Halton Hall was an

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that stood in the grounds of the Halton Hall Estates and Manor for several centuries on the "right bank of the

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to the south of the church" in Halton,

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History

Halton was an important settlement before the

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. A manor-house was burnt down in 1322 by the invading Scots. A member of the Carus family was one of a group who purchased the manor in November 1583. Thereafter, the Carus family "made it their residence. They seem to have obtained the old rectory-house and to have turned it into their dwelling-place". It is unclear whether this was the original, modern Halton Hall or when it was first built. Halton Hall was part of Halton Manor and was held by "Esquire

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Carus and his two sons, Thomas and Christopher until 1715 when the family joined the

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. The Carus family were labelled "

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" as they had joined the rebels. With the failure of the rebellion, many properties were confiscated by the

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and subsequently sold. Among them were Halton Hall, which then left the family. The building was modified substantially, especially during the last decade of the nineteenth century.

Ownership and occupancy

* A Thomas Carus was the last owner of the Carus family from whom the property was confiscated and subsequently sold * William Bradshaw of Westminster * William Bradshaw Fletcher (d. 1815), who changed his name to William Bradshaw Bradshaw * William Fletcher Bradshaw, who lost his fortune *

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(b. 27 June 1784; d. 9 November 1867) * Major Robert Whitle * Edmund Sharpe (b. 29 November 1847 d.1925), cotton and oil cloth manufacturer, son of

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, the architect. * Demolished in the 1930s.

References

External links

Thomas Carus of Lancaster, gent., son and heir of Thomas Carus of Halton, esq. (2) Thomas Backhouse of Lancaster, gent. (3) Robert Winder of Lancaster, mercer (4) Edmund Colo of Lancaster, esq., and Thomas Westmore of Lancaster, merchant
16 July 1714. Held at Lancashire Archives.
Letters of Administration issued by Thomas Carus, Lord of the Manor of Halton, to Mary Robinson, widow of John Robinson of Stubb Hall who died intestate. Children Frank, Thomas, Edward, Margaret, entrusted to care of their mother, and Thomas Robinson of Halton, brother of deceased
27 Sept, 1728. Held at Lancashire Archives.
Will of William Bradshaw of Halton Hall, Lancashire
3 June 1775. Held by

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Halton (Lancaster): Halton Hall Estate and Halton manor
ca. 1950s. Held at Lancashire Archives.
The Housman Family in the North West. Contrebis 33:42-54 2010
Published by the Lancaster Archaeological and Historical Society. Gives a description of the Bradshaw and Fletcher families and the link to Halton Hall. {{coord missing, Lancashire Country houses in Lancashire