Saturday 23 July 2011

Hough End Hall


 This is Hough End Hall now. It was built in 1592 and has now been turned in to a Restaurant. The business is up for sale, but I think Manchester Corporation still owns the property.One interesting thing, if you notice
some of the windows have been blocked out. This is due to the window tax in the 18th century which meant that the more windows you had, the more tax you paid. All over the country, windows were blocked up.  Hence the term "Day Light Robbery".

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