| Handle Hall | |
|---|---|
 Handle Hall, Calderbrook, Rochdale, UK | |
| General information | |
| Type | Private Residence |
| Town or city | Calderbrook, Littleborough, Greater Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°39′30″N2°05′33″W / 53.6582°N 2.0924°W |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Handle Hall |
| Designated | 31 January 1980 |
| Reference no. | 1162173 |
Handle Hall is a Grade II listed privately owned historic house in Calderbrook, Littleborough, Greater Manchester. [1] [2]
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]
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". [1] [2]
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