Historic houses · North Wales
Speke Hall
Speke Hall — Tudor house in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool South Parkway · 2.5 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Speke Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Built in the Tudor architecture style. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Managed by National Trust. Address: L24 1XD. Wikidata describes it as: "Tudor house in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.3367°, -2.8743°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mersey Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Mersey Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Speke Hall is a wood-framed wattle-and-daub Tudor manor house in Speke, Liverpool, England. It is one of the finest surviving examples of its kind. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
Construction of the current building began under Sir William Norris in 1530, though earlier buildings had been on the site, parts of which are incorporated into today's structure. The Great Hall was the first part of the house to be built, in 1530. The Great (or Oak) Parlour wing was added in 1531. Around this time the North Bay was also added to the house. Between 1540 and 1570 the south wing was altered and extended. The west wing was added between 1546 and 1547. The last significant change to the building was in 1598, when the north range was added by Edward Norris. Since then there have only been minor changes to the Hall and gardens. The oak frame, typical of the period, rests on a…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3367, -2.8743
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L24 1XD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Established
- 1530
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool South Parkway — 2.5 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2308765 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Speke Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Speke Hall moated site.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Speke Hall?
- Speke Hall is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L24 1XD), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was Speke Hall built?
- Built or established in 1530.
- Who runs Speke Hall?
- Speke Hall is operated by National Trust.
- Is Speke Hall a listed building?
- Speke Hall is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Speke Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Speke Hall is part of the Mersey Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Mersey Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Speke Hall free to visit?
- Speke Hall is operated by National Trust. Entry is free for National Trust members; non-members pay an admission charge.