Moreton Hall, Whalley - West Front - Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council

iBase ID

269468

Reference identifier

ECL20131105018

Title

Moreton Hall, Whalley - West Front

Place

Whalley

General notes

Moreton Hall, Whalley, was situated on the lower slopes of Whalley Nab, off the road from Whalley towards Accrington (now the A680) about a quarter of a mile from Portfield Bar and just over a mile South-South-East of Whalley.

The Hall was a Jacobean style mansion built in 1833 by John Webster of Kendal (who also built the nearby Read Hall and its Lodge) for John Taylor.The photograph shows the West Side which looked towards the River Calder.

The house itself was demolished in 1955 as a result of "Damage from Requisitioning in World War II". However, the Lodge, also built in 1833, remains at the gateway to the estate. It is Grade 2 Listed and bears John Taylor's Latin initials (IT).

The site of the house is now occupied by Moreton Hall Farm. Other buildings from the Moreton Hall estate lie across the A680 road towards Whalley at Park Head. The 17th Century farmhouse at Park Head was renovated in 1838 and also bears John Taylor's initials. It, too, is Grade 2 Listed (as is Read Hall and the Read Hall Lodge).

Buck used the spelling "Morton" on his slides.

Medium

Glass slide, positive

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

7.33 x 5.31

Year of image

c1900

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Locator

Box G W/25

Subjects

BUILDINGS > Castles and Halls

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