WELCOME TO LONGLEY OLD HALL
The former home of the
Ramsdens' of Longley,
Lords of the Manors of
Almondbury and Huddersfield
"An architectural
goldmine"
Simon Jenkins in England's Thousand Best Houses
A Grade ll* listed building with its origins in the 14th century
Layout of the Hall Latest news Garden
Visiting Brief history The Hall today
The Elizabethan front of the hall
1341 - Robertus del Wodde murdered
1471 - George Wood involved in the "Hall Bower Murders"
1531 - Marriage settlement for William Ramsden to marry Joanna Wood
1591 - John Ramsden dies
1611 - Henry Saville (William's nephew) knighted for
his work on the King James Bible
1671 - John Ramsden obtains charter for a market in
Huddersfield
The Victorian kitchen extension (Ralph Bevis)
Advice written in William
Ramsden's Commonplace Book
at Longley Old Hall in 1544
Geyt thy goodes truly
spend them precisely
Set thy goodes dewly
lend thou them wisely
True getting wise spending
Have he lyttyll or moche
kepeth a man full Rutche
Untyll hes ending
Updated 29 November 2011
visitors since 1 April 2001
