Hackenthorpe Hall

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Hackenthorpe Hall is a 17th-century manor house located in Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, England. The building dates back to 1653, and was built by John and his wife Alice Newbould, and was the historic residence of the Hounsfield family thereafter.{{cite web|url=https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2022302/908F4D21EF5BCDD6FCD4E365D23D8B4CFA43500D.html|title=Hackenthorpe Hall, Main Street|website=Europeana Collections}}

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History

The Hall was built in 1653 by John Newbould and his wife Alice, their initials as well as the year is carved in stone above the main entranceway. The Newbold family was present in the village for centuries prior, with Alice's great-granduncles son Michael Newbold emigrating to the United States in the 17th century.{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/newboldfamilynot00cubb_0|title=Newbold family notes.|last=Cubberley|first=Helen Van Uxem|date=1937|publisher=[Place of publication not identified] : [Stanford Univ. Pr.]|others=Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center}} In 1875, James Hounsfield restored and extended the building.{{cite web|url=http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s08443&pos=2&action=zoom|title=Picture sheffield|website=www.picturesheffield.com}}'Sheffield at the Opening of the 20th Century: Contemporary Biographies' S. O. Addy, 1900 Although little remains of the original structure, the datestone above the door was preserved and still remains.{{cite web|url=http://www.cchackenthorpe.org.uk/about-us/history/|title=History - Christ Church Hackenthorpe|website=www.cchackenthorpe.org.uk}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Today the Hall is used as a children's daycare and nursery.{{cite web|url=http://www.hackenthorpehallnursery.co.uk/|title=Nurseries Sheffield - Nursery School Sheffield|website=www.hackenthorpehallnursery.co.uk}}

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Category:Houses completed in 1653

Category:Country houses in South Yorkshire