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HALL LANE
Mobberley Old Hall
The house dates from the 17th century, and was built in two phases. The first stage was built in 1612 for Robert Robinson, the son of a Yorkshire wool merchant. The second stage was built later in the century, probably for Laurence Wright of Offerton. A barn was probably built at the same time, and is dated 1686. The house eventually passed to Jane Wright, who with her husband John Blakiston built a new house called Mobberley Hall in 1845 (now Barclay Hall behind Sunrise further along Hall Lane) at which point the older house became known as Mobberley Old Hall. In the latter part of the 19th century the house was occupied by Henry Lycett, a solicitor) Octavio Kissel (a cotton merchant) and then Ernest Gerrard Leycester of Toft. In 1924 the house was bought by Miss Elsie Bishop. She died in 1955 and bequeathed it to Manchester University. The house was then rented by Professor John Wilkinson and his wife until 2003 when Mrs Wilkinson was tragically killed in a road accident in Alderley Edge. Manchester University decided to put the estate up for sale. In the following year the house and its estate were bought by Mohammed Isaq. In 2005 they were purchased for £3 million.
Despite a planning moratorium banning the creation of any new homes, he applied to Macclesfield council to turn the former coach house and the old barn into two large family homes.

Because the hall itself is listed it means everything in its grounds is also listed but planners decided to give the schemes the go-ahead.

Full planning permission was granted on April 13 to Mr Isaq and his agents Hall Needham Associates of Hollinwood.

The hall and the buildings were then put back on the market with Jackson-Stops & Staff, this time being offered in lots totalling around £3m. They were bought by developer Paul Cummins who removed one of the Hall's internal walls, damaging the buildings "appearance, character and historic interest" without gaining planning permission.

He was served with an enforcement notice by Macclesfield Council, demanding the Grade II* listed building be returned to its original state. Mr Cummins had already had a retrospective planning application thrown out.
He also carried out work on a glazed canopy and a lack of detailed paperwork led to "serious concern in relation to the integrity of the historic fabric within this listed building".

The enforcement notice came into effect on January 7th 2006 and gave Mr Cummins just two months to carry out the required work - failure to comply could have resulted in prosecution.
The Hall and estate was subsequently sold to its current owner Craig Bennett.
Mill Lane junction up to the Church after 1921 (when the Victory Hall was built) but probably before the New Road
Bowers Cottage
Little Leys
Brendon Cottage
Cottage opposite the entrance to Sunrise (Mobberley New Hall as was)
1923 looking past Slade Cottages to Church Lane Junction
Old Hall Cottages previosuly known as Slade Cottages and Slade Brow
1912 Hall lane / Tipping Brow before the Elms were cut down
Elm Cottage demolished and replaced by the council houses on Hall Bank North
Tipping Brow on left and cottage since demolished. Elm Cottage on the left.
Post Card 1920 looking towards Church Lane Junction
Hall Lane looking at Swiss Cottage
Swiss Cottage
Swiss Cottage
Hart Cottage 1982 Sale Particulars
Hart Cottage
The Old Infants School, closed in 1958
Old School House. This was the Infants School - closed in 1958
Old School House today
Infants School
Park Farm
Park Farm in Hall Lane. Newly built in the 1960s.
New Hall / Barclay Park/Sunrise
The Margaret Barclay School for Handicapped Children. Now Sunrise residential.
Pump Cottage
Rose Cottage
Tipping Brow and The Slade before the New Road (and before 1921 when the Victory Hall was built)
Pine Tree Cottage
Mobberley Old Hall
Old Hall
Old Hall
The Yew Hedge by The Old Hall
The Old Hall
The Moat at the Old Hall