OWL HALL and ACCRINGTON HOUSE

[***Mr D***]

Originally Posted by Bagpuss

From what I've heard you where lucky to get off the land alive.

How do you mean?

No Private Sign.

[magaz]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

Aye' Owl Hall was a mysterious place when we were
Can anyone tell me the state of the place now?Anyone got any photos of it now?

Unfortunately tonight the hall was partially destroyed by fire. I was there with my camera, Couldn't get anywhere near from the front, so we went through the fields at the back and climbed over the walls.

Owl Hall destroyed by fire on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Owl Hall destroyed by fire on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Owl Hall destroyed by fire on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

It's really sad that the house has been destroyed, I'll return either tomorrow or sunday to get some shots of the damage in the day.

Whereabouts is that "cliffe house" looks and is it still empty? looks the perfect location for some photography!

[spud]

Cliffe house is half way up willows lane, just before the road bears to the left, on your left hand side.

Damm shame about owl hall, did you see suite pete of accy market in the observer? he's gone places in the last few years...good luck to him!

[WillowTheWhisp]

No longer empty.

[gavinj4]

Hi, I have recently done a survey on Owl Hall for a developer. I'm afraid to say that the Hall was seriously damaged by fire not long after. I havephoto's of the hall as it was just before the fire and a couple just after if they are of interest to you.

[Nickelson]

Yes i certainly am

[kestrelx]

Was it an insurance job? So they could knock the house down and build a block of flats?

As I no longer live in Accrington I was shocked about 5 years ago to see a bulldozed track through all the trees at Owl Hall, trees ripped apart everywhere and a great big trench through the bank! It looked a real mess! Accrington Council should be ashamed that they let this happen! From someone who hadn't been to the sight for several years it had become and eyesore!

[vpinkangel]

I know this post is very old but my family lived in Cliffe House and moved to Arden Hall this was the Bury family Arthur Bury is my great great great grandad.
Many thanks

[Fra]

Does anyone know about the woodland adjacent to Arden Hall? In particular I am interested in finding out about the period in which it was first planted or allowed to seed. I have a photocopy of a map from 1848 that shows that only fields were present at that time and does not even show Arden hall.. A map from 1893 shows the woodland and the hall.

[kestrelx]

I used to take part in Falconry with the man who lived at Ardenhall (Anthony) and if it's the area I think you mean it was planted in the late 70's as it used to be grassland then saplings were planted - if you mean somewhere else I don't know.

[Fra]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

I used to take part in Falconry with the man who lived at Ardenhall (Anthony) and if it's the area I think you mean it was planted in the late 70's as it used to be grassland then saplings were planted - if you mean somewhere else I don't know.

Its the area where you walk through the gate off plantation st. Some of the trees at the far side (just behind the hall) could not have been planted in the 70's because they are over 3m in girth.

[joaner3]

It used to be the Doctors office when I was a kid. The Doctor was Chesney. A real battle ax of a woman.

[joaner3]

Cliffe House that is.

[jan58]

Hi,
I found you info. interesting regarding the Bury family. My g aunt Bertha Jackson married Arthur Bury in 1912 at Burnley. Bertha lived at Accrington, her father was John Edward Jackson. Arthur and Bertha had a daughter I believe called Noreen?, she went to finishing school in Switzerland. I would be grateful for any information,
Regards Jan

[Tony Ireland]

Can I ask a naive question is or was Accrington House at the top of sandy lane
thanks
Tony