Claughton Hall
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| Claughton Hall | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2011 | |
  Location within Lancashire | |
| General information | |
| Type | Country house |
| Location | Claughton, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°05′19″N 2°39′19″W / 54.088724°N 2.655216°W |
| Opened | c. 1600 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Sandstone |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 4 October 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1071676 |
Claughton Hall (Claughton pronounced /ˈklæftən/ KLAF-tən) is a large country house in the English village of Claughton, Lancashire. A Grade I listed building, it dates to around 1600, but it contains material believed to be from the 15th century.[1]
The building was moved to its present site, from the bottom of the hill on which it sits,[2] in 1932–35. It is built in sandstone with stone-slate roofs. At each end of the north front are tall projecting towers; the left tower is gabled, and the right tower has a hipped roof. In the top storey of both towers are continuous mullioned and transomed windows. The recessed section between them contains two chimneys on corbels, and a doorway flanked by three-light windows, and with an oriel window above.[3][4]
It was the former home of ex Blackpool F.C. owner Owen Oyston between 1970 and 1996. The property is now owned by his ex-wife Vicki Oyston, and is the home of her grandson, Sam Oyston.[5][6] Owen Oyston was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl at the property in 1996.[7]
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