Handle Hall Explained

Handle Hall is a Grade II listed privately owned historic house in Calderbrook, Littleborough, Greater Manchester.^{[1] [2]}

History

In 1610, Richard Dearden (d.1630) built the house he originally called "Warcock Hill" but the name was subsequently changed to "Handle Hall". Several of Richard Dearden’s descendants owned the house, including his son John Dearden (1655–87), grandson James Dearden (1682–1749), and James Dearden (1774–1828) who purchased the manorial rights and became Lord of the manor of Rochdale.^[3]

Architecture

The present house is an 1820 rebuild of the 1610 house, with a barn added in the 1840s. It has ogee shaped lintels and hoodmoulds, double-chamfered mullion windows, and a door lintel stating "A.S. 1610 Richard Dearden Struxit, 1820 Jacobus Domum De Novo Restituit".

See also

• Listed buildings in Littleborough, Greater Manchester

Notes and References

1. Web site: HANDLE HALL AND ADJOINING BARN, Rochdale - 1162173 Historic England. 2021-04-01. historicengland.org.uk. en.
2. Web site: Handle Hall and Adjoining Barn, Summit, Rochdale. 2021-04-01. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
3. Book: Fishwick, Henry. History of the Parish of Rochdale in the County of Lancaster. James Clegg. 1889. Rochdale. 449–452.