Allerton Grove

Allerton, Liverpool

Merseyside

England

Historic County: Lancashire

Circa Date: 1815

Status: Ruin

1944 fire destroyed House; only Doric colonnade survives.

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Jacob Fletcher

House & Family History: Allerton Grove was the first of the large estates developed in the then-countryside outside of Liverpool by wealthy Liverpool merchants. Allerton Grove was built by Jacob Fletcher, a Liverpool merchant whose father, Caleb Fletcher, was suspected of having been a privateer. In 1944 the House was gutted by fire; today only the Doric colonnade survives. The last owner, Sir Lionel Fletcher, emigrated to Tanganyika.
Garden & Outbuildings: The Park is today a golf course.
Architect: Thomas Harrison

Date of Birth: 1744
Date of Death: 1829
Nationality: British
Notes: "Harrison of Chester," as he is known, was a noted Greek Revival architect of the late Georgian era. He was born in Yorkshire, the son of a joiner, and came to dominate the architectural practice of the North West. C.R. Cockerell, wrote is his diary "Harrison is undoubtedly the noblest genius in architecture we have had."

Date: 1815
Designed: House for Jacob Fletcher

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Title: Guide to the Country Houses of the North-West, A
Author: Robinson, John Martin
Year Published: 1991
Publisher: London: Constable and Company Limited
ISBN: 0094699208
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Not Listed

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Jacob Fletcher, 19th century. Sir Lionel Fletcher.

Current Ownership Type: Unknown

Primary Current Ownership Use: Ruinous
House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No

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