| Code | NA2995 |
| Place Entry | Haworth Hall/Richard Road/Rotherham/South Yorkshire |
| Notes | Information copied from Modes 061&BLD:5809. Information copied from Modes 89/F:46
Haworth (or Howarth) Hall is no longer in existence, having been demolished in 1965. Although it is stood over 300 years it proves elusive when tracking down its history.
It is known that the Hall (then known as Haworth Grange) was built in 1629 (1625?) by Charles Laughton who put an inscribed stone bearing this (see 1964 photos) information over the doorway.. He died 26 August 1638 and was buried at Rotherham. The house was inherited by his son and then through various marriagesdescended through the Westby family of Guilthwaite to Henry John Hirst who offered Howarth Hall for sale in 1845. The Westby family had been influential in the area being established at Ravenfield by the fourteenth century and later acquiring land at Guilthwaite. Family crest "a wyvern with wings extended".
After this the history of the house is difficult to trace. It was used as accommodation for Belgian refugees during the firwt world war, and up to the time of its demolition was occupied by the Mountain family. A ghost story is told about the Hall. However, when the story was checked none of the people mentioned were found to exist or to be connected with the Hall and it is throught to be a "made-up" ghost story.
There was a remarkable carved fireplace in the Hall at one time which had the crest of the Laughton family on it. Rotherham Public Library has a photograph of this, and an old photograph of the Hall, not dated, which shows the Hall with three gables, a balcony apparently going in front of the middle gable. A photograph appearing in the "Star" in 1959 shows the what looks to be the same view of the Hall but with only two end gables. Apparently this was altered by building plan ref: 039/1729, 1925
Another set of photos (1964) was acquired in 1986.
NB See Who's Who file for WARING family who occupied Haworth Hall in the 1850's.
See also Whiston file.
References in Cockburn, JH "Rotherham lawyers.." p.35
Hunter, J "South Yorkshire" vol 2 p.36
Hunter J "Familiar minorum gentium" ed. Clay 4 vols
There was also a building known as Haworth Grange 1/4 mile to the west. Relationship and changes of name are not clear and need further research. |
| Place Name | Haworth Hall |
| Area1 | Richard Road |
| Area3 | Rotherham |
| Area4 | South Yorkshire |
| Notes | Information copied from Modes 061&BLD:5809. Information copied from Modes 89/F:46
Haworth (or Howarth) Hall is no longer in existence, having been demolished in 1965. Although it is stood over 300 years it proves elusive when tracking down its history.
It is known that the Hall (then known as Haworth Grange) was built in 1629 (1625?) by Charles Laughton who put an inscribed stone bearing this (see 1964 photos) information over the doorway.. He died 26 August 1638 and was buried at Rotherham. The house was inherited by his son and then through various marriagesdescended through the Westby family of Guilthwaite to Henry John Hirst who offered Howarth Hall for sale in 1845. The Westby family had been influential in the area being established at Ravenfield by the fourteenth century and later acquiring land at Guilthwaite. Family crest "a wyvern with wings extended".
After this the history of the house is difficult to trace. It was used as accommodation for Belgian refugees during the firwt world war, and up to the time of its demolition was occupied by the Mountain family. A ghost story is told about the Hall. However, when the story was checked none of the people mentioned were found to exist or to be connected with the Hall and it is throught to be a "made-up" ghost story.
There was a remarkable carved fireplace in the Hall at one time which had the crest of the Laughton family on it. Rotherham Public Library has a photograph of this, and an old photograph of the Hall, not dated, which shows the Hall with three gables, a balcony apparently going in front of the middle gable. A photograph appearing in the "Star" in 1959 shows the what looks to be the same view of the Hall but with only two end gables. Apparently this was altered by building plan ref: 039/1729, 1925
Another set of photos (1964) was acquired in 1986.
NB See Who's Who file for WARING family who occupied Haworth Hall in the 1850's.
See also Whiston file.
References in Cockburn, JH "Rotherham lawyers.." p.35
Hunter, J "South Yorkshire" vol 2 p.36
Hunter J "Familiar minorum gentium" ed. Clay 4 vols
There was also a building known as Haworth Grange 1/4 mile to the west. Relationship and changes of name are not clear and need further research. |
| Source | Modes record Feb 2006. Information leaflet/enquiry 1973. |
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