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Poulton Hall is a Grade II listed historic house in Cheshire, and a member of Historic Houses. Read about its history, architecture and gardens, plus how to visit and what's nearby.
About Poulton Hall
Poulton Hall is a Grade II listed country house at Poulton Lancelyn, near Bebington on the Wirral, built in 1653.
The Lancelyn family has occupied the site since at least 1093, when documentary evidence places a fortified house there.
The pebbledashed brick hall, with stone dressings and a slate roof, sits among cobbled courtyards and a walled garden.
An 18th-century library remains largely untouched since it was fitted out.
The grounds include a 17th-century brewhouse, also Grade II listed, topped with a clock tower housing a 32-bell carillon.
Roger Lancelyn Green, a 20th-century resident and scholar, was a close friend of C.S.
Lewis and hosted literary visitors associated with the Inklings circle.
The house has appeared on screen in the television adaptation of Alan Garner's The Owl Service.
Historic Houses supports the property, and the walled gardens, which feature 20th-century sculpture, open to the public on select dates each year.
Read more on WikipediaHistory of Poulton Hall
Documentary evidence places the Lancelyn family on this site as far back as 1093, when a fortified house, remembered locally as a castle, stood here. Its stones were reused in a later house of around 1350, whose cellars survive beneath the present hall built in 1653. Roger Lancelyn Green, a 20th-century resident and scholar, was a close friend of C.S. Lewis and brought literary visitors associated with the Inklings circle to the house.
Architecture of Poulton Hall
The hall is built in pebbledashed brick with stone dressings and a slate roof, and is listed Grade II. The grounds include a separate 17th-century brewhouse, also Grade II listed, topped with a clock tower housing a 32-bell carillon.
Worth knowing
Roger Lancelyn Green, a resident of the house in the twentieth century, was a close friend of C.S. Lewis. Literary figures associated with the Inklings circle visited Poulton Hall during his lifetime. The house appeared in the television adaptation of Alan Garner's The Owl Service.
Gardens & grounds at Poulton Hall
The walled gardens, which include twentieth-century sculpture, open to visitors on a handful of dates each year for cream teas and tours.
Plan your visit to Poulton Hall
Nearest station: Bromborough Rake Rail Station (0.5 miles)
Gardens open to the public on select dates throughout the year; check official website for dates and details.
Places to visit near Poulton Hall
20 Forthlin Road
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View Speke Hall on heritage mapMendips, Menlove Avenue
View Mendips, Menlove Avenue on heritage mapFlint Castle including Revetment Wall of Ditch
View Flint Castle including Revetment Wall of Ditch on heritage mapHistoric places nearby
Within 10 miles of Poulton Hall there are 9 historic properties, including 4 historic buildings and 2 castles, across Cadw, National Trust and Churches Conservation Trust sites.
Within 20 miles of Poulton Hall there are 26 historic properties, including 9 historic buildings, 7 historic houses and 6 castles, across Cadw, Historic Houses and National Trust sites.
Facts
A family seat since 1093 whose cellars are built from the stones of its own vanished castle.
- Type
- historic house
- Location
- Cheshire, England
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