The Jacobean grandeur of Bank Hall in Lancashire

The Jacobean grandeur of Bank Hall in Lancashire

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Built in 1608 by the Banastre family, Bank Hall in Lancashire is a Grade II* listed mansion with a history spanning centuries of ownership and architectural change.

Bank Hall is a Jacobean mansion in Bretherton, Lancashire, England, set within a private estate of parkland. The hall was built in 1608 by the Banastres, who were lords of the manor, on the site of an older house. The building was extended during the 18th and 19th centuries, including an 1832–33 extension designed by architect George Webster for George Anthony Legh Keck. Webster added a west wing, a north porch, and remodelled the 1608 north elevation windows while covering the roofs with blue Cumbrian slates.

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