Hi everyone As an old Roytonian I used to play on the site in the 1940's It seem such a shame that after finding so many things the site has to be filled in again.when there is a chance that more thiings could have been found Bren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Wild" <wild.family@talk21.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:43 PM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Royton Hall > Hi Listers > > Not long ago some ex-Roytonians were discussing the merits (?) of > Royton, near Oldham. This may be of some interest to them........... > > For the last three weeks members of the Royton Historical Society and > other volunteers, in conjunction with the Archaeological Dept. at > Manchester University, have been excavating what remains of Royton > Hall. The Hall was demolished in 1939 but they have uncovered the > foundations of the old walls, which date back to the 16th century, and > many other interesting features such as the stairwell of a 17th century > spiral staircase, and some original mullioned cellar windows complete > with glass!! This Saturday and Sunday (30th and 31st July) are open > days when you can have a tour of the site and look at the 'finds' which > have been dug up. Entry is free. This will be your only chance to > see these remains as the site will be filled in again next week. > > If anyone is interested the site is situated on Hall Street. From the > traffic lights in the centre of Royton turn into Middleton Road and > Hall Street is the second turning on the left. > > See you there. > > Jess. > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Contact the list admin with any problems, questions or concerns: lancslife-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >