Although the building is very old there is little history in existence, save for the infamous stories regarding one of its former residents captain robert parker. C1617 gentry hall house with later c19 alterations. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Burnley workhouse entrance, gateway to burnley union workhouse on briercliffe road. The pages of clivigers history were opened at an exhibition in the village hall. Extwistle hall dates from around 1580, with a rear wing built in 1637, and was the home of the parker family of extwistle. According to an history of the original parish of whalley. According to an history of the original parish of whalley, and honor of clitheroe.
Full text of an history of the original parish of whalley. William stanworth of monk hall, extwistle age 84, on 3 jan 1841, bsp. For long periods, in the book, she is in fear of her life and takes to hiding in the forest but fair alice survives and prospers. The principal front faces north, and the fall of the ground southwards allowing of a basement makes the house one of four stories on that side, where the chief feature is the massive. Extwistle hall and attached garden wall, briercliffe. This page was last edited on 31 january 2019, at 03.
The church is recorded in the national heritage list for england as a designated grade ii listed building. Entwistle origins entwistle family history association. Briercliffe or briercliffewithextwistle is a civil parish in the borough of burnley, in lancashire. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. This history of the daltons medieval wives families is put together to read all about the families who married into our dalton family. Uk country houses at risk now lost heritage englands.
The hall remained their seat until the tragic event of 1718. Extwistle hall and attached garden wall, briercliffe burnley. There is a bit of folklore associated with this tragedy. Introduction to my branch of the stanworths of extwistle. Extwistle hall is a historic grade ii listed mansion which stands high on extwistle moor in briercliffe, burnley in the ecclesiastical parish of worsthorne st johns. Extwistle hall,briercliffe, burnley, lancashire, england. Her father was sir john towneley of towneley hall in lancashire.
Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of extwistle hall. Heritage at risk extwistle hall and attached garden wall, briercliffe, burnley, lancashire. Extwistle hall was damaged by the explosion and the fire it caused, so the family abandoned the hall following his death and moved to cuerden hall. History of briercliffe in lancashire briercliffe society. Extwistle hall, now a farmhouse, stands on a high ridge of land between the valleys of the don and swinden water in a bleak and commanding situation, and is a lofty threestory building with end gables and mullioned windows, said to have been erected by john parker in the latter half of the 16th century. Mr santos casini, sheffield independent, 8 march 1935. Extwistle hall photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The original house on the site, dating from the 17th century, no longer exists. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Houses at risk now for some houses, the future is not secure. Uk history british history history facts history books edwardian house victorian era english architecture burnley old photos. Nogworth cross stood halfway between extwistle hall and monk hall. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in the merriamwebster unabridged dictionary start your free trial today and get unlimited access to americas largest dictionary, with.
The parkland and wider estate are known as cuerden valley park. The family tree so far from henry stanworth and mary duerden. The vladislav hall, prague castle, czech republic damn. It starts from widdop reservoir and rambles over extwistle moor to visit the sad ruin of extwistle hall. The history of their daring adventures, crafts and customs, beliefs and character, with the surviving traces in our language and laws, form the subject of this book. The town has a rich industrial heritage, being home to james hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny and sir robert peel of calico printing fame. In his book welsh folklore, published in 1887, elias owen mentions the following story from llandrillo in denbighshire. The burton stone, clifton, york the journal of antiquities. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Extwistle hall and attached garden wall at sd 875 338 is a grade ii listed building in briercliffe, lancashire, england. Halls history of the exploration and exploitation by chinese and arab travellers.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Extwistle hall and attached garden wall at sd 875 338, briercliffe. Sir john towneley of towneley, kg geni family tree. Heritage list entry summary for extwistle hall and attached garden wall at sd 875 338. At the corner of burton stone lane and in front of the burton stone inn at clifton, york, is the medieval plague stone known as the burton stone. The hall can be approached via the path around the reservoir, and the dam at the far end. If ancient buildings and derelict structures enchant your mind, then pay a visit to the extwistle hall surrounded by withered garden walls. He also wrote many articles for the burnley express and a book of his own with j. Extwistle hall stands high on extwistle moor between haggate east of brierfield and the village of worsthorne. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860.
The great war was the main feature of the looking back display, to mark its centenary and remember villagers who. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. Victoria county history institute of historical research. Welcome to the briercliffe society forum view topic. Before extwistle hall was constructed in 1585, by the parker family, the. Rieve edge press, 1982 briercliffe lancashire 205 pages. There are two main theories as to the origins of the family name entwistle or entwisle, the second t having been introduced relatively recently in about 1750 but now by far the most common style. Firbeck hall will forever be remembered for the celebrated period between 1935 and 1939. The hall was formerly a family home between 1717 and 1906, and used by the army until the 1960s. Stanworth families in burnley, lancashire, england, united. The 44 historical lancashire buildings that could disappear. A stile here gives way to a field path, and a route onto the lane a public footpath running past the old hall.
