Historic houses · North Wales
Poulton Hall
Poulton Hall — house in Bebington, Merseyside, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bromborough Rake · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Poulton Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Bebington, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.3271°, -2.9998°.
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Official information
An old Cheshire house on an ancient site with literary and television connections.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dibbinsdale SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Poulton Hall is a country house in Poulton Road, Poulton, an area to the south of Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, England. The present hall was built in 1653 and was extended in the following centuries. It is built in pebbledashed brick with stone dressings and slate roof. Its contents include a three-manual pipe organ. In the grounds is a 17th-century former brewhouse that has a clock tower with a 32-bell carillon. The house and the brewhouse are both recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II listed buildings. Musical concerts are held in the house, and the gardens, which contain 20th-century sculptures, are open to the public twice a year.
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Background
History
Poulton Hall has been the home of the Poulton Lancelyn family since the 12th century. In the 16th century their surname became Lancelyn Green (or Greene) when Elizabeth Lancelyn married Randle Greene of Congleton. It has been alleged that a castle existed on the site, but there is now no reliable evidence of earthworks or a castle. The present hall dates from 1653, and it was extended to the rear in 1720 when Revd Robert Green added a library. In 1840 a larger addition was made, consisting of a dining room and service wing, and a billiard room containing a pipe organ was built to the left of this in the 1880s.
Architecture
Inside the house is a 17th-century staircase with twisted balusters, flat-topped newels, and added Gothic features. The library has three recesses on each side that are lined with books. The dining room contains a screen of Ionic columns.
Visiting
Tours of the house and outbuildings are arranged, as well as musical recitals and concerts, and the gardens are open to the public twice a year under the National Gardens Scheme.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3271, -2.9998
- District
- Wirral
- Parish
- Wirral, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH63 9LN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wirral West
- Nearest railway station
- Bromborough Rake — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q18708779 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Poulton Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Poulton Hall.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Poulton Hall?
- Poulton Hall is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH63 9LN), in the parish of Wirral, unparished area.
- Is Poulton Hall a listed building?
- Poulton Hall is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Poulton Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Poulton Hall is part of the Dibbinsdale SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Poulton Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Bromborough Rake, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH63 9LN.