Tonge Hall
| Tonge Hall | |
|---|---|
 Tonge Hall | |
  Location within Greater Manchester | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Tonge, Middleton, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Completed | c. 1584 |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Tonge Hall |
| Designated | 15 March 1957 |
| Reference no. | 1068469 |
Tonge Hall is a Grade II* listed Elizabethan manor house in Tonge, Middleton, Greater Manchester, England.
History
[edit]The manor of Tonge belonged in medieval times to the Tonge family but passed into other hands. The hall was built around 1584 and in 1890 was purchased by Asheton Tonge, a descendant of the original owners. After that the hall was acquired by Albert Wolstencroft, Mayor of Middleton and inherited by his son Captain Norman Wolstencroft.[1] He left the area, leaving the building unoccupied and unprotected. In 2007 it was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack, which destroyed the roof.[2]
Rochdale Borough Council purchased the building from the owner for a nominal sum;[3] in 2014 works were done to stabilise the building. The building has been assessed and repairs have been planned.[4]
As of 2023[update] the hall remained in a derelict state.[5]
Architecture
[edit]The hall is the remaining part of a black and white timber and plaster house standing on a low stone base but in an advanced state of decay and dilapidation following years of neglect and an arson attack. It stands on high ground above the valley of the Irk overlooking the town of Middleton.
It consists of the central and eastern wings of a once larger building, two storeys in height, with original timber and plaster construction on the north and east sides. The south and west sides were rebuilt in brick. The exterior timber-work consists of roughly-shaped black-painted beams and posts with square quatrefoil panels. The roofs are covered with grey stone slates with chimney stacks of brick set diagonally on a square base.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Chris (9 December 2010). "Trust takes on Tonge Hall after last surviving owner passes away". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Historic Tonge Hall torched". Manchester Evening News. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Tonge Hall to be sold for £1". Rochdale Online. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Tonge Hall, William Street, Middleton". Historic England. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Zero, Martin (8 March 2023). An update on the Tudor house. Tonge Hall (Video, 7'32", with audio transcript) – via YouTube.
basically the update on the house is that nothing has changed at all.
A video tour of the Hall.
- "The parish of Prestwich with Oldham: Tonge". British History Online. Retrieved 3 September 2012.