudes towardspreservation, have created a strong body of opinion in favour of the constructive re-useof the best of those which survive.
COUNTRY HOUSES OF GREATER MANCHESTER
CONTENTS Page
Chairman's Statement
Contents Page
List of Illustrations
Chapter I
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Introduction JSF Walker
The Historical Background B Pearson1. Geographical and Climatic
Foundations2. The Medieval Period3. The Post Medieval Period4. The 18th and 19th Centuries
Recent Survey and Excavation JV Price1. Introduction2. Broadoak Moat, Torkington3. Denton Hall Farm4. Dukinfield Old Hall5. Peel Hall, Ince6. Peel Hall, Wythenshawe7. Radcliffe Tower8. An Analysis of the Data
The Moated House AS Tindall1. Moated Sites in England2. Moated Sites in Greater Manchester
The Development of the Country House JV Pricecontributions by B Pearson, A Tindall, J Walker
1. The Origins and Form of the Country House2. The Medieval Period3. The Post Medieval Period4. The 18th and 19th Centuries
Gazetteer of Country Houses inGreater Manchester B Pearson and V Tannercontributions by M Anderson, C Bradley,A Cooper, A Harrigan, A Monks, J Nuttall,J Rigby, J Williams
1. Bolton2. Bury3. Manchester4. Oldham5. Rochdale6. Salford7. Stockport8. Tameside9. Trafford
10. Wigan
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Chapter 7
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
The Future of the Country House J Walker
V Tanner and J Potts
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UST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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The Historical Background2.1 Land Use and Relief in
Greater Manchester
Recent Survey and Excavation3.1 Broadook Moat3.2 Denton Hall3.3 Denton Hall main building3.4 Dukinf ield Old Hall
the excavated remains3.5 Peel Hall Ince in Makerf ield3.6 Peel Hall Wythenshawe3.7 Peel Hall Wythenshawe
The excavated remains3.8 Radcliffe Tower south
internal elevation3.9 Radcliffe Tower the
excavations
The Moated House4.1 Moated Sites of Greater
Manchester4.2 Moated Sites of Greater
Manchester (relief anddrainage)
4.3 Moated Sites in GreaterManchester (surface geology)
4.4 Pool Fold Manchester(extract from Map ofManchester and Salfordc 1650)
4.5 Domesday vills and moatedsites in South Lancashire
The Development of the Country House
CruckHallMoatPeel Tower and MoatSmall HousePeel Tower and Moat.Winged HallSmall HousePeel Tower and MoatWinged HallStone Small HousePeel Tower and MoatWinged Hall and ChapelSmall House and FarmPeel Tower and FarmWinged Hall as CottagesSmall House and Farm
Gazetteer of Country Housesin Greater ManchesterDistribution Maps:
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House Forms14th Century14th Century15th Century15th Century16th Century16th Century16th Century17th Century1 7th Century17th Century18th Century18th Century18th Century19th Century19th Century19th Century
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Plates
BoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWigan
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Recent Survey and Excavation3.1 Dukinf ield Chapel
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3.2 Dukinf ield Old Hall3.3 Peel Hall Wythenshawe
The Moated House4.1 GidlowHall Aspull4.2 Morley's Hall Astley4.3 Buckton Castle Mossley
4.4 Dunham Massey Hall
4.5 Arley Hall Blackrod4.6 Old Bryn Ashton in Makerf ield
4.7 New Hall Tyldesley
Gazetteer of Country Houses inGreater Manchester6.1 Bolton
Bryan Hey FarmHall P Th' WoodSmithills1 Hall
6.2 BuryHey HouseRadcliffe TowerUnsworth Hall
6.3 ManchesterHeaton HallSlade HallWythenshawe Hall
6.4 OldhamFoxdenton HallGrotton HallManor House, GlodwickMedlock Hall
6.5 RochdaleAlkrington HallBent HouseClegg HallGarside HallHop wood HallStubley HallTonge Hall
6.6 SalfordBuile HallKersall CellOrdsall HallWorsley Old Hall
6.7 StockportAbney HallArden HallBramall HallHarry town HallMellor HallWybersley Hall
6.8 TamesideThe AshesBotham's HallDukinfield ChapelHyde HallNewton HallStayley Hall
6.9 TraffordDavenport Green HallDunham MasseyThe Old House
6.10 WiganBispham HallChanters HallGidlow HallKirklessOrrell HallPennirigton Hall
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