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Old 14-10-2004, 05:11   #40
Darby
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Re: OWL HALL and ACCRINGTON HOUSE

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob
I learned last week that Cliffe House has been bought by persons of a foreign persuasion. Nobody I spoke to seems to know what they intend to do with it though.

There seems to have been a lot of demolition just after the second world war, quite a lot of the large houses in the area were demolished. Perhaps it has something to do with the increase in inheritance tax and Death Duties. Though I can see no reason for the demolition of houses such as Rhyddings Hall.
I have heard that it will become a Muslim Learning center...complete with firing range, and bomb making cellar!!

Or a Muslim School!! Rumours are probably right! :engsmil:
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