It’s a shame that its been allowed to become so dilapidated because it is a beautiful Tudor building and its being left to rot. Looks like the company that owns it is waiting for it to be too far gone so they can build houses on the site. If you haven't checked this place out yet I'd do it sooner rather than later because I'm not sure how much longer it'll be standing.
History -
The hall was built in the 1560s for the Winstanley family of Winstanley, who were lords of the manor since at least 1252 and may have been responsible for building the moat on the site. The Winstanleys owned the hall until 1596, when the estate was sold to James Bankes, a London goldsmith and banker. Winstanley Hall has three storeys and has a date stone with a date of 1584, but this is not in situ so may not provide an accurate date for the construction of the house. Extra blocks were added in the 17th and 18th centuries. Further and extensive alterations were made in 1811–19 by Lewis Wyatt in a Jacobean style. He moved the entrance to the left flank of the hall and replaced the original entrance with a window. The final additions to the hall were made in 1843 when an extra wing was added. To the south, on lands belonging to the hall, is a small stone building which was used to house bears that provided entertainment for the hall's guests. The Winstanley family also owned the Braunstone Hall estate in Leicestershire.
The Bankes family retained ownership of the hall until the 21st century when it was sold for private development. The hall had been kept in good condition until the 1960s when the family moved out; it was last occupied in the 1980s. As the building decayed and the cost of maintaining Winstanley Hall was too much for the family, it was sold on in 2000 with 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land. It has been reported that the new owner intended to develop the hall into private flats, and that refurbishment was held up due to problems with planning permission, although it has also been reported that no application for planning permission has been submitted. As of January 2022, the building is in poor condition and in danger of collapsing, with a leaking roof, collapsed floors, and widespread dry rot.
The explore -
I first visited here about 7-8 years ago but remember very little, all the sites kind of blend into one after a while. A few of us climbed on the scaffolding roof atop of the stable but I wouldn’t dream of doing that now.
After plotting a suitable path on google maps we headed across the fields. Getting here looks a lot easier than it is, especially after trudging through wet farmers fields. My mate lost a shoe in the mud it was that bad. it took a lot longer than I thought it would but we got there in the end.
The main building is in terrible shape now, you can get in but can only access the ground floor from the entrance we got into with the stairs having long collapsed. It seems like there is another window that you could probably get through to access the first floor but we couldn't get into it this time.
The barn is fully open and looks like the barriers haven't been repaired in quite a while. It’s a solid structure so we headed to the very top and apart from a close call with the floor giving way its pretty safe.
There is a house on site that is also falling apart, not much going on in there to be honest.
I couldn’t get any drone shots that I would've liked to because just as I was about to get it out it started raining.
History -
The hall was built in the 1560s for the Winstanley family of Winstanley, who were lords of the manor since at least 1252 and may have been responsible for building the moat on the site. The Winstanleys owned the hall until 1596, when the estate was sold to James Bankes, a London goldsmith and banker. Winstanley Hall has three storeys and has a date stone with a date of 1584, but this is not in situ so may not provide an accurate date for the construction of the house. Extra blocks were added in the 17th and 18th centuries. Further and extensive alterations were made in 1811–19 by Lewis Wyatt in a Jacobean style. He moved the entrance to the left flank of the hall and replaced the original entrance with a window. The final additions to the hall were made in 1843 when an extra wing was added. To the south, on lands belonging to the hall, is a small stone building which was used to house bears that provided entertainment for the hall's guests. The Winstanley family also owned the Braunstone Hall estate in Leicestershire.
The Bankes family retained ownership of the hall until the 21st century when it was sold for private development. The hall had been kept in good condition until the 1960s when the family moved out; it was last occupied in the 1980s. As the building decayed and the cost of maintaining Winstanley Hall was too much for the family, it was sold on in 2000 with 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land. It has been reported that the new owner intended to develop the hall into private flats, and that refurbishment was held up due to problems with planning permission, although it has also been reported that no application for planning permission has been submitted. As of January 2022, the building is in poor condition and in danger of collapsing, with a leaking roof, collapsed floors, and widespread dry rot.
The explore -
I first visited here about 7-8 years ago but remember very little, all the sites kind of blend into one after a while. A few of us climbed on the scaffolding roof atop of the stable but I wouldn’t dream of doing that now.
After plotting a suitable path on google maps we headed across the fields. Getting here looks a lot easier than it is, especially after trudging through wet farmers fields. My mate lost a shoe in the mud it was that bad. it took a lot longer than I thought it would but we got there in the end.
The main building is in terrible shape now, you can get in but can only access the ground floor from the entrance we got into with the stairs having long collapsed. It seems like there is another window that you could probably get through to access the first floor but we couldn't get into it this time.
The barn is fully open and looks like the barriers haven't been repaired in quite a while. It’s a solid structure so we headed to the very top and apart from a close call with the floor giving way its pretty safe.
There is a house on site that is also falling apart, not much going on in there to be honest.
I couldn’t get any drone shots that I would've liked to because just as I was about to get it out it started raining.
