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Bank Hall
Daffodils on the Tower Lawn at Bank Hall with a view of the south elevation of the hall
The daffodils on the tower lawn at Bank Hall
Bank Hall is located in Lancashire
Bank Hall
Location within Lancashire
General information
Architectural styleJacobean
Town or cityBretherton, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Construction started1608
Completed1833
ClientGeorge Anthony Legh Keck
Technical details
Structural systemBrick
Design and construction
Architect(s)George Webster (architect) 1832 [Renovation]

Bank Hall is a Jacobean mansion south of the village of Bretherton in Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* Listed Building and is in category A of the Buildings at Risk Register for Lancashire.[1] It is listed on the English Heritage "Heritage at risk register 2009", as in "very bad condition" and "priority B" for restoration and conservation action.[2]

The hall was built in 1608 during the rein of James I of England by the Banastres who were Lords of the Manor. The present house was extended during the 18th and 19th centuries by descendants of the Banastre's, the Fleetwoods, the Leghs and the Kecks (who later became Legh-Kecks). The main extensions were built for George Anthony Legh Keck, the last resident owner in 1832–1833 to the design of architect George Webster, (1797–1864).

Legh Keck who died in 1860 and his wife Elizabeth who predeceased him in 1837 left no heir and as a consequence the estates passed to the third Lord Lilford who had other estates at Lilford Hall and Bewsey. The contents were auctioned in 1861 and the hall used as a holiday home until it was leased to colliery owner, Edward Frederick Crippin. The next tenants were Sir Harcourt Clare and his family who lived there from the late 1890s until mid 1920s and the Seddon Browns from late 1920s until 1938. During the Second World War the army was billeted at the property. After the war the estate was returned to the Lilfords whose estate offices moved to the east wing of the house until 1972 when the house was vacated. During this time the building was used as a filming location for the film The Haunted House of Horror.

The house was vandalised, and lead stolen from the roof causing water damage and the rapid deterioration of the building. In 1995 the Bank Hall Action Group was formed to raise public awareness of the property and funds, host events, and clear the overgrown grounds which took a number of years. In spring 2000 the first signs of the snowdrop carpets began to show after extensive clearing of the gardens. In 2003 Bank Hall was the first property to feature on the BBC's Restoration program and was second in the voting. In 2006 the Bank Hall Action Group and Urban Splash planned to restore the house as luxury apartments retaining the gardens, entrance hall and clock tower for public access and the Heritage Trust for the North West planned to renovate the potting sheds and walled gardens.

History

For centuries Bank Hall was the manorial home of the Banastres, the 'Lords of the manor of Bretherton' who were descended from the Norman, Roger de Banastre who built a motte and bailey castle at Prestatyn in Wales in about 1164. In 1240 the Banastre family were evicted from Prestatyn Castle and moved into Cheshire and Lancashire.[3][4][5] A timber structure is believed to have existed on the site in the time of Elizabeth I and can be seen on Christopher Saxton's map from 1579.[6] In 1608 the Banastres built the first phase of the present hall and demolished part of the timber structure of the old building. The new manor house was constructed to a jacobean style that was popular at the time of James I of England rein on the throne, it was rectangular build with two rooms to the east and a room and staircase to the west with a grand hall in the centre containing a screen and grand fireplace. The Great Hall may have been similar to that of nearby Rufford Old Hall. It is possible that there may have been a timber structure where the east wing stands and other wooden parts that were replaced as the house grew.

In 1692 Thomas Fleetwood, made the first attempt to drain Martin Mere.[7]

The Legh Keck coat of arms from above the front porch at Bank Hall
Legh Keck coat of arms above the front porch at Bank Hall

George Anthony Legh Keck was the last resident owner and commissioned the Kendal architect, George Webster (who was also designed the demolished Penwortham Priory) to design extensions between 1832–1833.[8]

A large mural was painted on the wall of the drawing room, what it was is unknown and undocumented. When the roof of the west wing collapsed in the 1980s the drawing room was destroyed. In the week of 22 April 1861 a year after the death of Legh Keck, the furnishings and equipment from the house, were sold at an auction held over three days. The auction catalogue survives and includes the items sold, listed by room.[9] After Legh Keck's death in 1860, the house and estate passed to his brother-in-law, Thomas Littleton Powys, (who succeeded his father as fourth Baron Lilford in 1861),[10] He also gained his father's family seat at Lilford Hall in Northamptonshire.[11] Bank Hall was used as a holiday home by the Lilfords until the late 1800s when it was leased to Sir Harcourt Clare. The Bank Hall estate remains part of the Lilford Estates; the current Lord Lilford resides in South Africa and Jersey. The Lilford family have connections with Heskin Hall, Lancashire, where the Lilfords lived until the divorce of Lady and Lord Lilford in 1969.

