Standish Hall early 1900s
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Lolly- PlatinumProudly made in Wigan platinum award
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Re: Standish Hall early 1900s
Sadly, no, it was demolished
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Re: Standish Hall early 1900s
The last Standish to live in the hall was Charles Strickland Standish who let it in 1824 or 1825 to Thomas Darwell, Mayor of Wigan. In 1920 the owner, Mr James Birkett Almond (son of the brewer of the same name), broke up the estate and sold it. In 1923 the chapel and the Tudor style wing were pulled down and parts sent to be rebuilt in America as the result of a mistaken belief that the hall had been the birthplace of Miles Standish of Dusbury, one of the Pilgrim Fathers.
https://www.parksandgardens.org/places/standish-hall-park
https://www.parksandgardens.org/places/standish-hall-park
Tommytee- BronzeProudly made in Wigan bronze award
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Thanks Tommy. I never had you down as a history buff.
Lolly- PlatinumProudly made in Wigan platinum award
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I'm not. The wife nipped in
Tommytee- BronzeProudly made in Wigan bronze award
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Great info, Tommy. I wonder where in America it now is?
Sounds like you have a good wife....
Sounds like you have a good wife....
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