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Atherton Hall, Leigh
Atherton Hall was a English country houses, country house and estate in Atherton, Greater Manchester, Atherton Historic counties of England, historically a part of Lancashire, England. The hall was built between 1723 and 1742 and demolished in 1824. Christopher Saxton's map shows there was a medieval deer park here in the time of Elizabeth I. History Atherton Hall replaced the moated Lodge Hall as the seat of the Athertons who had been lords of the manor of Atherton since the township emerged in the Middle Ages. In 1723, Richard Vernon Atherton, "Mad Richard", began building a new mansion to designs by William Wakefield at a cost of £63,000. (equivalent to £ in ), The hall's construction was described by Lunn as, "A testimony to his pride, vanity and insanity". It was unfinished at the time of Richard Atherton's death in 1726 and completed by his son-in-law Robert Gwillym in 1743. The hall's façade was 102 feet wide supported by Ionic order, Ionic fluted pillars and pilaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atherton Hall 1823
Atherton may refer to: Places Australia * Atherton, Queensland, a town on the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland * Atherton Tableland, a fertile plateau in Queensland * Shire of Atherton, a former local government area of Queensland on the Atherton Tableland ** Atherton Courthouse ** Atherton Performing Arts Theatre, former military depot and now theatre ** Atherton War Cemetery, built in 1942 ** Atherton War Memorial, memorial at Kennedy Highway Canada * Atherton, Ontario, a hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario * Mount Atherton, a mountain in Yukon Malaysia * Ladang Atherton, part of the electoral district N.31 Bagan Pinang, Port Dickson United Kingdom * Atherton, Greater Manchester, town in Wigan district, historically in Lancashire, England ** Atherton (ward), electoral ward ** Atherton Hall, Leigh, country house and estate ** Atherton Urban District, local government district from 1863 until 1974 **Atherton High School, Greater Manchester, mixed secondary free sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
