William Algenon Simpson-Hinchcliffe and Mrs Helen Simpson-Hinchcliffe with staff and workers gathered in the grounds of Cragg Hall to celebrate the re-modelling of Cragg Hall.
Photograph of Cragg Hall, the grounds and mill employees, taken in 1907 after the Hall had been rebuilt and enlarged and the grounds laid out as shown.
Thanks to Sam Hellowell we are fortunate indeed to have nearly all 180 people named.
The lodge, at the entrance to New Cragg Hall. The hall was enlarged in 1904 by Helen and William Simpson-Hinchliffe, but destroyed by fire in 1921. The lodge is shown here with its original archway. This archway was later widened by them to allow…
Postcard with August 1915 postmark. Not to be confused with 'Old' Cragg Hall. The New Hall, or Lower Cragg Hall to distinguish it from Old Cragg Hall, was enlarged and embellished around 1904 and was destroyed by fire in 1921 with a much smaller…
Postcard with July 1913 postmark. Not to be confused with 'Old' Cragg Hall. The New Hall, or Lower Cragg Hall to distinguish it from Old Cragg Hall, was enlarged and embellished around 1904 and was destroyed by fire in 1921 with a re-build in 1959.