Halton Hall
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Halton Hall was an English country house that stood in the grounds of the Halton Hall Estates and Manor for several centuries on the "right bank of the River Lune to the south of the church"[1] in Halton, Lancashire.
History
[edit]Halton was an important settlement before the Norman conquest. A manor-house was burnt down in 1322 by the invading Scots. A member of the Carus family was one of a group who purchased the manor in November 1583. Thereafter, the Carus family "made it their residence. They seem to have obtained the old rectory-house and to have turned it into their dwelling-place". It is unclear whether this was the original, modern Halton Hall or when it was first built. Halton Hall was part of Halton Manor and was held by "Esquire [Thomas] Carus and his two sons, Thomas and Christopher until 1715 when the family joined the Jacobite rising of 1715. The Carus family were labelled "Papists" as they had joined the rebels.[2][3] With the failure of the rebellion, many properties were confiscated by the Forfeited Estates Commission and subsequently sold. Among them were Halton Hall, which then left the family. The building was modified substantially, especially during the last decade of the nineteenth century.[1]
Ownership and occupancy
[edit]- A Thomas Carus was the last owner of the Carus family[4] from whom the property was confiscated and subsequently sold
- William Bradshaw of Westminster[1]
- William Bradshaw Fletcher (d. 1815), who changed his name to William Bradshaw Bradshaw[5]
- William Fletcher Bradshaw, who lost his fortune[6]
- John Swainson (b. 27 June 1784; d. 9 November 1867[7])
- Major Robert Whitle
- Edmund Sharpe (b. 29 November 1847 d.1925), cotton and oil cloth manufacturer, son of Edmund Sharpe, the architect.[8]
- Demolished in the 1930s.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1914). "The parish of Halton". A History of the County of Lancaster. Vol. 8. London. pp. 118–126.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Curwen, John (1932). "North Westmorland: The insurrection of 1715". The Later Records Relating To North Westmorland Or the Barony of Appleby. Kendal. pp. 31–35.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ware, Samuel (1845). "Lancashire during the Rebellion". Remains historical and literary connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester. Vol. V. Edinburgh: Chetham Society.
- ^ William Oliver Roper, F.S.A. (17 February 1895). "The Manor of Halton" (PDF). Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. 50: 65–76.
- ^ Baines, Edward (1846). A History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. Vol. II. London, Paris, New York: Fisher & Sons. p. 608.
- ^ "Bradshaw Mausoleum, Halton, Lancs". Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Anne Elizabeth Healy". Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Scouts lose everything in Halton fire". Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Lost heritage-Halton Hall". Retrieved 18 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Carus of Lancaster, gent., son and heir of Thomas Carus of Halton, esq. (2) Thomas Backhouse of Lancaster, gent. (3) Robert Winder of Lancaster, mercer (4) Edmund Colo of Lancaster, esq., and Thomas Westmore of Lancaster, merchant 16 July 1714. Held at Lancashire Archives.
- Letters of Administration issued by Thomas Carus, Lord of the Manor of Halton, to Mary Robinson, widow of John Robinson of Stubb Hall who died intestate. Children Frank, Thomas, Edward, Margaret, entrusted to care of their mother, and Thomas Robinson of Halton, brother of deceased, 27 Sept, 1728. Held at Lancashire Archives.
- Will of William Bradshaw of Halton Hall, Lancashire 3 June 1775. Held by The National Archives (United Kingdom)
- Halton (Lancaster): Halton Hall Estate and Halton manor, ca. 1950s. Held at Lancashire Archives.
- The Housman Family in the North West. Contrebis 33:42-54 2010 Published by the Lancaster Archaeological and Historical Society. Gives a description of the Bradshaw and Fletcher families and the link to Halton Hall.