duckweed Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn 1 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckweed Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Details of the sale of Longley House in 1889: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Longley Hall, Longley Lane. y02136 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) s06059 1952. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s06058&pos=25&action=zoom&id=9446 Rear view 1952.s06057 https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s38693&pos=22&action=zoom&id=75716 1983. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s38692&pos=11&action=zoom&id=75715 https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s38689&pos=8&action=zoom&id=75712 https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s38690&pos=9&action=zoom&id=75713 https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s38691&pos=10&action=zoom&id=75714 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Longley Hall. Esto Care. https://estocare.com/index.php/our-homes/longley-hall Last sold 2017. https://themovemarket.com/tools/propertyprices/longley-hall-longley-lane-sheffield-s5-7jf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawng1966 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Kenyon Parker 1731-1800 was my 5x great grandfather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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