Bent Hill 

Bent Hill, on Scholes Lane, was originally built as a private residence in the 1850's for Robert Neill, builder and former Mayor of Manchester.

It included 17 acres of land with Glasshouse for vines and peaches, stables, a coach house and a shippon (cow house) . It also included a summer house, croquet lawn and a conservatory.

The drive way lead from Ostrich Lane past a lodge house designed as a scaled miniature of the mansion.

In 1870 J.A.Bannerman leased the property, and was resident for nearly 30 years.

Bent Hall (1990) as Manor Park Nursing Home

The house was purchased by Prestwich Urban District Council in 1919, and the council offices relocated from Chester Bank (Just North of Chester Street, off Bury New Road) the next year.

In 1939 Baron Cawley of Prestwich became it's first mayor, after a petition for Prestwich to become a borough was successful, Bent Hall  was then used as the  town Hall until 1972.

Town Hall Council Chamber

The house was underwent substantial renovation to become Manor Park Nursing home, but was forced to close and is now in the process of being divided into residential property again after some years of vacancy.

The Land around the House was used for the council's first housing project, and the remaining gardens are also currently being built upon as part of the new residential  scheme.