Croston Hall

Croston Hall was a country mansion house, built in a gothic style architecture, situated in the village of Croston, Lancashire, England.

Croston Hall
Location within the Borough of Chorley
General information
Architectural styleGothic
Town or cityCroston
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.657°N 2.766°W / 53.657; -2.766
Construction started17th century
DemolishedMid 1960s
ClientDe Trafford
Technical details
Structural systemBrick

History

The original Croston Hall was constructed in the 17th century, for the Ashworth family. The old hall was taken down and a new hall was erected in the 19th century and was occupied by Henry Tempest, a magistrate, following his marriage to Jemima, the daughter of Joseph Thomas Trafford, whose family owned the hall for the rest of its existence.[1] The last Croston Hall was built by the De Trafford Family in the 19th century to the east of the village of Croston. Thomas de Trafford, who was born at Croston Hall, became 1st Baronet.

The last of the De Trafford family to live at the hall was Geoffrey de Trafford - known locally as "the Squire" and his sister. He died in 1960, followed by his sister in 1964. Neither had an heir, so when he died, the small chapel in the grounds along with 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land around it was left for the use of the Catholic people of Croston, and the rest of the land was left to the Archdiocese of Liverpool.[2] Croston Hall was pulled down in the mid 1960s but the stables and the walled garden buildings were left, as was the lodge and the bridge.

The land has all been sold and a new Croston Hall has recently been built by a local businessman in the Lutyens style next to the walled garden.

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References
  1. Baines, Edward. (1836) "History of The County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster", Volume III, Leyland Hundred, Parish of Croston. Accessed online at: http://www.heskethbank.com/history/baines/baines_croston.html
  2. "CROSTON". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2004-08-12. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
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