Astley Hall

Astley Hall, a country house in Chorley, Lancashire, England, has a storied past that spans centuries. Today, this house, owned by the town, is known as Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery. Around 1575-1600, the Charnock family, who acquired the site in the 15th century, built the original timber-framed house. In the late 17th century, a new grand brick front range was built by Richard Brooke and Margaret Charnock. The distinctive doorway with Ionic columns remains a memorable feature of the house.

[source] The interior features elaborate plasterwork in the ceilings of the Great Hall and drawing room, as well as a staircase with a coarse but vigorously carved balustrade and newels. The house underwent further changes in the 18th and 19th centuries, including a south wing added by Robert Townley Parker in 1825, designed by Lewis Wyatt. The dining room in the early 19th-century wing features 16th-century panelling brought in from elsewhere. After changing hands multiple times, the house was donated to Chorley Corporation in 1922 by Reginald Tatton as a memorial to local men who died in World War I.

However, the rumor that Oliver Cromwell left boots behind at Astley Hall persists to this day, although confirmable rumors suggest otherwise. [source]

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