The house from an 1831 engraving
House & Family History: Roby Hall was an unusually tall (four stories) brick house that was donated by its last owner, Sir William Bowring, to the City of Liverpool in 1906.
Garden & Outbuildings: In 1907 part of the former estate was developed into a public park, Bowring Park, which includes the first municipal golf course in England.
Title: Guide to the Country Houses of the North-West, A
Author: Robinson, John Martin
Year Published: 1991
Reference: pg. 230
Publisher: London: Constable and Company Limited
ISBN: 0094699208
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: John Williamson, 18th century. William Leigh, early 19th century. Richard Edwards, 19th century. Sir William Benjamin Bowring, 1st Bt., until 1906.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No