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visited the project in 1980, in 1983 dormitories were added to allow children to have residential stays in the rural and historic setting. The farm has a variety of livestock, including sheep, pigs, cows, poultry, ponies, goats and horses. Some seasonal vegetables are grown in the fields and there is
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bought the farm in 1943 and the hall in 1949, they sold off some of the surrounding land but retained the historic core of the farm along with 138 acres of land. Whirlow Hall Farm Trust was set up in 1979 as a charitable organisation and an educational trust working with inner city children and young
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By the end of the 18th century the hall was in a state of poor repair, the east wing was pulled down in 1795 and the rest was demolished later, although local legend says it was struck by lightning and burnt down. In 1843 the present house was built on the site of the old hall, it is less grand than
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Whirlow Hall as early as 1501. The old hall was a stone faced building with some very large rooms and windows. By 1720 the Brights were bankrupt, mainly through the dissipation and bad debts of Henry Bright who had inherited the estate in 1694. The Whirlow Hall estate was sold to Sir John Statham
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Furness family were the first tenants in the new house, finally giving up the lease in 1937 and bringing to an end over 200 years of occupancy of Whirlow Hall along with their ancestors the Dungworths. Walter Clarke lived at the hall for a few years up to 1943.
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Whirlow Hall is thought to date from the second half of the 16th century. It was built by the Brights, a wealthy local family who had initially made their fortune in the wool trade but by the 15th century had branched out into metalworking and
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in 1720 who in turn sold it to Thomas Hollis in 1725. Many of the outbuildings, including
Whirlow Hall Cottage were constructed at this time as the Hollis Trust converted the farm for tenants.
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