Glossop Hall
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 Glossop Hall, c 1910s[1] |
Glossop Hall[3][4] was the last residential building on the site of Royle Hall in Glossop, Derbyshire. It was located south of Old Glossop at the heart of Glossop, before the centre of the town shifted south to Norfolk Square, near the railway station, in the nineteenth century. It was a residence used by members of the Howard family.[2]
Glossop Hall, originally called Royle Hall, was built by Lord of the Manor Ralph Standish-Howard from 1729 to 1735.[2]
It reverted back to the Ninth Duke of Norfolk when the Standish-Howard line ended in the late 1730s.[2]
It was used as a hunting lodge by Phillipa Howard, daughter of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, and her husband.[5] The building as shown was only used for part of the year.[1]
The Duke of Norfolk used Glossop Hall as a shooting lodge and so it remained unoccupied for most of the year.[2]
The Hall was renovated c 1850; the left side, south wing, was enlarged but still looked looked very similar and the right, the north wing wall shown, was removed and a wing built matching the left side; the part projecting was built as a chapel with a conical tower.[2]
The Hall was rebuilt around 1870 by Lord Howard of Glossop.[6]
The Hall was sold to the council in 1924, it became Kingsmoor School (1926-1946[7])
Kingsmoor School offered places to refugees in 1938 and 1939, thus gaining their right of entry to Britain.[8]
The Hall was demolished around in 1958-59.[2]
The land where the house formerly stood is now occupied by a small housing estate with road names such as Old Hall Close and Park Close. The original terraced gardens now form Manor Park.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Glossop Hall, Glossop, c 1910s?". Picture The Past v6. Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Glossop Hall, Manor Park Road, Glossop, early 1800s?". Picture The Past v6. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "The Howard Family, Barons of Glossop and Glossop Hall". Glossop Heritage Trust. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Hanmer, Jack; Winterbottom, Dennis (1991). The Book of Glossop. Barracuda. ISBN 978-0-86023-489-0.
- ^ Robinson, p. 103
- ^ Robinson, p. 105
- ^ "Kingsmoor School". www.old-glossop.com the Old Glossop Official Website. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Williams, Bill (19 July 2013). "'Bright young refugees' Refugees and schools in the Manchester region". Jews and other foreigners: Manchester and the rescue of the victims of European fascism, 1933–1940. Manchester University Press. doi:10.7765/9781847794253.00023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
One way in which young refugees might gain the right of entry to Britain was by offering proof of their acceptance by a British school, although they still required a British sponsor who would guarantee to cover the costs. Britain's twelve Quaker boarding schools are said to have offered 100 scholarships to refugees. Winchester College offered five free places to refugees, which were advertised by the Earl Baldwin Fund. Amongst the prestigious private, fee-paying secondary schools in the Manchester region which offered places to refugees in 1938 and 1939 either at no cost or at a reduced rate, were Manchester High School for Girls, Kingsmoor School in Glossop, Culcheth Hall School in Bowdon and Bury Grammar School.
- ^ "Manor Park Walk". Glossop Heritage Trust. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Robinson, John (2011). Felling the Ancient Oaks. Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1845136703.