Worthington Hall now The Millhouse. Worthington. Wigan. Lancashire.

Worthington Hall now The Millhouse. Worthington. Wigan. Lancashire.
Worthington Hall now The Millhouse. Worthington. Wigan. Lancashire.
Worthington Hall now The Millhouse. Worthington. Wigan. Lancashire.
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Worthington Hall now The Millhouse. Worthington. Wigan. Lancashire.
Worthington.
The Millhouse .WORTHINGTON HALL, now a farm-house, stands on the east side of the high road from Wigan to Chorley, 3½ miles north of the former town and about 1¼ miles north-east of Standish Church. It is a rather lofty two-story building very much altered and renewed, the back and end walls having been rebuilt in stone and brick, the roof covered with blue slates, and the interior almost entirely modernized. The front, however, which faces north, retains a good deal of the original half-timber work, with a cove at the line of the floor and under the eaves. The hall was formerly lit by a long window of thirteen lights, placed high in the wall, but now built up. Much of the work is of a somewhat elaborate character, the sill at the level of the first floor being richly carved. On the head of the door, which is slightly arched, are the name and date 'Edwarde Worthington 1577,' and in one of the spandrels the initials M.O. At the west end of the front a short low wing has been erected against the main building, and a portion of the front at the east end has been rebuilt in stone and brick. The interior shows some of the old oak construction, but is otherwise uninteresting.

There are but few references to the place in the plea rolls (fn. 25) or inquisitions. (fn. 26) A manor of Worthington appears to have been claimed by Thomas Langtree of Langtree in 1653. (fn. 27)

North Hall was the property of James Hodson of Ellerbeck in Duxbury, and descended to the late Lord Cardwell, whose trustees are the present owners. (fn. 28)

User comments: 'This record is incorrect. This image of The Millhouse is not Worthington Hall. They are separate buildings.
Worthington Hall is the farmhouse at Worthington Hall Farm which is situated about half a mile to the north of this location.' 31/01/2024.

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