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building was built from 1731 to 1761 on the site of the previous hall, and is constructed of sandstone ashlar with graduated slate roofs to an irregular floor plan, mostly in two storeys with a seven-bay south front. The hall has formal gardens and extensive grounds which are Grade II listed.
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It is currently used by several unions and other organisations as a venue for residential training courses and other meetings. The house and grounds are open to visitors, can be booked by the public for social gatherings, and is a licensed venue for
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on 20 January 2015. Michael Portillo described its current role, met the general manager and stayed the night. He showed the links to trade unionism.
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In 1950, a group of local trade union activists identified the hall as a possible educational and holiday centre, and established a
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which succeeded in purchasing the hall for those purposes. It was formally opened on 5 May 1951.
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and the wider labour movement since 1951. It operates as a non profit co-operative.
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A manor house at Wortley was rebuilt by Sir Richard Wortley in 1586. During the
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In 1980, the hall was used as the setting of the country estate in the
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in 1876. The Hall was the seat of the Earls of Wharncliffe until the
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Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
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Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.308
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Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 3rd Baron Wharncliffe
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from 1818 to 1826, when he was created Baron Wharncliffe.
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The hall was highlighted in series six, episode 12 of
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Montagu left the Wortley Hall estate to his daughter
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Wortley Hall
South Yorkshire
Stately home
Wortley, South Yorkshire
Coordinates
53°29′28″N 1°31′50″W / 53.4912°N 1.5306°W / 53.4912; -1.5306
www.wortleyhall.org.uk
Listed Building
stately home
Wortley
Barnsley
trade unions
Grade II* listed
weddings

English Civil War
Sir Francis Wortley, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Wentworth
Wentworth Woodhouse
Royalist
the King
dragoons
Tower of London
pay a heavy fine to recover his property
Sidney Montagu
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
Giacomo Leoni
Sir Edward Wortley Montagu
Ottoman Empire
John Platt

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