Hollywood filmmaker loses court battle over locked-out mansion

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Oct, 14:01 · Archive

Hopwood DePree lost a High Court fight with Rochdale Borough Council over access to Hopwood Hall.

Hopwood DePree, a 56-year-old Hollywood filmmaker, has lost a High Court battle with Rochdale Borough Council over his family's 600-year-old Hopwood Hall in Greater Manchester. DePree said the council locked him out of the property, which he had been working to restore after it fell into neglect.

How it is being reported

• Hollywood filmmaker loses High Court fight with council after it locked him out of his family's crumbling 'Downton Shabby' estateDaily Mail · 1 Oct, 12:43
• Hollywood filmmaker in council battle after being 'locked out' of 'Downton Shabby' mansionThe Mirror · 29 Sept, 18:06

In this story: Hopwood DePree · Rochdale Borough Council · Hopwood Hall · Greater Manchester

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