Whitefield Town Hall
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Library | Local History Miscellaneous File | LOC-MISC | Available |
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In June 1933, the Council purchased from Mr. G. Stonestreet the house "Underley", Pinfold Lane, for use as a Town Hall. Attached were over 3 acres of land, the estate being freehold and free from chief rent. Price was £2, 450. Officers moved in Aug. 1933. The new Town Hall was apparently built about 1805. In that year Lord Derby leased a plot of land to a Mr. Edward Barlow, a nankeen manufacturer who built on it "Green Hill". In June 1857, Alfred Grundy, who gave the park to Whitefield, bought Green Hill and in December 1837 he re-leased from Lord Derby the land and another plot of 15, 100 sq. yards. Grundy then rebuilt or remodelled the house and renamed it "Underley". His first wife came from Underley in Cumberland. Grundy died at the house and later Samuel Walker, Ironfounder of Radcliffe lived and died there. From Whitefied Year Book 1957-58.
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LOC-MISC
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English
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3447155