Taken from The Star, Monday, May 9th, 1949: Lees Hall Question: Several readers who are interested in the history of Norton have asked the date of the photograph of Lees Hall given in our old Sheffield series. The point was referred to the Rev. William Clarke, son of the late Mr. W. Clarke of Lees Hall, who lives at 6, Longfellow Road, Worthing. He consulted several relatives, and all agree that the photograph was taken before the Clarke family went to the Hall, which was about 1893. Mr. Clarke thinks it is probable that the three young women shown in the photograph were maids. Incidentally, the founder members of Lees Hall Golf Club owed much to the generosity of Mr. Clarke, who let them have the use of the greater portion of the land at a nominal rent. The club was opened in 1907 and the Rev. W. Clarke is the only surviving original member. The following paragraph is from andList of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest Scheduled for Preservation under the Town and Country Planning Act. 1947, Miscellaneous Papers; Probably 16th Century and later. A three-storey stone house with gabled roofs of stone slates running north, south. Moulded coping on the verges and wide kneelers and ball finial on the apex. Three gables above south face but only one above the north (west side) the others having been removed in the 18th Century, when a small projecting wing was added to the east side. Mullioned and transomed windows to each floor. The west front has three-light mullioned windows to second floor, three 18th Century sash windows to first floor, one three-light mullioned window in the centre of the ground floor and a small single light left of the low square headed doorway at the south end, Interior may be of interest. Home of the Parkers and the Barkers. It was situated along Kidnapper Lane and from Gleadless by Cat Lane.The old cart shed had a carved stone bearing the word and Paxand and the date 1732 built into its front. Sadly, the Hall was demolished in the 1950ands. For more information and illustrations, see Chantrey Land, by Harold Armitage, pages 51-58. Cat. No. 942.51 SST.