Hall i' th' Wood
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Hall i' th' Wood is an early 16th century manor house in Bolton
, Greater Manchester
. It is a Grade I listed building and is currently used as a museum
by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. 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 William Lever
(later Lord Leverhulme) in 1899 and was restored c.1900. Lever gave the house to the Corporation of Bolton
in 1900.
The name represents "Hall in the Wood' spoken in the regional English dialect
.
An episode of the television programme Most Haunted
was filmed in the hall in 2008.
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
. It is a Grade I listed building and is currently used as a museum
Bolton Museum
Bolton Museum is a public museum and art gallery in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester, northern England, owned by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council....
by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. The original building is timber framed
Timber framing
Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...
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
Samuel Crompton
Samuel Crompton was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry.- Early life :Samuel Crompton was born at 10 Firwood Fold, Bolton, Lancashire to George and Betty Crompton . Samuel had two younger sisters...
during the 18th century and was the place where he designed and built the first spinning mule
Spinning mule
The spinning mule was a machine used to spin cotton and other fibres in the mills of Lancashire and elsewhere from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Mules were worked in pairs by a minder, with the help of two boys: the little piecer and the big or side piecer...
. Hall i' th' Wood was bought by William Lever
William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme was an English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician....
(later Lord Leverhulme) in 1899 and was restored c.1900. Lever gave the house to the Corporation of Bolton
County Borough of Bolton
Bolton was, from 1838 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England, conterminate with the town of Bolton.-History:Bolton was created a free borough in 1253 when William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby granted a charter. However the borough did not develop into a self-governing...
in 1900.
The name represents "Hall in the Wood' spoken in the regional English dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
.
An episode of the television programme Most Haunted
Most Haunted
Most Haunted is a British paranormal documentary reality television series. The series was first shown on 25 May 2002 and ended on 21 July 2010. It was broadcast on Living and presented by Yvette Fielding. The programme was based on investigating purported paranormal activity...
was filmed in the hall in 2008.
See also
- Grade I listed buildings in Greater ManchesterGrade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester-See also:*Architecture of Manchester*Conservation in the United Kingdom*Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester*List of tallest buildings in Manchester*Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester-Bibliography:...
- Hall i' th' Wood railway stationHall i' th' Wood railway stationHall i' th' Wood railway station is the last stop before Bolton on the Northern Rail franchise's "Ribble Valley Line" line into Blackburn and Clitheroe....