Tonge Hall is a 15th-century timber-framed Tudor-style mansion house in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The hall features ornate wood carvings, decorative plasterwork, and intricate stone masonry. Its Great Hall boasts a grand wooden ceiling, and the property also includes a chapel, a solar, and a kitchen. The hall is surrounded by beautiful gardens and a moat, which adds to its medieval charm.
Tonge hall is a historical landmark , it was believed to be opened in 1584 a big part of the middle ages , and although it was severely damaged in 2007 after an arson attack there have been talks on restoration , it looks amazing even after the unfortunate incident , and hopefully it will be restored.
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. He left the area, leaving the building unoccupied and unprotected. In 2007 it was set on fire by arsonists and severely damaged. Rochdale Council are now (2012) in the process of buying the property from the owner for a nominal sum with a view to restoration. The North West Building Preservation Trust, a registered charity, is likely to take over its long term maintenance. 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.
The surrounding land is left unsurveyed ppl are leaving all kind of waste.... disgraceful
A true sign of today's rotten decrepit society.
Lovely old hall
Read about it. Visit it. The history is everything thats good about it. A must do
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Tonge hall is a historical landmark , it was believed to be opened in 1584 a big part of the middle ages , and although it was severely damaged in 2007 after an arson attack there have been talks on restoration , it looks amazing even after the unfortunate incident , and hopefully it will be restored.
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. He left the area, leaving the building unoccupied and unprotected. In 2007 it was set on fire by arsonists and severely damaged. Rochdale Council are now (2012) in the process of buying the property from the owner for a nominal sum with a view to restoration. The North West Building Preservation Trust, a registered charity, is likely to take over its long term maintenance. 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.
The surrounding land is left unsurveyed ppl are leaving all kind of waste.... disgraceful
A true sign of today's rotten decrepit society.
Lovely old hall
Read about it. Visit it. The history is everything thats good about it. A must do