Extwistle hall welcome to the briercliffe society forum view topic. Extwistle hall was inhabited by the wealthy parker family until a tragic accident in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Now in ruins, this ancient house is situated above swinden reservoir. Full text of an history of the original parish of whalley, and honor of clitheroe, to which is subjoined an account of the parish of cartmell. The extwistle lands were held of the king as of his duchy of lancaster by the tenth part of a knights fee, the ancient service for the whole of the manor.
In the northern part of briercliffe are the houses called windle house, folds. Delf hill cairn circle, extwistle moor, lancashire delf hill cairn circle. Though some houses may be beyond saving, there is still hope, if someone with enough money and sensitivity can be found to undertake sympathetic restoration or reconstruction. It was subsequently leased to john parker of monk hall, and richard towneley. The manor stands in between the horne and haggate villages in. Lancashire folklore, legends, ghosts, local history author of lancashire folk published by schiffer publishing 2016 9780764349836. In 1605 henry banastre of bank hall bought the cuerden hall estate from the langton family. St james church is in church street, briercliffe, lancashire, england. The inspiration for this story came from a photo of a reallife, derelict british country house, extwistle hall. Extwistle hall is a dark and ominous building that looms high on the moors above worsthorne, brooding and forgotten. Cuerden hall is a country mansion in the village of cuerden near preston, lancashire, england.
The building is now in a seriously dilapidated condition and continues to deteriorate at an accelerating rate. Fair alice novel set at extwistle hall burnley express. Briercliffe also contains a large number of interesting sixteenth and seventeenth century houses and of these the ruined extwistle hall is the most. Extwistle hall stands high on extwistle moor between haggate east of brierfield and.
The story is about crime and duplicity but is not a ghost story and those who understand that fair alice is a ghost, and extwistle hall is haunted by her, are mistaken. Doomsday book calls ashton estun, which means the ash village. The project gutenberg ebook of the danes in lancashire, by. The vladislav hall, prague castle, czech republichow did i miss this part after the ridiculous climb up cobblestone paths to the castle.
Extwistle hall extwistle hall, now in ruins, is one of the flickr. It is an active anglican parish church in the deanery of burnley, the archdeaconry of blackburn and the diocese of blackburn. More than 250,000 words that arent in our free dictionary. The last invaders of our shores, whom we designate as the danes and norsemen, were not the least important of our ancestors. No progress has been made on either temporary or permanent repairs, or refurbishment. Nearby was a little valley called cwm pennant, after the river which ran through it, and the valley was believed to be. History of whalley, history of burnley, visitations, pedigree, british archives, and manuscripts of christopher towneley. Lytham hall may have been built during the midgeorgian era but the manors history stretches back to the domesday book written shortly after the 11th century norman conquest. J, the victoria history of the county of lancaster, 1911, 4723 pearson, s, rural houses of the lancashire pennines 15601760, 1985 legal.
Oswaldtwistle is contiguous with accrington and church. Insight into history from 19thcentury village sage. Firbeck hall club the club which will be opened sometime next month is the only one of its kind in the north of england. It has been written of extwistle or briercliffe with extwistle to give its full title it is one of the bleakest parts of lancashire. I am grateful to roger frost of burnley for an account of thomas crabtrees activities in relation to making pike heads at the time of the chartist disturbances in east lancashire. It was built in the 16th century in the tudor style by the parker family who were prominent in local affairs. Huntroyde hall wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Captain robert parker lived here with his family in the 17th century and he features in a piece of folklore which tells how he met a fairy funeral one night.
Delf hill cairn circle, extwistle moor, lancashire. The hall, built of coursed sandstone on three sides of a courtyard, is now a ruin. It dates from the late 1500s and was once home to the parker family. The charnock family of charnock richard, owned the estates until 1521, when richard charnock of cuerden and leyland sold his manor to thomas langton, lord newton. Stanworth families in burnley, lancashire, england, united kingdom. The vch is also a vast, diverse and lively community of historians, researchers and local groups, working on county histories across england. Extwistle hall burlney a world in ruins urbex photography. Before that time, however, john parker, who died in 1507, held a capital messuage called monk hall with other messuages and lands in extwistle and briercliffe. Widdop reservoir and extwistle moor walk happy hiker. According to local legend, it was long ago a crossbase for perhaps three. Huntroyde hall is a grade ii listed, 16thcentury house in the civil parish of simonstone in the borough of ribble valley, lancashire, england. This 16thcentury tudor country house is now in ruins and in need of restoration. The victoria county history is a series of publications.
Twistle guide provides your patients with personalized care in order to help them stay on track. On the moors to the east of burnley some 2 miles northeast of worsthorne at hellclough head is the prehistoric site known as delf hill cairn circle. Whether its a quick phone call to check on how theyre doing, a timely text message to remind them to take their meds, or a short, educational video to help them prep for a procedure, we provide the tools they need when and where they need themto get them better prepared. Extwistle hall now in ruins, this ancient house is situated above swinden reservoir. This page highlights large country houses at risk from the newly abandoned to the nearruinously derelict. The lands were owned by a benedictine priory until the dissolution of the monasteries when it was passed to sir richard molyneux.
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