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| designation1 = Grade II Listed Building |
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| designation1_offname = Chingle Old Hall (with bridge over moat) |
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| designation1_date = 11 November 1966 |
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| designation1_number = 1073521 |
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| designation2 = Scheduled monument |
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| designation2_offname = Chingle Hall moated site |
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| designation2_date = 12 November 1991 |
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'''Chingle Hall''' is a grade II listed<ref>[https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1073521 "Chingle Old Hall (with bridge over moat)"], ''Historic England'', accessed 1 July 2017</ref> manor house<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=Townships: Whittingham|title=A History of the County of Lancaster|volume=7|editor1-first=William|editor1-last=Farrer|editor2-first=J|editor2-last=Brownbill|year=1912|pages=207–213|website=British History Online|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol7/pp207-213|accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref> in the township of [[Whittingham, Lancashire|Whittingham]] near [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], England. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Originally, the land where Chingle Hall now stands was owned by Ughtred de Singleton from around 1066. In 1260 Adam de Singleton built a small |
Originally, the land where Chingle Hall now stands was owned by Ughtred de Singleton from around 1066. In 1260 Adam de Singleton built a small manor house known as Singleton Hall. It was surrounded by a moat and the studded oak front door was accessed via a small wooden drawbridge, which was replaced in the 16th century by a brick-built bridge. The door and bridge have survived to this day, although some of the moat has now dried up. |
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The hall, renamed Chingle Hall, remained in the possession of the Singleton family until Eleanor Singleton, the last of the line, died in 1585. The house then passed to the Wall family through the marriage of William Wall with Anne Singleton. Their son Anthony Wall, once mayor of Preston, died there in 1601. In 1680 the house was extended westwards. The Walls owned the hall until the mid-18th century when the house passed to a local branch of the Singleton family. |
The hall, renamed Chingle Hall, remained in the possession of the Singleton family until Eleanor Singleton, the last of the line, died in 1585. The house then passed to the Wall family through the marriage of William Wall with Anne Singleton. Their son Anthony Wall, once mayor of Preston, died there in 1601. In 1680 the house was extended westwards. The Walls owned the hall until the mid-18th century when the house passed to a local branch of the Singleton family.<ref name = CH>{{cite web|url = https://sites.google.com/site/ghanonuk/case-reports/chingle-hall| title= Chingle Hall|accessdate = 2013-01-09}}</ref> |
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From 1794 the house was owned by the Farrington family for some hundred years before being bought by the Longton family. In 1945, the house was rented by the Howarths before they bought the property in 1960. After Mr Howarth died the house stood empty and was badly vandalised, until Sandra and John Coppleston-Bruce bought the house in 1986 and restored it. The property was then bought by the Kirkhams in February 1995. |
From 1794 the house was owned by the Farrington family for some hundred years before being bought by the Longton family. In 1945, the house was rented by the Howarths before they bought the property in 1960.In the 1970's guided tours were available highlighting Priest holes and paranormal activity at the hall . After Mr Howarth died the house stood empty and was badly vandalised, until Sandra and John Coppleston-Bruce bought the house in 1986 and restored it. The property was then bought by the Kirkhams in February 1995.<ref name = CH/> |
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The house and gardens are private property and are not open to the public. |
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== Saint John Wall == |
== Saint John Wall == |
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Some have made the claim that Saint John Wall was born in the Hall in 1620. It is unlikely that he was a member of the Preston Wall family. He became a [[Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] in 1641. Some have claimed that Chingle Hall was used as a place of worship by Catholics during the time of the [[Catholic Reformation]] when it was illegal to practice mass in Britain. |
Some{{who|date=June 2015}} have made the claim that Saint John Wall was born in the Hall in 1620. It is unlikely that he was a member of the Preston Wall family. He became a [[Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] in 1641. Some{{who|date=June 2015}} have claimed that Chingle Hall was used as a place of worship by Catholics during the time of the [[Catholic Reformation]] when it was illegal to practice mass in Britain. In 1678 John Wall was apprehended at Rushock Court near [[Bromsgrove]]. He was taken to [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] jail, where he was offered his life if he would forsake his religion. He declined. Brought back from Worcester, he was [[Drawing and quartering|drawn and quartered]] at [[Red Hill, Worcester|Redhill]] on 22 August 1679. His quartered body was given to his friends, and was buried in St. Oswald's churchyard. A Mr. Levison, however, allegedly acquired the martyr's head, and it was treasured by the friars at Worcester until the dissolution of that house during the [[French Revolution]]. The [[Franciscan]] nuns at [[Taunton]] claim to possess a tooth and a bone of the martyr. He was canonised by [[Pope Paul VI]] in 1970. |
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In 1678 John Wall was apprehended at Rushock Court near [[Bromsgrove]]. He was taken to [[Worcester]] jail, where he was offered his life if he would forsake his religion. He declined. Brought back from Worcester, he was drawn and quartered at [[Red Hill, Worcester|Redhill]] on the 22nd of August, 1679. His quartered body was given to his friends, and was buried in St. Oswald's churchyard. A Mr. Levison, however, allegedly acquired the martyr's head, and it was treasured by the friars at Worcester until the dissolution of that house during the [[French Revolution]]. The [[Franciscan]] nuns at [[Taunton]] claim to possess a tooth and a bone of the martyr. He was canonised by [[Pope Paul VI]] in 1970. |
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Chingle Hall has been at the centre of several alleged episodes of paranormal activity. |
