New Cragg Hall
New Cragg Hall was built for Mr William Algernon Simpson-Hinchliffe and his wife Helen in 1904 in Cragg Vale, in the Calder Valley. The Hall was a lovely mix of architectural styles: some arts and crafts in its stone work decoration, vaguely Elizabethan in it’s shaped gables and tall chimneys. It had beautiful terraced gardens, a glass house, and two Rapunzel towers in the gardens walls. The gate house (which still stands) may be attributed to Edgar Wood – a Manchester based Arts and Crafts architect.
The house stood for less than 20 years. It burnt down in 1921.
There are three posts about Castle Carr on this blog:
Treasure Hunting in Cragg Vale
And here are the paintings it inspired…
New Cragg Hall
Media: Inks, gouache, acrylics, watercolour, pencils, gold leaf and gold thread
Framed Size: 87 x 87cm
New Cragg Hall & Gardens
Media: Inks, gouache, acrylics, watercolour, pencils, gold leaf and gold thread
Framed Size:106 x 87cm
How dad these houses burnt down