Brearley Hall, Luddendenfoot – aka Upper Brearley Hall – is a late 16th century timber-framed hall-and-cross-wings H-plan house encased in stone.
Around 1326, this was the seat of the Soothill family when they were lords of the Manor of Midgley.
A hood-mould is initialled RF. There is a datestone for 1636, and the parlour is dated TS 17 SS 07
John Wilkinson, one of the last men to be executed on the Gibbet, was convicted of stealing a piece of kersey from tenters here.
Around 1776, Dr John Fawcett established an academy here for training Particular Baptist ministers. In 1897, a copper plate describing the academy – the Brearley Plate – was dug up in Halifax Road, and given to Dr Yeld who lived at the Hall.
He and his family later moved to Ewood Hall, Mytholmroyd.
Subsequent owners and tenants have included
In 18??, reconstruction work was done by Gamaliel Sutcliffe whose family lived there in the early 20th century.
The hall was damaged by fire on 7th September 1901. Parts were rebuilt in 1905.
This is discussed in the books Ancient Halls in & about Halifax, Halifax Antiquarian Society Transactions, In & About Our Old Homes, The Old Halls & Manor Houses of Yorkshire and Views of Ancient Buildings in the Parish of Halifax
See Brearley Old Hall, Luddendenfoot, Branwell Brontë, John Lacy and Lower Brearley Hall
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