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 meetings were held in the Hall before its nearby Meeting House was constructed. George Fox, a leader of the Society of Friends, stayed at Countersett Hall in both 1652 and 1677. A local legend maintains that Mary, Queen of Scots, passed through the hall on her way to Bolton Castle in 1658.