Plans have been submitted for the 153-year-old building in Oldham
A 153-year-old building in Oldham once home to nuns could given a new lease of life as a charity-owned hotel. Werneth Grange, off Manchester Road, used to house the Sisters of Mercy convent and a private school. Coptic Christian charity St Mark Universal Care, which has owned the Grade II-listed building since 2019, is giving the place a revamp.
Walls splitting the upstairs into 'pokey' convent chambers will be knocked down to restore the original room divisions as they were when built for local cotton tycoon Joseph Lees in 1871. The plans come alongside renovations already completed on the gothic structure. The charity has restored the library and dining rooms on the ground floor, which are now being used for a weekly youth group and conferences.
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