Haslington Hall
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| Haslington Hall | |
|---|---|
 Haslington Hall | |
| Location | Haslington, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°06′00″N 2°22′39″W / 53.09997°N 2.37743°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 748 560 |
| Built | 1545 |
| Built for | Admiral Sir Francis Vernon |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 10 June 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1136283 |
  Location in Cheshire | |
Haslington Hall is a country house located in open countryside 1 km east of the village of Haslington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1]
It is difficult to trace the early history of the hall, because all early documents relating to the hall were kept in a bank vault in Manchester that was destroyed in 1940 during World War II bombing.[2]
The manor of Haslington was acquired by the Vernon family as a consequence of the 14th-century marriage of Sir Thomas Vernon to Joan Lostock, heiress of Haslington.[3] The house was built by Admiral Sir Francis Vernon in 1545, and contains parts of the original medieval manor house,[4] which are said to date back to 1480.[5] Additions and alterations were made to it in the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries.[1] It is claimed that some of the timbers used in the early phase of construction were salvaged from ships of the Spanish Armada in 1588.[6] In the late 19th century it was a farmhouse.[7] In 1931 extensive repairs, alterations and additions were made.[8]
Architecture
The house is built partly in timber framing and partly in brick, with a slate roof. It has two storeys and six bays.[1] The timber-framed areas are decorated with herringbone bracing, quatrefoils and cusped concave-sided lozenges.[8] The rear elevation is mainly in brickwork.[1]
