Spring Hall

Spring Hall
Gothic mansion with turret
Spring Hall in 2014
Spring Hall in West Yorkshire
Spring Hall in West Yorkshire
Location in West Yorkshire
Alternative namesSpring Hall Mansions
General information
TypeMansion
Architectural style
AddressHuddersfield Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 0AQ, England
Coordinates53°42′42″N 1°51′25″W / 53.71167°N 1.85694°W / 53.71167; -1.85694
Elevation128 m (420 ft)
Current tenantsCalderdale Register Office
CompletedBefore 1614; rebuilt 1871
Renovated2009
ClientTom Holdsworth (1870–1871)
OwnerCalderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architecture firmMallinson and Barber
Website
Calderdale Register Office

Spring Hall, also known as Spring Hall Mansions, is a mansion situated off the Huddersfield Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire. A house had been built on the site by 1614, but it was demolished in 1870 leaving only the cellars. It was rebuilt in Gothic Revival style and completed in 1871 to a larger ground plan by architects James Mallinson and William Swinden Barber for Tom Holdsworth.

In World War I, the house served as a hospital.[1] It remained in the family's ownership until the death of Holdsworth's nephew in 1920. Subsequently, it became a boarding house,[1] and passed through several hands until it was presented to Halifax Corporation in 1948. After most of the grounds had been sold off, the remainder was used for sports and recreation, the building was later used as a ballet studio.[1] The building fell into disrepair but was renovated in 2009. As of 2014, Calderdale Register Office has officiated at wedding ceremonies in the Hall's ground floor suite since 2011,[2] and the upper floors are now rented out as office space.

Although many of Barber's buildings are now listed, Spring Hall remains unlisted, although it retains its 17th-century cellars and many original 1871 features including the painted and galleried Arts and Crafts grand staircase.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Potted history of Hall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Calderdale Council: Spring Hall ceremony suite Retrieved 29 April 2014

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