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Horsforth Hall Park
Horsforth Hall Park is a 3.38 hectares (8.4 acres) community park in Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England, approximately six miles from Leeds city centre.
The park takes its name from Horsforth Hall which was built in 1699 and demolished in 1953 because it had become structurally unsafe. Some of the outbuildings remain including the stables which is a grade II listed building.
The park's attractions include large spaces of open parkland, a cricket pitch (home of home of Horsforth Hall Park Cricket Club), a bowling green, an adventure playground and a bandstand. A Japanese Garden was added to the park in 1987.
It also hosts a specially designed playground for under eights that allows disabled and able bodied children to play together, designed in collaboration with Mencap.
John Stanhope (1678–1736) built Horsforth Hall shortly before his 21st birthday. He mentioned in a letter to his brother dated 22 May 1699 that his new house was being built quickly. John was a member of the Stanhope family of Low Hall who had purchased part of Horsforth in 1565. Stanhope's father died in 1693 and as the eldest son he inherited the estate. In 1697 he married Mary Lowther (1627–1729) the daughter of Sir William Lowther of Swillington. The couple chose not to live in Low Hall and built a new house which was started two years after their marriage. The date on the stable block which still exists is 1707. They had six children and when John died in 1736 his eldest son John Stanhope (1702–1769) inherited the house.
He graduated from University College, Oxford in 1720 and became an attorney. In 1726 he married Barbara Cockcroft, the daughter and heiress of John Cockcroft of Thornton. The couple had no children so when he died in 1769 his nephew Walter Spencer Stanhope inherited the house.[citation needed]
Walter Spencer-Stanhope (1749–1822) was the son of John's younger brother Walter Stanhope (1704–1759) and his wife Ann Spencer (1729–1775). Ann's brother John Spencer (1719–1775) who was a bachelor owned Cannon Hall in Cawthorne. As he had no children, Walter inherited this property when his uncle died in 1775. He studied law at the University of Oxford. In 1783 Walter married Mary Winifred Pulleine (1768–1850) the daughter and heiress of Thomas Babington Pulleine of Carleton Hall in Skipton. The couple had eight sons and seven daughters. He became a member of Parliament in 1775 and was a personal friend of William Wilberforce, the anti-slavery campaigner.
After Walter inherited Cannon Hall in 1775 he maintained households in Horsforth and Cannon Hall for many years but eventually moved with his large family to Cannon Hall and let Horsforth Hall.
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Horsforth Hall Park
Horsforth Hall Park is a 3.38 hectares (8.4 acres) community park in Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England, approximately six miles from Leeds city centre.
The park takes its name from Horsforth Hall which was built in 1699 and demolished in 1953 because it had become structurally unsafe. Some of the outbuildings remain including the stables which is a grade II listed building.
The park's attractions include large spaces of open parkland, a cricket pitch (home of home of Horsforth Hall Park Cricket Club), a bowling green, an adventure playground and a bandstand. A Japanese Garden was added to the park in 1987.
It also hosts a specially designed playground for under eights that allows disabled and able bodied children to play together, designed in collaboration with Mencap.
John Stanhope (1678–1736) built Horsforth Hall shortly before his 21st birthday. He mentioned in a letter to his brother dated 22 May 1699 that his new house was being built quickly. John was a member of the Stanhope family of Low Hall who had purchased part of Horsforth in 1565. Stanhope's father died in 1693 and as the eldest son he inherited the estate. In 1697 he married Mary Lowther (1627–1729) the daughter of Sir William Lowther of Swillington. The couple chose not to live in Low Hall and built a new house which was started two years after their marriage. The date on the stable block which still exists is 1707. They had six children and when John died in 1736 his eldest son John Stanhope (1702–1769) inherited the house.
He graduated from University College, Oxford in 1720 and became an attorney. In 1726 he married Barbara Cockcroft, the daughter and heiress of John Cockcroft of Thornton. The couple had no children so when he died in 1769 his nephew Walter Spencer Stanhope inherited the house.[citation needed]
Walter Spencer-Stanhope (1749–1822) was the son of John's younger brother Walter Stanhope (1704–1759) and his wife Ann Spencer (1729–1775). Ann's brother John Spencer (1719–1775) who was a bachelor owned Cannon Hall in Cawthorne. As he had no children, Walter inherited this property when his uncle died in 1775. He studied law at the University of Oxford. In 1783 Walter married Mary Winifred Pulleine (1768–1850) the daughter and heiress of Thomas Babington Pulleine of Carleton Hall in Skipton. The couple had eight sons and seven daughters. He became a member of Parliament in 1775 and was a personal friend of William Wilberforce, the anti-slavery campaigner.
After Walter inherited Cannon Hall in 1775 he maintained households in Horsforth and Cannon Hall for many years but eventually moved with his large family to Cannon Hall and let Horsforth Hall.
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