Legh Keck was known for his enormous collections of stuffed animals and birds, which included sets of horns from many species of animals from all over the world. He owned a collection of classical style statuettes and casts of figures by the sculptor Antonio Canova. Legh Keck attended St Mary's Church, Tarleton where he had private pews for himself and staff, which can be seen today with plaques containing his initials, GALK.[12]

Tenants

Edward Frederick Crippin, resident in 1891 until his death in February 1892, invested a large amount of money on improvements to the sanatation system despite only leasing the property. He was involved in an incident in Wigan on Friday, 22 August 1890, when his horse and carriage knocked down a girl carrying a baby. Ostracised and consumed with guilt he moved from Bryn Hall, Wigan, where was the proprietor of Bryn Hall Colliery, to Bank Hall.

Sir Harcourt Everard Clare was Clerk to Lancashire County Council having been Clerk to Liverpool City Council before taking up the post.[13][14] In 1920, he was clerk to the Lancashire Asylums Board which controlled Brockhall, Langho, near Blackburn. In 1922, when he was 'Clerk of the Peace and the Clerk to the County Council of Lancashire', he was offered the position of Divisional Commissioner, but declined. He moved to Bank Hall with his wife and his daughter Dorothy. The family were known for community involvement, hosting garden parties in the grounds. They were well known for keeping pekingese and Japanese Spaniels, employing a groom and trainer to care for them.[15] The cricketer Ranjit Singh visited Sir Harcourt while residing at Bank Hall during the 1920s.

The Seddon-Brown family where the next tenants. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Norman Seddon-Brown owned a cotton mill. The Seddon Browns lived at the hall in the late 1920s until 1938 when they moved Escowbeck, in Caton, Lancashire, (formerly owned by the Greg Family from Quarry Bank Mill), and Bank Hall lay vacant.[16]

On 1 April 1908, Captain Norman Seddon Brown was promoted from the 1st Volunteer Battalion to the 5th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment; they were all appointed to the battalion with rank and precedence as in the Volunteer Force.[17] On 1 January 1936, he was knighted in the New Year's Honours List. Sir Norman Brown was a former chairman of Wigan Constitutional Association.[18] On 17 January 1936, Sir Norman Brown changed his surname to Seddon-Brown.[19] On 20 November 1940 Norman Martin Seddon-Brown was given the title of Lieutenant.[20] The Aga Khan III is thought to have visited the hall during the Seddon- Brown residence on a tour of the UK.

The war years

The Lilfords gave up Bank Hall for the duration of the Second World War when the army used the buildings and estate land. Service personnel billeted at Bank Hall oversaw the ports between Barrow-in-Furness and Holyhead including the port of Liverpool, important for the Trans-Atlantic Route. The north east wing, a service wing was demolished during the war. At the same time an extension on the south east wing was also demolished. The two wings housed a boiler-house, shed, laundry, dairy and cheese rooms, mangle room, brew house and wash house around a central courtyard.[9][21] The outline of these buildings can be seen on the 1928 Ordnance Survey map which shows two greenhouses and three buildings in the walled garden. A pond was constructed on the site of the courtyard and a concrete drive installed. In 2008, a date stamp bearing the date 6 August 1945 was found. This item and others 'disposed with' at the end of the war in 1945 are in the visitor centre.[22]

Graffiti from 1979 on a wall in Bank Hall East wing
Mary Ann graffiti on the east wing staircase from 1979.

Decline

After the war the estates were handed back to Lilford Estates, who had an estate office in the east wing until 1972.[23] In the early 1980s, the Lilford Trust applied unsuccessfully for planning permission to turn the house and grounds into a country club and golf course. The exterior was used as a filming location for The Haunted House of Horror (1969). (Interiors were filmed in the Birkdale Palace Hotel in Southport.)[24]

