
Source: Rochdale Online
Hopwood Hall Estate is being awarded a grant of at least £276,000 from Historic England for critical structural repairs.
The grant, match-funded by Rochdale Borough Council, will enable the Grade-II* listed Hall to be stablised and weather-proofed, a milestone in the renovations as historically significant parts of the building are in danger of collapsing at any moment.
The home is being restored to its former glory by actor, director and producer Hopwood DePree, a direct descendent of the Hopwood family whose ancestral home was Hopwood Hall from when it was built until the 1920s…