Hi Jess Sounds interesting! If you're a subscriber to the LancsGen list, would you mind posting your message there, too? If you're not a subscriber and you wouldn't object, I'd appreciate it if you'd allow me to forward your post to the list. :-) Thanks! Best wishes, Lynne List Admin. Richard Wild wrote: > 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. > >

Thank you very much, see you there! Anne Do join us, most of us subscribe to both! ----- Original Message ----- From: <lklein@mindspring.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] Royton Hall > Hi Jess > > Sounds interesting! If you're a subscriber to the LancsGen list, would > you mind posting your message there, too? If you're not a subscriber and > you wouldn't object, I'd appreciate it if you'd allow me to forward your > post to the list. :-) > > Thanks! > > Best wishes, > Lynne > List Admin. > > > Richard Wild wrote: > >> 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 ==== > Lancashire OnLine: http://www.lancashire-online.co.uk/ > Virtual Encyclopedia of Manchester: > http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/index2.html > Dialect: http://www.nyt.co.uk/lancashire.htm > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Hi Lynne I'm not a subscriber to the LancsGen list, but please feel free to forward my message to that list and to anybody else who may be interested. I forgot to mention that the open days run from 10.00 a.m. to approx. 3.00 p.m. each day. I have been involved with the project over the last two weeks (not digging - my back won't allow it I'm afraid) but it has been fascinating watching it being slowly unearthed. As Bren says it is a shame that it has to be covered up again but, in this day and age, that is probably the only way that we can preserve it. I must point out that the whole of the Hall has not been excavated - only the oldest part, as it covers quite a large area. We hope to do another 'dig' this time next year to uncover other parts of it and also its terraced gardens. If any of you do come to the open days please make yourself known to me. I will be one of those doing the tours and will have my name 'emblazoned' across my chest!! See you there Jess On 26 Jul 2005, at 18:02, lklein@mindspring.com wrote: > Hi Jess > > Sounds interesting! If you're a subscriber to the LancsGen list, > would you mind posting your message there, too? If you're not a > subscriber and you wouldn't object, I'd appreciate it if you'd allow > me to forward your post to the list. :-) > > Thanks! > > Best wishes, > Lynne > List Admin. > > > Richard Wild wrote: > >> 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 ==== > Lancashire OnLine: http://www.lancashire-online.co.uk/ > Virtual Encyclopedia of Manchester: > http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/index2.html > Dialect: http://www.nyt.co.uk/lancashire.htm > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >