Cliffe Park Hall, Staffordshire: From Grandeur to Decay

[@angelabooth-c1p]

Brian and wendy were good friends of mine and their son and grandson he was an amazing and kind thoughtful man he was an actor and worked in vintage medivel armour and was deeply involved in the TV industry

[@PatriciaConlin]

you did a great job with the history of this once beautiful building...I really enjoyed this video as I love old houses and the back story to them..thank you..

[@HymerS660withjeffriva]

Wow that take me back to the mid 60's 70's and early 80's when I used to visit my untie Mary and uncle Herbert Riva who lived in Maccelsfield. As my untie was a local cub leader, and I used to go on walks with them as a child and later on with my wife and children where we enjoying camping at Barnside Camping ground with her and her group were we walking around Rudyard Lake and the local area. Past the hall many a time, such a shame it's like it is now though. Good informative video though, well done.

[@thisperson5294]

You make it sound like Orwell used it was a base, but he only stayed one night there. He said it was so cold next morning, he couldn't fasten his buttons! I came to your video via reading his diaries.

[@emmabentley7945]

Must admit this was fascinating, good video ❤

[@TheRedHairedStokie]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheAlbumReviewchannel]

Hi Jenna. Recently discovered your channel and have really enjoyed the content. I’m a STOKIE from Porthill and this content is just fabulous really enjoyed the Jollees episode with the beloved Mel Scholes. Keep up the good. All the best. Dave from the Album Review Channel

[@TheRedHairedStokie]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@vintage-vt9qh]

Great video with some interesting facts i didnt know. im a local from Leek and used to go mountain biking at rudyard, cutting through the hall path when John lived there. I remember the attack, so awful. i ventured into the hall a few times when it was not long abandoned, before the ceilings had gone and before it was vandalised. It was quite intact, mainly just window frame woodwork rotting, but windows still intact. heartbreaking to see it get worse year by year, it was a beautiful building inside

[@shottostravels]

Thanks for shedding some light on a place I've walked past quite a few times. You did a great job. It's amazing that someone can't do something with this wonderful place. As you say, it won't be there for too much longer. Take care 👍

[@zm321]

Back in the 80's my family were members of Rudyard Lake Sailing Club and the access to the club back then was along the track which went through the grounds of this house. There was a gate at both sides of the land to the house which we had to open/shut whenever driving though. I remember Brian (and his Jaguar cars) and saying Hi to him, always seemed a decent guy and I recall the anger at the time of the robbery. What a sad end to a great old house this is.

[@lizstubbs2969]

It's a beautiful building, been recently and a crazy alarm system was activated in a different part of the building than where we got to see so we didn't stay long unfortunately, great video so sad to see the building decaying as it is

[@TheRedHairedStokie]

Yes that was there when we went in, completely deafening! We managed to only trip it a few times luckily.

[@lizstubbs2969]

@@TheRedHairedStokie it was horrible we couldn't hack the noise we had to leave it was like someone screaming down your ear in surround sound, how the hell did you stay with that lol

[@TheRedHairedStokie]

😂 I desperately wanted to make this video haha

[@lizstubbs2969]

@@TheRedHairedStokie you must have been cringing

[@sbdiaries]

A interesting place with history and yet in a sad state of decline . You sad its grade 2 listed so why hasn't anyone stepped in to save this iconic building so sad really. Thanks for touring us around a building sadly shortly to be falling down. Best wishes for 2024 🎉and greetings from Simon and Beth ❤🙋

[@ryandavies1919]

Thank you for sharing this! I’m looking into possibly buying this to restore… very interesting video

I hope you have a few million pounds to spare.

[@InStoke-os3le]

Hi wheres this I'm buy the lake now looking for it

It would probably be more economical to demolish it and rebuild something from scratch. Perhaps they could incorporate a few of the original features into the new house.

[@BarryRudge]

Why not convert to flats

[@PeterLucas-wh6hi]

Slow down😊