Smithills Hall // Exploring Smithills Hall

Smithills Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester. Originally a Medieval Hall. Includes Tudor and Victorian additions. Take a look at what the hall has to offer. This Hall was once featured on an episode of Most Haunted. Admission to the hall is free. Although group booking tours are available for a price. [From https://www.friendsofsmithillshall.co... Smithills Hall is set in land on the edge of the West Pennine Moors, Smithills Hall is one of the oldest and best-preserved manor houses in the North West of England. Over the years the original Medieval Hall has been added to, and provides a fascinating history of the people who lived there. The buildings include Tudor and Victorian wings, in addition to the Medieval Hall, and a private Chapel. The private chapel, reputedly established in AD 792, was rebuilt about 1520 by Andrew Barton and maintained by the families who lived there. It has subsequently been added to, refurbished, suffered a major fire and restored. It is a consecrated church. The land on which Smithills Hall stands has been owned by, among others, Roger de Poictou, the Knights Templars, Richard de Hulton, and William de Radcliffe who built the current medieval hall (originally entirely timber-framed) in the 14th Century. Numerous families have loved and maintained the buildings through the following generations. Smithills Hall is now owned by the people of Bolton through their Council with whom the Friends of Smithills Hall work in partnership.] Thanks to fesliyanstudios for the use of the soundtrack "Elven Forest"