Moseley Old Hall is a small 17th-century
country house
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in
Cheadle,
Greater Manchester
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, England ().
History
The construction date of the hall is uncertain, although there is an inscription carved into the doorway, reading, 'R.M. 1663'.
The hall was built for Sir Nicholas Moseley on an open woodland plot;
it is now at the end of a suburban road.
It was reputed that
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, ...
visited the hall in the 1740s during the
Jacobite rebellion.
In the early 1900s, a significant deal took place in the
morning room
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of the hall, ensuring the future of Newton Heath Football Club, which would later become known as
Manchester United
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.
It was designated a
Grade II* listed
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building on 24 March 1950.
Historic England
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's ''Heritage at Risk Register
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'' in 2019 due to structural issues,
See also
*Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
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*Listed buildings in Cheadle and Gatley
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References
Houses in Greater Manchester
Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Cheadle, Greater Manchester
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