Current condition

As of 2010, the house remains in a very ruinous state.[25] The west wing roof and north-east corner of the clock tower collapsed in the mid 1980s and it has continued to deteriorate, losing a clock face and ¾ of the statues from the battlements. In 2006 a water tank crashed through the floors in the Jacobean part of the building causing major damage to the roof, a front gable and the rooms below. A cantilevered oak staircase remains in the tower where, in 2008, part of the staircase from the south elevation collapsed, but caused no damage to the balustrade.[26] Three of the corner decorative pinnacles remain but the west elevation has a crack held together by scaffolding installed in 2002 during emergency repairs funded by the Action Group and English Heritage.[27] At that time, what was left of the clock mechanism was removed from the tower and the fallen statues and clock face parts put into storage awaiting restoration. In 2008, most of the slates were removed due to the fear of more gables collapsing because of pressure on the walls.[26] Three magnolia trees are growing out of the foundations of the east wing and cover the exterior, which has lost one gable. The east wing contains a ground floor room with no windows, a concrete ceiling and a steel door which remains unopened since the estate offices closed in 1972.[26] In September 2010 after stormy weather, a further collapse in the west wing of the house occurred causing further damage to the 1608 stairwell, the rooms above the parlour where destroyed as the roof and wall collapsed and the back wall of the drawing room partially collapsed caused by an unsteady stone window.

Architecture

A view of the Diaper flushwork on the north elevation of Bank Hall
Diaper flushwork on a 1608 front elevation
A view of the Bank Hall Clock Tower that contains the oak staircase
A view of the Grade II* listed clock tower that contains the oak cantilevered staircase, taken in 2008

Bank Hall, built in the Jacobean style in 1608, is a brick built mansion of three storeys with Dutch gables and a square central tower on the south front. Much of the brickwork is in a diaper (lozenge) flushwork pattern and the building has stone details. The house was restored and enlarged by George Webster in 1832–3, when a west wing was added, a porch built on the north side, the north-west wing refaced, and the roofs covered with blue slates. The work was carried out sympathetically but the difference is marked by the colour of the brickwork and sharpness of the detail. Most windows were renewed during the restoration and bay windows were added in the south front considerably altering its appearance.[28]

The clock tower which rises to a height of 60 feet (18 m), was built between 1660 and 1665 and remodelled in 1832–33.[29][30] The tower containing the original oak cantilevered staircase, is the chief architectural feature of the building on the south side.[28] The brick built tower has stone quoins at the corners and the staircase has four original stone cross-windows with mullions, transoms and hoodmoulds irregularly spaced at the different levels.[31] It has a south facing 19th century clock in the top storey, and the tower terminates in a battlement with angle and intermediate ornaments from the 19th century restoration.[28]

The interior was modernized during the renovations, but a ground floor room in the north-west wing was panelled with oak from Carr House. There was a 17th-century fireplace with a peacock carved on the chimney-piece in one of the upstairs rooms.[28]

Decorative features include the lavish stonework design and finials on the west wing bay window and false windows on the kitchen chimney stack wall creating a decorative feature on the plain stone wall. Other features from the 1832 renovation include Legh Keck's initials "G.A.L.K" and "1833" inscribed above the bay windows. There are four cast iron ram's heads holding Laurel sprigs[32] and maiden's heads[33] on the front porch coat of arms. The lead rain hoppers feature the initials "LK", and the porch has two carved green men on either side of the doors. There are stone statues on the tower battlements. Another architectural feature is the chimney stacks, the oldest having a diamond shaped chimney, while others are square brick chimneys. Notable, are the octagonal shaped chimneys on the west wing. The clocks feature Fleur-de-lis at each corner of the clock faces thought to be from the Keck family coat of arms.[34]

The Legh Keck coat of arms comprises; a ram's head from the Legh family which can be seen at Lyme Park, the maiden's head and three sparrowhawks and are from the Atherton coat of arms.[35] The rampant lion is from the Legh coat of arms and features twice.[36] At the bottom of the coat of arms is the Legh Keck motto, "EN DIEU EST MA FOY" which translates to 'In God is my faith'.[37]

Restoration

Some of the snowdrop carpets at Bank Hall in 2008

Bank Hall Action Group, formed in 1995, is a voluntary group with the purpose of raising public awareness of the house and grounds and restoring it. It holds events to throughout the year to raise funds and awareness of the urgent need for action to save it. The Heritage Trust for the North West have assisted it in raising awareness and will run a visitor centre when the building is restored.[38] The most popular event is the 'Snowdrop Sundays' held throughout February each year. The 'Easter Egg Trail' is popular with children attracting over 400 visitors on Easter Sunday 2010.[39]

The 'Classic Car and Motor Show' has increased in popularity as the event has become more established, with visitors from all over the country entering cars in the competition for 'Best Vehicle on Show' and to view the displays.[40][41]

