Fensham Howes moves to new offices at Bowcliffe Hall
10th October 2006
On the 10th October 2006 we moved into our new dedicated offices at Bowcliffe Hall, Bramham, West Yorkshire. The new offices provide us and clients with highly productive facilities in beautiful and easily accessible surroundings.
The offices are located just off the A1 (see the Contact section of the web site for driving directions), which should make it more convenient for many clients to visit us. We are keen to encourage this as we feel it benefits clients to get a chance to meet as many members of the team as possible; and it also means that we can ensure an efficient and productive environment when presenting our recommendations to you.
The new contact details for the company are:
Fensham Howes Ltd
The Lodge
Bowcliffe Hall
Bramham
West Yorkshire
LS23 6UL
T: + 44 (0) 1937 849 099
F: + 44 (0) 1937 849 399
History of Bowcliffe Hall
Bowcliffe Hall was built in about 1805 by William Robinson, a Manchester cotton magnate, and sold soon afterwards on his bankruptcy for £2,000 at public auction. Between 1848 and 1896 the Hall was owned by George Lane Fox, known throughout most of Yorkshire as "the Squire". Closely connected with the Bramham Moor Hunt, he took great pleasure in organising hunting parties which rapidly became a feature of the Estate and were often attended by Royalty.
It was subsequently owned by Mr W G Jackson from 1908 and Mr Robert Blackburn, the early aviation pioneer and manufacturer, from 1920 until 1935. Since 1956 the Hall and the surrounding buildings have been used as offices.
Bowcliffe Hall stands on land that was the arena for the Battle of Bramham Moor in 1408. The battle saw the death of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. Percy had been a key ally of Owen Glendower in his rebellion against Henry IV. He had been in exile in Scotland, but changes there made him feel unsafe. Having spent time in Wales and then France, Percy returned to Scotland, raised a small force, and invaded England, where he was defeated and killed by Yorkshire knights led by the sheriff of York.