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Birchley Hall is a Grade II listed Elizabethan house at Billinge in Lancashire. The Hall was bought by Christopher Anderton of Lostock, Bolton in about 1581. The present building was built by sons James and Thurston in 1594. During the Reformation the hall was a stronghold for Roman Catholics during their persecution under the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. A secret Catholic printing press was set up at Birchley Hall in about 1604 by Thurstan and Roger Anderton. One wing of the hall contains a chapel which was used for secret religious services. Birchley Hall was bought by Vincent Wood from his cousin Joseph Middlehurst in 1945. His son Bernard partially restored the chapel up to the 1970s when the hall was sold to the charity Sue Ryder Care, which converted it into a home for the elderly. The chapel was fully restored for interdenominational use. The Foundation ran the Hall as a care centre for the elderly but is now facing closure (as of 2023). It is within the council area of St. Helens.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1343273.

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.492895,-2.7186434
Grid Reference: SJ 5241 9981
Civil Parish: Billinge Chapel End CP
Council Area: St Helens CA
Strategic Authority Area: Liverpool City Region SA
Police Area: Merseyside PA

GBPN ID: 299922
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Birchley_Hall,_Lancashire_299922

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