Illicit Quaker meetings were held in the Hall before the building of the nearby Meeting House. George Fox, a founder of the Society of Friends, stayed at Countersett Hall in 1652 and 1677. There is a local legend that Mary, Queen of Scots, stopped off at the hall on her way to Bolton Castle in 1658.
Illicit Quaker gatherings were held in the Hall prior to the construction of the nearby Meeting House. George Fox, a founder of the Society of Friends, stayed at Countersett Hall in 1652 and 1677. There is an oral history that Mary, Queen of Scots, visited the hall on her way to Bolton Castle in 1658.