Elland Old Hall
Elland Old Hall is situated on the North side of the River Calder and was for several generations the home of the Eland family. After the Elland Feud the Hall passed to the Savilles through the marriage of Isobal Eland to Sir John Saville.
The Hall, originally a timber construction, would probably have been encased with stone at a later date. The Hall had a chapel which at a later date was used as a barn. It is listed in Dodworth 175 (1602) as being a decayed chapel. Between two interior walls and thought to be below the foundations was a room which in violent times could be used for a place of safety.
There have probably been several Halls on the present site over the years, the present Hall being built during the 18th century. Although the present Hall is modern, some architectural oddities are contained. There are two large reception rooms with four sets of double windows. On the upper floor is an unsymmetric room where the walls taper to a large square. There is a gabled arch which emerges from the floor parallel to one wall. On the ground floor is a stone doorway which leads to a cellar with an arched roof. This cellar waold have been a dungeon in the original Hall or possibly the room previously mentioned. There is a timber beam which stretches from the cellar up to the roof.
In 1932 the Elland Hall Estates were sold by the Savilles to Lord Mexborough for £3,000. Over the last few years the Hall has been used as a farm house, but its days are numbered. It is shortly due to be demolished to enable the construction of the Elland by-pass road.