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The History of Kilhey Court
Kilhey Court was built in 1884 by Mr Fairhurst, Wigan Brewer, as a Wedding Present for his wife - there beginning a great tradition. Life "Upstairs" is remembered by Mrs Weaver, who came to live at the Court at the age of 15, when her mother was a laundry maid. In those days there were seven servants in the house plus a nanny for the children, two chauffeurs and two gardeners. The house was filled with valuable antiques and paintings and the drawing room was carpeted with a rug depicting a hunting scene, which cost £850.00 more than fifty years ago. Sitting in the new a la carte Restaurant, Mrs Weaver remembered when it was the family drawing room. "At Christmas one window would be filled with an enormous Christmas tree and all the servants would line up with their gifts." Now taken over for hotel bedrooms, Mrs Weaver pointed out the site of the conservatory, which housed the peach and nectarine rooms and the site of the tomato and fern houses leading out of the grounds, which featured a monkey puzzle tree, complete with a live monkey. After Mr Fairhurst passed on, his widow, who was reluctant to stay alone, sold Kilhey Court in the 1900's, to Mr Alexander Young, a Wigan Mill owner looking for a present for his new wife. At this time, oil lamps were still in use but they gradually added a few modern conveniences. Despite being caught up in the stock market collapse in 1929, the couple had a happy life and blessed the house with two daughters. After the death of his wife, Mr Young lived in Kilhey Court alone for a while before re-marrying in the 1950's. Mr Young died in 1960 and new occupants moved in - Mr Leonard Sidebotham and his wife, Mildred joining his aunt in the big house. Mrs Sidebotham lived in the house until recent years, having spent some time there with just her son Michael after her husband died. Kilhey Court had many traditions, one of which was the calling of tramps for a good meal, which went back to the time when the house was on a direct route from Chorley to Wigan workhouse. The House opened as a hotel and conference centre in 1984. After a series of private ownership, the hotel was bought by Macdonald Hotels plc in August 1996. Various additions to the Hotel have since been carried out, the latest being the purpose built training and conference centre in 2004 complete with interactive smart boards, DVD and CD players, Flipcharts, LCD projectors and screens. For further information and a map of the location of Kilhey Court please click here. |
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