The history of Hallwood mansion on Stone Barn Lane

The history of Hallwood mansion on Stone Barn Lane

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Explore the history of Hallwood, a former mansion house in Runcorn that served as a boarding school and later a public house.

Hallwood, in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, is a former mansion house that bears similarities to Hockenhull Hall. The site originated as a moated house, possibly the home of the keeper of the deer park called Halton Park or Northwood, and was probably built in the second half of the 15th century. The present house was probably built by Thomas Chesshyre, an official of the Duchy of Lancaster, shortly before 1660. Some later alterations were made by his son, Sir John Chesshyre, and were probably to designs by Francis Smith.

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