Hulme Hall, Hulme
Hulme Hall was a
Description
The hall was a manor house. It was a
Ownership
The building was owned by John de Hulme during the reign of
George Lloyd, a Fellow of the Royal Society, bought the hall in 1751.[1][7][8] In 1764 the property passed into ownership of the Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, who had to pay a large amount of money to acquire it so that he could continue construction of his eponymous canal.[9][10]
A hidden hoard of treasure was reputed to exist at the hall, although it was never discovered. Supposedly, this was the property of the mother of Thomas Prestwich, whose urgings of her son to advance money to Charles I probably contributed to his financial problems.[11]
Depictions
The hall was central to
References
Notes
- ^ Anne Bland was the founder of St Ann's Church, Manchester.
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Baines, Edward (1836). History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. Fisher. p. 352.
- ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911). "Townships: Hulme". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4. pp. 335–338. Retrieved 31 May 2015 – via British History Online.
- ^ "Old English Timber Houses". The Penny Magazine. Vol. XIII, no. 766. 9 March 1843. p. 90.
- ^ a b Harland, John, ed. (1862). Mamecestre: Being Chapters from the Early Recorded History of the Barony, the Lordship of Manor, the Vill, Borough, Or Town of Manchester. Remains, historical & literary, connected with the Palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester. Vol. 3. Chetham Society. pp. 526–527.
- ^ Hayton, D.; Cruickshanks, E.; Handley, S., eds. (2002). "BLAND, John (1691–1743), of Hulme Hall, Lancs. and Kippax Park, Yorks". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690–1715. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Baines, Edward (1836). History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. Fisher. p. 290.
- ^ "Archive: Past Fellows: George Lloyd". The Royal Society. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Burke, John (1847). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 1. H. Colburn. pp. 751–752.
- ISBN 978-0-7190-0679-1.
- ^ Harland, John; Wilkinson, Thomas Turner (1873). Lancashire Legends, Traditions, Pageants, Sports, &c. G. Routledge. p. 38.
- ^ Harland, John; Wilkinson, Thomas Turner (1873). Lancashire Legends, Traditions, Pageants, Sports, &c. G. Routledge. p. 37.
- ^ Heathcote, Charles H. (1873). "The Old Halls in the Neighbourhood of Manchester". Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects: Session 1872–73. Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 64.