Bowcliffe Hall
Encyclopedia
Bowcliffe Hall is located at Bramham
near Leeds
, Northern England
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. After completing only the West Wing, Robinson sold the property for £2000 to John Smyth, who finished the estate. Smyth died in 1840 and the entrusted estate
was purchased by George Lane Fox of Bramham Park
.
It remained in the Lane Fox family until 1908 when it was purchased by W. G. Jackson. In 1920, the house was bought by the aviation pioneer Robert Blackburn
.
Bramham cum Oglethorpe
Bramham cum Oglethorpe, more well known as just "Bramham", is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.- Overview :According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,715...
near Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, Northern England
Northern England
Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North or the North Country, is a cultural region of England. It is not an official government region, but rather an informal amalgamation of counties. The southern extent of the region is roughly the River Trent, while the North is bordered...
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History
Construction of Bowcliffe Hall was begun in 1805 by William Robinson, a cotton spinner from ManchesterManchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. After completing only the West Wing, Robinson sold the property for £2000 to John Smyth, who finished the estate. Smyth died in 1840 and the entrusted estate
Trust law
In common law legal systems, a trust is a relationship whereby property is held by one party for the benefit of another...
was purchased by George Lane Fox of Bramham Park
Bramham Park
Bramham Park is a country house between Leeds and Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The Baroque mansion was built in 1698 by Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley. It has remained in the ownership of Benson's descendents since its completion in 1710...
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It remained in the Lane Fox family until 1908 when it was purchased by W. G. Jackson. In 1920, the house was bought by the aviation pioneer Robert Blackburn
Robert Blackburn (aviation pioneer)
Robert Blackburn, OBE, FRAeS was an English aviation pioneer and the founder of Blackburn Aircraft.He was born in Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire, England...
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As of 2009, Bowcliffe Hall housed the main office of Bayford & Co
Bayford & Co
Bayford & Co is a British petrol and oil distribution company founded in 1919 in Leeds, England. The Company has grown to a group with a Turnover of £335 million and profits of £2.0 million in 2006-07. Bayford is No...
petroleum company.
History of the site
Bowcliffe Hall's site (next to the A1 road south of WetherbyWetherby
Wetherby is a market town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Wharfe, and has been for centuries a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road, being mid-way between London and Edinburgh...
) was the site of the battle of Bramham Moor
Battle of Bramham Moor
The Battle of Bramham Moor was the final battle in the Percy Rebellion of 1402 – 1408, which pitted the Earl of Northumberland, leader of the wealthy and influential Percy family, against the usurper King of England, King Henry IV...
in the fifteenth century and the Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the First English Civil War of 1642–1646. The combined forces of the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven and the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince...
in 1644, when the Royalists were defeated in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Bowcliffe Hall is now home to the Bayford Group of Companies.