Lower Brazley Hall and the Ainsworths of Bolton

A few lifetimes ago there was a fine mansion in Horwich, filled with a bustling, growing family. But few people in Horwich know their fascinating story or the history of their house, Lower Brazley Hall.

This family is the Ainsworths and the story begins when the two brothers, both cotton barons, moved to the area at the time when the Industrial Revolution was beginning to change village, town and landscape forever. They were the leaders of their time bringing industry and work and triggering events and building programmes that are familiar to our townsfolk to this very day.