Bank Hall's plight was highlighted when it featured in the first series of BBC's Restoration programme, on 8 August 2003.[42] Bank Hall, described as a "beautiful and impressive Jacobean country house", competed with Brackenhill Tower (near Carlisle) and the Victoria Baths in Manchester. Bank Hall came second in the voting.[43] After the series, the BBC issued a book with information on the properties featured. A collage of materials from inside the main hall including a section from the north clock, can be seen on the book's back cover with five pages of details and history.[44] In the second series, Bank Hall was mentioned and pictured, and an update featured in the Restoration second series book.[45] This was followed by an update in April 2009 Restoration Revisited which included photos and videos of the house.[46]

In 2003 the cost of restoring the shell of the building was estimated at £3 million.[47]

In 2006 the Action Group confirmed that property developers Urban Splash had been engaged to develop a business plan.[48] They envisaged creating 12 housing units within the hall, and 23 houses arranged in two courtyards in the former orchard.[49] The Action Group will retain the entrance hall, clock tower and upper rooms for public access and meetings.[50] The project is worth £6 million with proceeds from the sale of the houses and the £1.5m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund funding the restoration of the building.[51]

The Heritage Trust for the North West is keen to develop a heritage kitchen garden using the potting sheds, greenhouse and walled kitchen garden which will open to the public with the rest of the grounds. In Summer 2009 an Agreement between the Lilford Trustees and the Heritage Trust for the North West whereby a Lease for 999 years of Bank Hall and the surrounding grounds of the Hall will be granted to Heritage Trust for the North West once planning permission for the Restoration, internal conversion and other work has been obtained.[52] The Action Group have cleared the undergrowth from the grounds since access was granted in 1996, and plan to restore part of the grounds into specific garden areas, including therose garden and develop a fern garden and a white garden and other areas of interest.

A structural report was carried out in 2009 by Urban Splash enabling a plan for the design of the building's restored interior to be developed.[53] It is anticipated that work can commence in 2010.[54] At the snowdrop events in February 2010, plans for the restoration were available for the public to view for the first time. The planning application decision is thought to be concluded in September 2010.

Estate

Bank Bridge, the warehouse, which carries the A59 road over the River Douglas
Bank Bridge and the warehouse in 2010

The Bank Hall Estate surrounding the mansion covers a large area in Bretherton. The River Douglas crosses the estate and has a large flood embankment to provide defence in the low lying area.

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal crosses the estate close to the river and Grade II listed Bank Bridge carries the A59 road over both. A Grade II listed warehouse used store goods and crops is close to the bridge. Bank Hall Lodge or Bank Lodge, behind which is a small bridge, is situated at a disused access road to the hall. The building owned by the estate is private property and can be seen on the 1928 Ordnance Survey Map.[55]

A view of the Bank Hall farm house
Bank Hall farm house in 2006

Bank Hall Farm, was the home farm. Bank Hall Barn is an Elizabethan long barn which was built in the early 17th century and is grade II listed. The barn was extended to the east in the early 19th century and converted into residences in 2004.[56] The area between the fields by the A59 road and the barns was once the "Timber Yard".

The estate offices, blacksmith's forge and coach house were also housed in a building on the farm, which was mostly vacant until the Bank Hall Action Group were allowed to use the coach house and offices as a visitor centre and for refreshments.[26]

The carriage drive which cuts through the parkland, connecting the hall to the village of Bretherton is lined with Lime trees and Rhododendron bushes. Along it's length are the Gardener's House, formerly known as 'Crossford Lodge', a modern single-story building which replaced the Gamekeeper's Lodge and Bretherton Lodge (The New Lodge) These can all be found on the 1928 Ordnance Survey Map.

Bank Hall Windmill built in 1741, is a Grade II listed building [57] situated between Bank Bridge and Plocks Farm. Carr House was built by the Stone family in 1613 and was once the home of Jeremiah Horrocks, the first person to predict and observe the Transit of Venus, in 1639.

Gardens

The Bank Hall Gardens are the initial 18 acres (73,000 m2) surrounding Bank Hall, with the rest or the land being parkland. The Arboretum was created by George Anthony Legh Keck who planted many fine specimen trees from around the world. The surviving specimens have been identified and protected by removing smaller trees that have grown during the garden's abandonment.[58] Lady Lilford planted an Atlas Cedar in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

There is ongoing research into the ferns, some of which have grown in the hall since the early 1980s when the roof of the west wing collapsed.

A view of some of the snowdrops in a carpet that can be found at Bank Hall in late winter/ early spring.
Bank Hall snowdrop carpet, February 2009

Many flowers have survived the years of neglect. Snowdrop carpets for which Bank Hall is renowned, were discovered when a small area was uncovered whilst the gardens were being cleared. Ever since the snowdrops have reappeared as carpets covering large areas of the leisure grounds from January to March each year.

