Harrytown Hall is a former manor house

Manor house

A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...

 situated in Bredbury

Bredbury

Bredbury is a suburban town within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England, located south east of Manchester, east of Stockport and south west of Hyde...

, near Stockport

Stockport

Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...

, United Kingdom.

The first hall was built in the 15th century by Harry Bruckshaw, but it was demolished and rebuilt in 1671 by John Bruckshaw, whose initials were carved along with his wife's, Sarah, over the front door along with the year. It was built in a gothic style, and it remains well-preserved.

For many years the Bruckshaws owned the estate, and later the Fosters and the Waltons, but in 1913 the hall became a convent school. In 1978 the school moved to new premises and became Harrytown Catholic High School

Harrytown Catholic High School

Harrytown Catholic High School is a voluntary aided Catholic secondary school, situated in Romiley near Stockport, England. Originally a convent school based at Harrytown Hall, it became a co-educational Catholic secondary school in 1978 and moved to new accommodation...

; the building is now used as flats.