Ernest Hall (businessman)
| Sir Ernest Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1930 (age 85–86) Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur and musician |
| Known for | Restoration of Dean Clough Mills |
Sir Ernest Hall, OBE, is an English businessman, known for his restoration of Dean Clough Mills, Halifax. Late in life, became a professional pianist.
Early life and education
Hall was born in Lancashire, England[1] in 1930.[2]
Career
Hall made his first fortune in textiles. He then sold real estate through the Mountleigh Group. In 1983 Hall sold his company for ₤40 million and then invested ₤20 million in the Dean Clough former carpet factory site.[3] In 1983 he led a consortium which purchased a disused carpet mill complex, Dean Clough Mills, and converted it into an arts, business, design and education complex.[4][5] While in his 70s, he recorded the complete piano works of Frédéric Chopin.[1]
Show business
He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs on 26 April 1998,[6] and on the Radio 3 programme Private Passions on 18 September 2005.[1]
Residence
Hall has homes in Lanzarote and in France.[7]
Autobiography
His autobiography, How to Be A Failure and Succeed, was published in 2008.[8]
Personal
In 2009, he revealed that he was in a romantic relationship with his long-time friend, the cookery writer Prue Leith.[9]
Bibliography
- —— (2008). How to Be A Failure and Succeed. Book Guild Publishing. ISBN 978-1846241635.
References
- 1 2 3 "Private Passions - Sir Ernest Hall". BBC Online. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ Fox, Imogen (27 July 2008). "The close-up Sir Ernest Hall, entrepreneur and musician". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ Mason, Virginia. "Age is no barrier to achievement says Sir Ernest Hall". timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ "Age is no barrier to achievement says Sir Ernest Hall". Halifax Courier. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dean Clough". Dean Clough. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Sir Ernest Hall". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ Fox, Imogen (28 July 2008). "The close-up: Sir Ernest Hall, entrepreneur and musician". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ Hall, Ernest (2008). How to Be A Failure and Succeed. Book Guild Publishing. ISBN 978-1846241635.
- ↑ "How I fell for Prue at the age of 78: Dean Clough's Sir Ernest Hall opens his heart". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 20 August 2014.