Haigh Hall, Greater Manchester, England
- by Adi Little
- 2017-06-25
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Haigh had a timber-framed manor house in late 12th century owned by Hugh Le Norreys.
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The earliest recorded inhabitants were the Norreys, who lived there in 1193.
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Between 1220 and 1230 the manor was part of the Marsey fee.
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It was sold to Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester and 1st Earl of Lincoln.
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The hall was home to the Bradshaighs from 1298 until 1780.
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In 1780 Elizabeth Dalrymple, great niece of Sir Roger Bradshaigh, inherited the estate.
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She married Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres.
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in 1787 and Haigh Hall became the seat of the Earls of Balcarres.
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The Bradshaigh and Lindsay fortunes were made from seams of coal under the estate.
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The Lindsay' founded the Wigan Coal and Iron Company, It became the largest such company.
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The present hall was built between 1827 and 1840 by James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres.
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And was funded by the extensive coal mining on the grounds.
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But due to the Blackened landscape around the hall because of mining.
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Tree planting took place on the estate to screen the house from the earl's collieries.
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During the 1st and 2nd World Wars the hall was used to provide care for injured soldiers.
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David Lindsay,11th Earl sold the hall to Wigan Corporation in 1947 for £18 thousand.