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*[[Scheduled monuments in Lancashire]] |
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*[[Listed buildings in Whittingham, Lancashire]] |
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Inside the Chapel there are a number of wooden beams going across the ceiling. Some of these beams have strange symbols on them, possibly relics of earlier use elsewhere. When samples of the wood were scientifically examined,they were found to have a high salt content, and to be much older than the house indicating that perhaps they were ship's timbers being recycled. |
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It was reported that, during the 1970s one of the beams covering a section of the wall in the chapel spontaneously caught fire, and, just as quickly as it had started, inexplicably extinguished itself. (There is no evidence of this to be found today.) |
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Among other phenomena, there is supposedly a pot-rearranging [[poltergeist]] in the kitchen, and visions of monks in the hallway and on the stairs. One of the rooms alleged to be most haunted is thought to have belonged to Eleanor Singleton, who was said to be "ideota" and who died at the age of 18. |
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On Christmas Day 1980, Gerald Main and ghost-hunter Terence Whitaker spent time at the Hall in a vigil and recorded rapping sounds emanating from one of the priest's hiding holes. At the time of the knocking noises they recorded a significant decrease in temperature and saw an 'indefinable shape' move across the floor.{{citation needed|date=October 2008}} |
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In 1985, sounds of bricks being moved were recorded by a visitor in the priest's room, which seemed to originate in the priest's hiding hole. He peered within and saw part of a human hand moving one of the bricks. As he watched, the hand stopped moving and disappeared. This witness later managed to capture the sounds of footsteps on tape and a shadowy form on film. Later bricks were found scattered on the floor of the chapel on the ground floor.{{citation needed|date=October 2008}} |
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A team from the Northern Anomalies Research Organisation investigated Chingle Hall. During the visit one member of the group managed to capture two photographs of orange lights which appeared on and near the oak-beamed ceiling. The investigator did not see these lights but rather small white flickering lights which prompted the photographs to be taken in the Chapel Room whilst standing in the dark by himself. Notably, the taking of the photographs and the light were witnessed by a several people in the house. When tape recorders were used in an investigation, sounds were heard and recorded within the priest's room but nothing was heard or recorded on the cassette in the passageway outside.{{citation needed|date=October 2008}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanon.org.uk/case-reports/chingle-hall|title=Case Report 1990-2003|work=Ghanon: Paranormal Investigators - Wirral Cheshire North Wales Merseyside }} |
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 18 February 2023
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| Chingle Hall | |
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| Location | Whittingham, Preston, England |
| Coordinates | 53°49′00″N 2°40′29″W / 53.8167°N 2.6746°W |
| OS grid reference | SD 55681 35812 |
| Built | 1260 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Chingle Old Hall (with bridge over moat) |
| Designated | 11 November 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1073521 |
| Official name | Chingle Hall moated site |
| Designated | 12 November 1991 |
| Reference no. | 1011878 |
  Location of Chingle Hall in the City of Preston district | |
Chingle Hall is a grade II listed[1] manor house[2] in the township of Whittingham near Preston, England.
History
[edit]Originally, the land where Chingle Hall now stands was owned by Ughtred de Singleton from around 1066. In 1260 Adam de Singleton built a small manor house known as Singleton Hall. It was surrounded by a moat and the studded oak front door was accessed via a small wooden drawbridge, which was replaced in the 16th century by a brick-built bridge. The door and bridge have survived to this day, although some of the moat has now dried up. The hall, renamed Chingle Hall, remained in the possession of the Singleton family until Eleanor Singleton, the last of the line, died in 1585. The house then passed to the Wall family through the marriage of William Wall with Anne Singleton. Their son Anthony Wall, once mayor of Preston, died there in 1601. In 1680 the house was extended westwards. The Walls owned the hall until the mid-18th century when the house passed to a local branch of the Singleton family.[3]
From 1794 the house was owned by the Farrington family for some hundred years before being bought by the Longton family. In 1945, the house was rented by the Howarths before they bought the property in 1960.In the 1970's guided tours were available highlighting Priest holes and paranormal activity at the hall . After Mr Howarth died the house stood empty and was badly vandalised, until Sandra and John Coppleston-Bruce bought the house in 1986 and restored it. The property was then bought by the Kirkhams in February 1995.[3]
The house and gardens are private property and are not open to the public.
Saint John Wall
[edit]Some[who?] have made the claim that Saint John Wall was born in the Hall in 1620. It is unlikely that he was a member of the Preston Wall family. He became a Roman Catholic priest in 1641. Some[who?] have claimed that Chingle Hall was used as a place of worship by Catholics during the time of the Catholic Reformation when it was illegal to practice mass in Britain. In 1678 John Wall was apprehended at Rushock Court near Bromsgrove. He was taken to Worcester jail, where he was offered his life if he would forsake his religion. He declined. Brought back from Worcester, he was drawn and quartered at Redhill on 22 August 1679. His quartered body was given to his friends, and was buried in St. Oswald's churchyard. A Mr. Levison, however, allegedly acquired the martyr's head, and it was treasured by the friars at Worcester until the dissolution of that house during the French Revolution. The Franciscan nuns at Taunton claim to possess a tooth and a bone of the martyr. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Chingle Old Hall (with bridge over moat)", Historic England, accessed 1 July 2017
- ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1912). "Townships: Whittingham". A History of the County of Lancaster. Vol. 7. pp. 207–213. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Chingle Hall". Retrieved 9 January 2013.
