Nestled in woodland and tucked away behind the college which bears its name, Hopwood Hall could be one of Greater Manchester’s finest gems. At first appearance
A Hollywood director has travelled thousands of miles on a mission to take on the ultimate renovation project – and save his crumbling ancestral home
People who search genealogy websites often find birth and marriage records, newspaper clippings, faded photographs or maybe a long-lost relative. Hopwood DePree found a 60-room
American producer Hopwood Depree traded Hollywood for his family’s ancestral home, a 600-year-old English estate that had fallen into complete despair. Depree details the massive
LONDON – Many people searching genealogy websites for information about their ancestors encounter poignant geographical details, long-lost relatives or historical insights – good, bad and ugly. Michigan-born actor,
When US film-maker Hopwood DePree discovered his family’s derelict English ancestral home a decade ago, he left Hollywood and started a new life near Rochdale
It is a majestic castle that would not look out of place as the centrepiece of any glossy TV period drama. However, when an American
In 2013, Hollywood producer Hopwood Depree was winding down after work with some wine and casual Internet scrolling. Scanning ancestry websites, he discovered a massive
