 In 1641 Robert and Elizabeth Lever moved into the hall, the date was inscribed with the initials RLE on the stone head of the inner door and on the porch beam.The hall had two storeys with gable attics constructed with a timber frame with plaster fill and a grey slate roof in the Tudor style.It was located on the high ground that slopes down to Blackshaw Brook, which flowed past the south side of the house near the junction with the River Croal.