Sadly The Palm House Has Gone

A Memory of Mossley.

I am the current owner and restorer of the former Town Hall. It was originally called Whitehall and is now called Mossley Hall. The Palm House in the picture was removed, along with the stained glass Atrium over the staircase, in 1958, due to decay. I was told this by the borough engineer that ordered the works at the time. He was a nice chap, Scottish, by the name of Jim Bruce. He came to visit me in 2010 with a friend, Adrian Brown, who followed him in the position. Sadly,Jim passed away last year. I am currently researching to loss of the stable block (you can see part of it on the left of the picture) as it was removed without consent, and therefore the records are scarce. If anyone out there has any information I would be grateful of it.