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EDITORS :J.S.F. WALKER & A.S.TINDALL

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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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Bibliography

Acknowledgements

The Future of the Country House J Walker

V Tanner and J Potts

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Figures

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:

5.15.25.35.45.55.65.75.85.95.105.115.125.135.145.155.165.17

House Forms14th Century14th Century15th Century15th Century16th Century16th Century16th Century17th Century1 7th Century17th Century18th Century18th Century18th Century19th Century19th Century19th Century

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Plates

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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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