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In every piece of information I can find it says Longley Hall was built by Kenyon Parker who died there in 1800. However in the old Newspapers I have found a different earlier occupant called Saintforth or Sanford Wroe who was a surveyor and helped survey the toll road from Wakefield to Sheffield. I know he was there at least from 1785-88 He died in 1788. He is listed in various articles as Saintforth Wroe of Longley House which implies he owned it. But if that was so why are other sources convinced Kenyon Parker did?

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Not sure whether there was a hall and a house, both called Longley, which causes some confusion. Will have to dig out my info when I get chance.

Lyn

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Yes, the Hall and House were separate places (see 1905 map below).

In 1855 the Wilkinson family were ejected from Crowder House following the death of William Wilkinson, and moved into Longley House which they owned, along with surrounding land which butted up against the Crowder estate. There were disputes in the courts about where the boundary ran (a stream which marked the boundary had been diverted when the Wilkinsons owned the land on both sides of the stream), the disputes being triggered by the Wilkinson daughters taking apples from the orchard which Bernard Wake, the new owner of Crowder, believed were his.

The House was much less grand than the Hall, and the Wilkinsons moved in to share it with two other families who were already occupying part of it.

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So what we are saying is that Saintforth Wroe lived in Longley House which I suppose would make sense as he was also a farmer as well as a surveyor. That house I think belonged to the Barnsley family who at one time had Gothard hall,later rebuilt and called Goddard Hall. And then Kenyon Parker came along around 1780 and built Longley Hall? Longley Farm was sold off to Fir Vale Workhouse early 1900s.

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On 22/12/2014 at 10:31 AM, duckweed said:

In every piece of information I can find it says Longley Hall was built by Kenyon Parker who died there in 1800. However in the old Newspapers I have found a different earlier occupant called Saintforth or Sanford Wroe who was a surveyor and helped survey the toll road from Wakefield to Sheffield. I know he was there at least from 1785-88 He died in 1788. He is listed in various articles as Saintforth Wroe of Longley House which implies he owned it. But if that was so why are other sources convinced Kenyon Parker did?

The Sheffield Archives has a document: FC/P/SheD/476S Alternative Reference number FC SheD 476 S, Longley Hall. Henry Tudor’s estate at Longley near Sheffield See also FC/FB/38 pages 32-33 Date 1770

According to Leader’s Reminiscences, In 1787 Henry Tudor bought a house in Scargill Croft from John Nodder, occupied by Clegg & Son , solicitors.  Henry Tudor was head of the silver plating firm Tudor, Leader and Nicholson. (see pages 239-241)  Tudor seems to have owned land in the town centre as well as Charnock Hall at Eckington, and was a subscriber to the Tontine Inn. Was he involved in Longley Hall as well?

 

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Longley Hall, Longley Lane. y02136.jpg.f0fe009a403fd5f7ae7ca2626729e7e3.jpgy02136

1958. Photographer: Mr. L.H. Ward. 

Notes: Longley Hall, Longley Lane, Sheffield 5. Owners at the time of survey: Sheffield Corporation Occupiers: George Rigby (?) and Fisher. Brick built; bow front with bow shaped windows on ground and first floors; long and round-topped staircase window; large and lofty rooms stone outbuildings. Venetian window on S.W. side. Divided into two houses; one occupied by the farm bailiff. Good condition. 

Built in the late 1700's by Kenyon Parker, attorney, later owned by Bernard Wake, solicitor. Along with Longley Farm the lands were acquired for the workhouse. Bought in 1907 by the Board of Guardians.

The Hall was bought by a financial services company in 1988, restored and now used as their offices.(2002) 

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1952. 

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1983. 

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