▁the ▁control ▁of ▁Il bert ▁de ▁L acy . ▁By ▁ 1 3 1 6 ▁the ▁man or ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁William ▁Bol ling , ▁and ▁B oll ings ▁owned ▁the ▁estate ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁when ▁control ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Temp ests ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁estate ▁until ▁ 1 6 4 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁estate ▁changed ▁hands ▁several ▁times ▁there after ▁until ▁eventually ▁it ▁was ▁let ▁to ▁several ▁ten ants ▁until ▁being ▁presented ▁to ▁Brad ford ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁three ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁second ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 3 , ▁during ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁a ▁Royal ist ▁base . ▁ ▁On ▁this ▁occasion ▁the ▁Royal ists ▁took ▁the ▁town , ▁which ▁had ▁strong ▁Parliament arian ▁sympath ies , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁vict ors ▁would ▁put ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁to ▁the ▁sword . ▁▁ ▁There ▁is ▁usually ▁material ▁on ▁display ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁including ▁a ▁death ▁mask ▁of ▁Oliver ▁C rom well . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁were ▁modern ised ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁John ▁Car r , ▁following ▁a ▁fire . ▁The ▁Hall ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bol ling ▁chap el ▁at ▁Brad ford ▁parish ▁church , ▁now ▁Brad ford ▁C athedral , ▁was