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Sedgley New Hall
Richard Fort of Sedgley Hall sold his land in 1854.Leading to the building of several large residences...
In the 1881-1891 census returns, Sedgley New Hall makes an appearance, with Henry Lee J.P. living there. Henry, was a grandfather of Sir Kenneth Lee - who played a role in inventing crease-resistant processes,Director-General of the Ministry of Information (1939-40) and made 1st Baronet(1940). Henry had 4 children (1881 census) and in that same year he laid the foundation stone of Heaton Park Congretational Church built on land that he had bought and donated along with Thomas Rymer. By 1891 only his son Lennox remained in the New Hall, along with his family of 4, with Henry employing 9 servants. Henry had also been Liberal M.P. for Southampton (1880-1885). Henry had been resident at in 1880 and in 1871 was just recorded as living at "Sedgley Park", between Brooklands and Singleton Lodge, so may also have been Sedgley New Hall.
Sedgley House
Sedgley Mount
The How
The Holme
Brook House
Woodcliffe
Northwood
Beechcroft
Henry Lee was director of Tootal Broadhurst & Lee - Hemming manufacturer 1887 - renowned for work on the first crease proof fabric,offices and warehouse on Oxford Road, Manchester, Bradford , Belfast and Paris, and mills at Sunnyside, Bolton.
Behind this building, and not visible from the street is Lee House, the stub of what would have been the tallest building in Europe at 217 ft., a 17-storey warehouse of the same firm (planned 1928; part completed 1931), but only 8 storeys were completed.
Henry had been born to Lee Lee a Surveyor of Chorley, in 1817. Lee had died in 1837 aged 55, and with a debt of £130 due to the town of Chorley (£18,600 today). Lee had 12 children and his sons set about clearing the debt despite beign in poor circumstances. This they did through their industry, paying off the debt plus £50 by way of interest (£7,000) in 1846. The inhabitants of Chorley held a meeting and decided that the interest should be returned as a thanks for the family's hard work and integrity.
Lee's youngest son Joseph Cocksey Lee became a J.P., was Deputy Chairman of the board of directors of the Manchester Ship Canal, chairman of the Jubilee Exhibition at Manchester (1887) and Knighted in 1882 for his services in connection with the negotiations of the trade treaty with France of 1881.
The Royal Jubilee Exhibition of Manchester in 1887This was a celebration the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, commemorating the industry and art of fifty years of Victoria's reign. The Manchester Exhibition was the largest of the jubilee exhibitions; it was held on a thirty-three acre site in Old Trafford, and attracted over four million visitors. The size of the Exhibition was probably motivated by the desire to promote the Manchester Ship Canal project; three quarters of the guarantors of the exhibition were supporters of the project and the exhibition included as 32-foot scale model of the canal. The exhibition was opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales on 3 May 1887 and was open until November 1887. The chairman of the exhibition was Joseph Cocksey Lee (1832-1894), a cotton spinner and merchant of Manchester.
Another Henry LeeThere was also another Henry Lee living at Gladstone Terrace, Derby Street, Prestwich in 1881. He was the 5month old son of Joseph, a Railway Solicitors Clerk.
Henry Lee was also a govenor of the British School in Prestwich, and died at his home of Bedford Lodge in Broughton in 1904. He is buried in Weaste cemetery.
Partner, Henry Tootal Broadhurst lived at Wood Hill.
Robert Cawley son of Sir Frederick, the 1st Baron Cawley of Prestwich who lived at Brooklands just along Bury Old Road, married Henry Lee's grand daughter, Vivienne. Henry & Vivienne moved into Brooklands upon his father’s death in 1937. Robert Cawley became 2nd Baron Cawley, and was a Justice of the Peace. Harold Lee moved from Sedgley New Hall to a house called Fairfield, in Broughton Park (Fairfield stood on Old Hall Rd between Northcote & the Church).
In 1901 John W Barclay (b:1874), shipping merchant, along with his family were living at Sedgley New Hall.
John Barclay was the son of Robert Barclay, a South American shipping merchant. They had previously lived on the corner of Cavendish Road and Bury New Road (Springfield - where the catholic Church,Our Lady of Dolours is today).
In 1914-1918 Sedgley New Hall was used as a Red Cross Hospital. The Hon Mrs Vivenne Cawley (to give her full title) of
Brooklands was Commandant Of The East Lancs Red Cross Hospitals, and was in charge of Polefield Hall and Langley House and Sedgley New Hall during WW1.
More about SpringfieldThe Rectory house has a link to the Greek Church in Broughton too, and also Olympic class tennis !
The house "Springfield" first appears in thee census of 1881, when Robert Barclay, a East India & River Plate merchant, originally from Scotland, lived there with his family - his wife and 5 children plus a cook, waitress, housemaid & under housemaid. They still lived there in the 1890's then the house doesn't get a mention in 1901.
By 1911 the Greek Casdagli family of Merchants lived there. Emmanuel Casdagli appeared in Manchester as early as 1863 and was warden of the Greek church on Bury New Rd 1884-1885. His sons Theodore and Xenophon continued in business as Emmanuel Casdagli & Sons. Emmanuel was the winner of the French Tennis Open in 1898 and won silver in the Olympic Singles and bronze in the doubles, at Athens in 1906).
His brother married into the Negroponte-Agelasto family line. Another son Dimitrios won two Olympic silver medals at Athens 1896. Both players were born at Springfield. Xenophan is buried at St Mary's in Prestwich.
The Greek families of Higher Broughton had no burila ground so several are buried at St Mary's in Prestwich. Read more about the Greek Merchant families of Prestwich & Higher Broughton.
Robert Norton BarclayJohn's elder brother, Robert Norton Barclay (b:1873, Buenos Ayres) lived on St Paul's Rd, Kersal Moor (1901). He inherited the family business, was director of the National Boiler Co. and The Manchester Ship Canal Co., also Liberal MP, J.P., became Mayor of Manchester, Vice-president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and director of The District Bank(1913) and its chairman from 1936 to 1946. Also in 1936 Robert was knighted for public and philanthropic services in Manchester. Despite the family name, the District Bank ultimately became part of the Nat West Group.
In 1938 he was made chair of the city's Air Raid Precaution and later the Emergency Committee as Manchester prepared for War.
He bought shoreland at Derwent Water along with Wray Castle (plus 64 acres) and donated them to the National Trust. Upon his death he also donated his home, Mobbereley Hall to the Manchester Education Committee as a residential School.
Sedgley New Hall 1906
Sedgley New Hall 1915
Sedgley New Hall was demolished in 1929. The location is now covered by Sedgley Primary School and the surrounding housing.
