LONGLEY OLD HALL
- LONGLEY
HD5 8LB HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE
Phone: +44 (0) 1484 430852
Fax: +44 (0) 115 9461579
www.longleyoldhall.co.uk
Short profile:
The former home of the Ramsdens' of Longley, Lords of the Manors of Almondbury and Huddersfield
"An architectural goldmine"
Simon Jenkins in England's Thousand Best Houses
A Grade ll* listed building with its origins in the 14th century
Detailed description:
The Hall faces South towards Castle Hill. It formed what is known as an "H Plan" house, that is one with two cross wings joined by a central hall. In its original form it would have been timber framed and although much of this remains inside, the external impression is of a stone house of the early 17th century. The 1854 Ordnance Survey map shows an "L" shaped building and the extension on the back of the West wing must have been demolished between then and 1884.
We do not know when the building was clad in stone, but this was done most probably towards the end of Elizabeth's reign or in the early years of the reign of James I. The rear rooms of each wing were removed and at the front the central part of the Hall was pushed forward so that the present rectilinear shape came about.
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