Resumo de Denton And Dukenfield Halls - NEVELL, MICHAEL & WALKER, JOHN

NEVELL, MICHAEL & WALKER, JOHN - DENTON AND DUKENFIELD HALLS 2002 TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. Subtitled ? And The Archaeology Of The Gentry And Yeoman House In North West England 1500 To 1700). A study of the remains, and the historic background to two major Manchester manor houses. Denton Hall had a traditional H shaped structure, with a kitchen set apart as a separate building as a precaution against fires. An additional floor, and an increasingly fashionable Inglenook fireplace were added in the 16th Century. Duckenfield hall, on the Cheshire border, was built with cruck-blades taking the bulk of the weight off the roof. Walls were means to keep out the cold and the rain rather than as additional roof supports. The dissolution of the monasteries led to greater distribution of once catholic wealth and land to the gentry, which enabled many to show off by making improvements to their estates. The great halls were refurbished and expanded to show off this new affluence. The prestigious Holland family owned Denton Hall from the 14th century until 1683. It was then sold to the Egerton family. The estate was finally dissolved in 1977. Richard Holland (1595-1661) was to be a major player in the English Civil War in Lancashire. He was accused of cowardice for wanting Parliament to surrender to The Earl Of Derby (Lord Strange) during the siege of Manchester, though Holland?s side, Parliament, eventually won the 1642 siege there. The Hyde families of Denton and Hyde, and the Duckinfield family, also played leading roles in events for Parliament, being the wealthiest, most powerful landowners in the region. Denton Hall was gutted by fire in 1930. The Dukinfields inherited their estate from the Stockport family in 1327. Robert Duckinfield, (1619-89) a defender at the Manchester Siege, who fought at Nantwich, lost Stockport to Prince Rupert, would go on to become Governor of The Isle Of Man under Oliver Cromwell. The Hall was demolished in 1950, despite calls for renovation. It would have been too expensive to save it. The book veers from historic background on such houses in general, to specifics on the two houses, and throws in a biography of Robert Duckinfield. It seems unclear what the author?s real intention is here, but there is much informative material nevertheless.

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