Tonge Hall

Tonge Hall
Tonge Hall in 2010
Tonge Hall is located in Greater Manchester
Tonge Hall
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
LocationTonge, Middleton, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates53°32′56″N 2°11′10″W / 53.54895°N 2.18619°W / 53.54895; -2.18619
Completed
c. 1584
Design and construction
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name
Tonge Hall
Designated15 March 1957
Reference no.1068469

Tonge Hall is a Grade II* listed Elizabethan manor house located in Tonge, Middleton, Greater Manchester, England.

History

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.[1] He left the area, leaving the building unoccupied and unprotected. In 2007 it was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack, which destroyed the roof.[2]

Rochdale Borough Council purchased the building from the owner for a nominal sum;[3] in 2014 works were done to stabilise the building. The building has been assessed and repairs have been planned.[4]

In 2023 the hall remained in a derelict state.[5]

As of February 2025, the hall is protected by scaffolding and tarpaulin. Historic England lists it as at "immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric".[6] Although proposals have been made to repurpose the building for residential or community use, no formal plans have been implemented. Restoration costs are estimated at between £1.2 and £1.5 million, with the council continuing to seek funding to secure its future.[7]

Architecture

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jones, Chris (9 December 2010). "Trust takes on Tonge Hall after last surviving owner passes away". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Historic Tonge Hall torched". Manchester Evening News. 7 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Tonge Hall to be sold for £1". Rochdale Online. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Tonge Hall, William Street, Middleton". Historic England. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ^ Zero, Martin (8 March 2023). An update on the Tudor house. Tonge Hall (Video, 7'32", with audio transcript) – via YouTube. basically the update on the house is that nothing has changed at all. A video tour of the hall.
  6. ^ "Tonge Hall, William Street, Middleton - Rochdale". Historic England. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  7. ^ Roberts, Kit (2 February 2025). "A forgotten piece of Manchester's past left derelict". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 October 2025.

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