due to the Hopwood Foundation’s refusal to accept the funder’s terms. Leader of the council, Coun Neil Emmott, said: “Hopwood Hall is a local historic asset which means a great deal to the ...

More than £350,000 has been awarded to help the restoration of historic Hopwood Hall near Rochdale. The Hopwood Foundation has been awarded the grant to ramp-up essential repairs and improve the ...

It may, or may not, involve DePree in his role as chair of the Hopwood Foundation. “I just want this to work,” sighs DePree. “For the hall to be saved for the community that has poured their ...

Credit: Hopwood DePree The workshops at the Hall have been put on by Historic England and funded by the Hamish Ogston Foundation. Historic England says there is an urgent need to train the next ...

Hopwood DePree is leading the restoration of Hopwood Hall, which he has dubbed Downton Shabby When US film-maker Hopwood DePree discovered his family's derelict English ancestral home a decade ago ...

DePree discovered his descendants in England lived in a castle, Hopwood Hall Estate, while browsing his family ancestry online. This revelation compelled him to move overseas to save the building ...

Greater Manchester Police said a large quantity of York stone was stolen from the gardens of Hopwood Hall, Middleton. Former Hollywood actor and producer Hopwood DePree said he was "shocked and ...

due to the Hopwood Foundation’s refusal to accept the funder’s terms. Leader of the council, Coun Neil Emmott, said: “Hopwood Hall is a local historic asset which means a great deal to the people of ...

He has now told the story in a book called Downton Shabby. Hopwood Hall is perhaps the ultimate home renovation project. Some of its 60 rooms have big chunks of floor and ceiling missing ...