New Hall in Nevison or sometimes as it is called The Old Hall reached its ‘sell-by’ after the Luddite Riots of 1811, when the authorities stripped the lead from the roof to prevent the rebels using it to cast bullets. Once rain began to penetrate, the fate of the hall was sealed and it ended up as ballast under the A1 in the early sixties. its foundations however have been preserved intact under the recent housing development.
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