Warwick Hall

Warwick Hall

Warwick Hall is a large country house located on the banks of the River Eden at Warwick Bridge in Cumbria.

History

The original Warwick Hall was occupied by the Warwick family until it ceased to exist when Ann Warwick died unmarried in 1774.[1] The Warwick family were catholic and attended to by Benedictine priests who lived in the hall.[2] The original hall was substantially rebuilt in 1828.[3]

After the original hall was destroyed by fire in 1931, a new hall was constructed in the neo-Georgian style by John Laing & Son and completed in 1933.[4] The rebuilding was commissioned by Colonel Guy Elwes and the hall remained in the Elwes family until Mrs Aileen Elwes (daughter of Charles Liddell) died in 1996.[5] It is now a country house hotel.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Deeds of Warwick Hall". National Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Benedictines at Warwick Bridge". Stephen Wright OSB. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Warwick Bridge". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Ritchie, p. 78
  5. ↑ "Matthew Liddell". Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Warwick Hall". Retrieved 12 September 2015.

Sources

Coordinates: 54°54′15″N 02°50′01″W / 54.90417°N 2.83361°W / 54.90417; -2.83361

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