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Bank Hall Estate

The Bank Hall Estate is the demesne of the Jacobean mansion house of Bank Hall, including much of land around the village of Bretherton, which is owned by the Lilford Trust.

History

The Estate began when the Banastre family moved to Lancashire from Prestatyn, North Wales in 1240. The estate covers many acres of land that surround a Jacobean hall constructed by the family in 1608 (on the site of a much older building), situated to the west of the village of Bretherton. The Banastre's Estate and wealth grew from farming and leasing land, which continues to this very day with the current management.

Management and Ownership

The Estate is owned by the Lilford Trust and managed by Acland Bracewell Surveyors Limited who also manage properties in the villages of Bretherton, Croston, Hesketh Bank, Mere Brow, Much Hoole, Rufford, Sollom and Tarleton, In summer 2009, the Bank Hall mansion and 18 acres (73,000 m2) of gardens was signed in a 999-year lease from the Lilford Estates over to the Heritage Trust for the North West and Bank Hall Action Group, with plans for restoration.[1]

Bretherton Village

The present Bretherton includes the ancient village of Thorp, the position of which appears to have left no trace.[2]Bretherton village for most of its existence was an almost self-supporting, self-contained 'subsistence agrarian economy'. Major changes to the village have occurred within living memory; well-paid employment opportunities coupled with rationalisation of farming facilitated people to escape their low income agrarian lifestyle and move to local urban centres. Since then the village has become a dormitory village, with the majority of the residential properties now owned by their residents, but some are still leased from the estates. As the decline in British farming affected the village population and agricultural industry, many of the farms and barns have been converted into residential properties attracting wealth.

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Features

Features within the Bank Hall Estate range from listed buildings and gardens to natural geographic features.

Future Development

In February 2011 planning permission was granted for Bank Hall Action Group and Urban Splash to restore the mansion house, and its surrounding 18 acres of gardens and walled garden/ greenhouse area into residential dwellings with a heritage garden, visitor centre and tearoom. To enable the project to succeed there is a need to build enabling development on the old orchard site next to the Bank Hall walled garden, therefore reducing the impact on the historic building and gardens.[23]The plans will include a refurbishment to the access road to Bank Hall, with traditional estate fencing and walls re-constructed and the re-planting of hedges and trees to prevent further visual impact to the local area and wildlife.

See also

References

  1. ^ Andrew Brown – Southport Visiter, "Classic and Vintage Car Show at Bank Hall, Bretherton, this weekend" http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2009/07/24/classic-and-vintage-car-show-at-bank-hall-bretherton-this-weekend-101022-24226496/ 24 July 2009
  2. ^ W. Farrer, J. Brownbill, (1911) 'Townships: Bretherton', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6, pp. 102–108. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53080, Date accessed: 21 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Listed Buildings". English Heritage. 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  4. ^ Historic England, "Canal Bridge (Number 11) (1031385)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 April 2020
  5. ^ Historic England, "Tarleton Bridge (1073123)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 April 2020
  6. ^ a b Historic England, "Bank Bridge Warehouse (1361863)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 April 2020
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Tatham, Pickup (1910) "Bank Bridge, Bretherton", Lancashire Lantern, [1]
  9. ^ Lancashire County Council – Lancashire Lantern, "The Lodge, Bank Hall, Bretherton" Bank Hall Lodge in 1910 2005
  10. ^ Bank Hall Action Group (2005), "Bank Hall Diary and Documents", Page 55.
  11. ^ Ancient Yew Group (2007), "Bank Hall, Bretherton Yew Tree", http://www.ancient-yew.org/treeInfo.php?link=2382
  12. ^ Findaproperty.com, "Lilac Cottage – 4 bedroom cottage for sale in Bretherton, Lancashire" http://www.findaproperty.com/displayprop.aspx?edid=00&salerent=0&pid=4103615[permanent dead link] 2010
  13. ^ Historic England. "Farm Building, the southern of 2 parallel ranges circa 100 meters west of Bank Hall Farmhouse (1163194)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  14. ^ Chorley Council (2005) "Planning – Bank Hall Gun Club Bank Hall Drive Bretherton Leyland Lancashire PR26 9AT", http://planning.chorley.gov.uk/PublicAccess/propdb/property/property_detailview.aspx?module=P3&keyval=KJUD62ET04800&propno=010070375029 Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ John Howard, "The Bank Hall Timeline" "Bank Hall Bretherton Online - Bank Hall Timeline". Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2009. 2007
  16. ^ Bank Hall Action Group, "Bank Hall Record Book" http://www.bankhall.org.uk/documents/BHAG.pdf Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine 2010
  17. ^ "90/00313/COU | Change of use to private day nursery | Bank Hall Kindergarten Crossford Lodge Bank Hall Drive Bretherton Leyland Lancashire PR26 9AT".
  18. ^ Chorley Borough Council, "List of New Planning Applications Published 27.02.2009" http://www.chorley.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3143&p=0 27 February 2009
  19. ^ a b Historic England, "The Old Windmill near Bank Hall (1163172)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 April 2020
  20. ^ Carol Anne Strange, "Bank Hall" http://www.heskethbank.com/history/bank_hall.html 1997
  21. ^ Historic England, "Carr House (1163160)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 April 2020
  22. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist (1362115)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 April 2020
  23. ^ Urban Splash – Riches Hawley Mikhail Architects (2009) "Bank Hall Design and Access Statement", http://91.194.152.202/AnitePublicDocs/00060836.pdf[permanent dead link]