Bolling Hall, Bradford

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Bowling Hall

In the civil parish of Bradford.
In the historic county of Yorkshire West Riding (Modern Authority of Bradford, 1974 county of West Yorkshire).

Bolling Hall is largely a mid C17 manor house which incorporates 2 medieval towers, which are probably C14 in date. A wing was added to the house in the late C18. Built of sandstone and gritstone rubble with stone slate roof. In 1642 the Earl of Newcastle made Bolling Hall his headquarters during the siege of Bradford. The building is now in use as a museum.

This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Major remains.

This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 336153)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE17303143

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Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 49662

Web site links
- http://www.touruk.co.uk/houses/houseyorkshire_bolling.htm
Books
- Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p21
  Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p317
  Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p302
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p514
  Pevsner, N., 1959, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: West Riding (London, Penguin) p132-3
Journal Articles
- Wood, 1960, Country Life Vol128 p1482
Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
- Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p569

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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