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Apr 22, 2018 · Designing at the cusp of European Art Nouveau, Edgar Wood’s architecture constantly anticipated future trends. He led the northern Arts & Crafts movement through vernacular, art nouveau and finally art deco phases – an evolution traced in his Middleton buildings. In doing so, he became England’s uncontested pioneer of modern design.
Dec 13, 2013 · The Levers were a merchant family who had acquired large estates in the Manchester and Middleton areas during the Renaissance period of the 1600s. In 1736, Sir Darcy Lever decided to rebuild his family home, Alkrington Hall. Rather than going to local builders, he employed an Enlightenment architect of national importance, an Italian from ...
Middleton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Rochdale and 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Manchester. Middleton had a population of 42,972 at the 2011 Census. [2]
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In 1412 Thomas Langley had the Parish Church of Middleton, his home town, rebuilt and he also endowed a charity school. This was the original foundation of Middleton Grammar School. The school has recently been beautifully restored and is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday 1.30pm. - 4pm. The town centre includes a spacious indoor shopping ...
1068466. Hopwood Hall is a Grade II* historic house in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, which was the ancestral country home of the landed gentry family of Hopwood who held it from the 12th century, passing to the Gregge (later Gregge-Hopwood, then Hopwood) family and remaining in their possession until it was closed up in 1922. [1]
- c.1426
- Privately owned
- 15 March 1957
- Middleton
Middleton’s Golden Cluster of Heritage. The Golden Cluster is an area of outstanding heritage focused on Middleton, Greater Manchester. They are vivid reminders of the area’s fascinating history and the outstanding people who came from there, figures such as Cardinal Thomas Langley, Julia Schwabe, Ashton Lever, Samuel Bamford and Lydia Becker.
Middleton. Located seven miles south of Rochdale, Middleton has the appearance of a "typical" Lancashire industrial town, but Middleton is far from typical. The town has an ancient past and remnants of it remain into the 21st century. The history of Middleton is closely associated with the lives of four of its residents.