Some daffodils in the Bank Hall arboretum which can be found there in mid spring
Bank Hall daffodils, April 2009

There are several varieties of daffodils, which dominate the grounds after the snowdrops have finished blooming, followed by bluebells, which appear in numerous shades of colours. Bank Hall was known locally for masses of primroses that grew in the grounds; unfortunately, due to tree planting in the 1980s, the primroses have died off. They are making a comeback with conservation action being taken to ensure they continue to grow.

A giant Clematis plant over an archway by the north wing of the house has spread to the perimeter fence and created a wall. Red campion is common in the summer months and dominates the arboretum, creating a meadow that attracts a wide variety of butterflies and insects. Foxgloves can be found all over the gardens, some reaching heights of 12 feet (3.7 m). Around the estate and flanking the carriage drive are Rhododendron bushes whose flowers vary in a range of colours.

The oldest tree on the estate is an English Yew, which is over 550 years old, predating the hall. It may be the oldest in Lancashire. The tallest is the Wellingtonia, which towers over the woodland at the back of the hall. There are numerous Coast Redwoods, the most notable is the fallen Redwood which is believed to be one of only two in the UK.[59]

A view of the Fallen Sequoia which is like a giant Bonsai tree, by the pond at Bank Hall
Bank Hall Fallen Sequoia in January 2010.

There are two specimens of Dawn redwood, which, due to their rarity, size and age are thought to date the early 1900s when explorers brought tree specimens from China to Kew Gardens. At least one specimen was given as a gift to the residents at the time. A few Horse-chestnuts can be found in the grounds but the most prominent is by the River Douglas, where the trunks and branches have formed a wall. A Lebanon cedar on the tower lawn at the back of the house was cut down in the 1980s, it was replaced by a new specimen in the arboretum. Lime tree flank the driveway to the front porch and Maiden's Walk. Three Magnolia trees are growing out of the foundations of the east wing. Originally they were planted to grow up the wall but because of neglect are now growing from the building's foundations. There are a wide range of trees in the gardens, all of which are under a woodland management plan. The specimen trees are however all protected.

There are also many archaeological features in the gardens which have been studied by the Action Group and the University of Central Lancashire for their historic interest, these include:

The swimming pool, was built for Sir Seddon-Brown's children in the 1930s.

The Conservatory was situated on the west-facing wall, projecting from the east wing of the house. It was replaced by a more modern conservatory in the early 1900s which was demolished during the 1950s.

A view from the south of the Bank Hall walled garden looking towards the greenhouse area
Bank Hall walled garden and greenhouse (2009)

The Walled Garden is situated to the east of the main house and contains a greenhouse and potting sheds which run the length of the north wall, and a heated outdoor wall which runs a quarter of the length of the east wall up to a door which led to the orchards. The Heritage Trust for the North West would like to restore the walled garden, greenhouse and potting sheds as a 'Heritage Garden' as part of a separate restoration project to the main building.

Cricket Field and Tennis Lawns where situated at the south end of the gardens over a ha-ha.

A view of the formor cricket ground field at the back of Bank Hall leisure gardens
Bank Hall Cricket Grounds field (2009)

There was once a walk way in the south gardens lined with yew trees connecting the gardens to the cricket ground which were cut down in the 1980s due to a starling roost. Most of the garden walkways have disappeared due to lack of maintenance. Maiden's Walk is a raised embankment near the barns lined with lime trees.

The Pond was drained by the army during World War II, sycamore trees have grown in the silt at the bottom. These were cleared in 2009 to create a sunken garden, which has been planted with native flowers, ferns, snowdrops and various plants from around the estate.[60] To the south of the pond is the fallen Sequoia.

Snowdrop carpets

The snowdrops were first introduced to the gardens after the Crimean War in 1856. In spring 2000, after extensive clearing the first signs of the snowdrops appeared with a small clump poking up through brambles. Since then more of the gardens have been cleared revealling more snowdrops, which have cross pollinated over the years. The variety of snowdrops has expanded, some of them are rare and have been removed off-site for protection until the hall is restored. New displays and paths were created for the 2010 season.[61] Throughout February the gardens opened on Sundays for visitors to view the snowdrop carpets spread over the estate.

See also

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  39. ^ Southport Visiter,"Hundreds flock to Easter Sunday open day at Bank Hall in Bretherton" http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2010/04/16/hundreds-flock-to-easter-sunday-open-day-at-bank-hall-in-bretherton-101022-26251257/ 2010
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