DiCamillo Companion
England

Penwortham Priory

  • Earlier Houses: There were probably a number of earlier buildings on, or near, the site of the 17th century house, including monastic buildings of Evesham Abbey, from whom the land was seized during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1535.

    Built / Designed For: Fleetwood family

  • Architect: George Webster

    Date: 1832
    Designed: Jacobethan style alterations and additions for Lt. Col. Lawrence Rawsthorne

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  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 2008
    Reference: pg. 1101
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 9780300125085
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Demolished

    Park Listed: Destroyed

  • Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: Roger the Poitevin (Roger de Poitou), 12th century. Fleetwood family, circa 1536 until the 17th century. SEATED AT 17TH CENTURY HOUSE: Fleetwood family, 17th century until 1749. Lt. Col. Lawrence Rawsthorne, 19th century; Rawsthorne family here from 1783 until the early 20th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Demolished

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No