Introduction
The early-19th-century Darley Hall sat within extensive grounds of about 300 acres and had a kitchen garden.
The hall is in the centre of the extensive grounds with a detached kitchen garden to the south-west. By the late-19th-century the whole of the site to the west of the railway line had been developed for housing and a cemetery and brick works had been established within the park.
- History
The Hall was built around 1806 and the grounds occupied what was called the Farnworth and Kearsley estates, altogether about 300 acres in size. The estate was bought in the late 18th century by Banjamin Rawson, a chemical manufacturer of Farnworth. By the late-19th-century the whole of the site to the west of the railway line had been developed for housing, and a cemetery and brickworks had been established within the park.
Period
- 18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Late 18th Century (1767 to 1800)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Hall (featured building)
- Description: The hall was built around 1806 and the grounds occupied what was called the Farnworth and Kearsley estates. The hall has been demolished but the cemetery and open space still survives.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Sacred / Ritual / Funerary
Principal Building
Religious Ritual And Funerary
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Lost
Hectares
120
Electoral Ward
Farnworth
- References
References
- University of Manchester and University of York, {A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Greater Manchester}, Manchester and York, 1994 A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Greater Manchester
Contributors
Lancashire Gardens Trust
Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit