Shrigley Hall
Introduction
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Shrigley Hall
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 4 Oct 2010
The facade of this Grade II* listed mansion, built in around 1825 for a Blackburn mill owner, Sir William Turner, to replace a previous building owned by the Downes family. Later in 19th century it passed by marriage to the Lowther family. Following the death in 1928 of the last surviving member of that family, it was sold in 1929 for the grand sum of £8,000 to the Roman Catholic order, the Salesian Society, who ran it as a missionary college. The college closed in 1983, having educated over 2000 boys during its lifetime. In 1985 the estate was sold, after which the hall was converted into a hotel, with a golf course being created in the grounds, designed by Donald Steel. For listing particulars, see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1232168.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.315182
Longitude
-2.087769