Lostock Hall Gatehouse Lostock Hall Gatehouse is an

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building located in Lostock, a western suburb of

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, England. The now demolished Lostock Hall, built as a

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for the Anderton family, was a

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building with four overhanging

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s. Over the entrance door were the initials CAD, representing for Christopher Anderton and his wife Dorothy, and the date 1563. Most of the rooms were

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with many panels. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the hall was used as a farmhouse. In 1816, part of the hall was pulled down, and the remainder was demolished in 1824.British History Online: Lostock
URL accessed 1 December 2007. The gatehouse, a

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, is all that now remains of the hall. The main front is of

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and the other three sides are covered with thin coursed rubble. The central arch was originally open, which a man could ride through, is now built up with a doorway. Originally there were no windows on the ground floor, but two

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s have been introduced between the Tuscan columns, one on each side of the door. The upper floor windows are flanked by pairs of widely spaced Ionic and

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columns. Above the first-floor window is a square panel with the Anderton

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, and above the second-floor window is a shield bearing the royal arms of

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with the date 1591 and the royal initials E.R. For many years the gatehouse was also used as a farmhouse, but today is a private residence.British History Online: Lostock
URL accessed 1 December 2007.

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