Save Winstanley Hall
A group with 1200 members actively campaigning for the restoration
Link to Save Winstanley Hall facebook page
2008 - Conservation Management Plan
A (120 page) comprehensive Conservation plan was commissioned and produced in 2008 at a time when significant progress was being made. The document details the history, architectural context , social history and conservation issues in great detail.
Options Appraisal Study by Heritage Works Buildings Preservation Trust Ltd
Produced in 2010
Previous Campaigns
Between 2007 and 2015, "Save Wigan", now Wigan Building Preservation Trust (WBPT), actively campaigned along with Save Britain to save the Hall and surrounding buildings.
Save Wigan were the "feet on the street" for Save Britain creating a local presence for a national campaign. Led by Andy Lomax the group were successful in gaining £50,000 for some remedial work.
A fund raising brochure was produced in 2011, the brochure contains some historical and architectural details and well worth a read.
View 2011 Fund Raising Brochure
Wigan BPT can make all our previous work, photos, reports, options analysis, etc available to the facebook group if required.
Our BPT group wish "Save Winstanley Hall" future success
Historical articles by Joyce H. M. Bankes
The Funeral of Meyrick Banks - 1827
James Bankes and the Manor of Wistanley (1595-1617)
A 19th Century Railway
The Lancashire Colliery Girl
Originally published in the Gentlemens Magazine in 1797.
The article was reproduced and discussed in 1842 by Hannah Moore
The Lancashire Collier Girl - 1785
Who was the Lancashire Collier Girl?
Article by PEH Hair MA DPhil, identifying the girl in question.
Deterioration - 2019
Extensive damage to the roof
Severe Deterioration - September 2020
History of Winstanly Hall & the Bankes Family
Very complete and comprehensive piece of work from the Landed faimilies of Britain.
Enabling Development
This Historic England document provides advice on enabling development, which has been a crucial initiatives in the restoration and preservation of Winstanley Hall over the last 20 years.
Enabling development is development that would not be in compliance with local and/or national planning policies, and not normally be given planning permission, except for the fact that it would secure the future conservation of a heritage asset. Whilst only applicable in certain circumstances, enabling development can be a useful tool.