Smithills Hall (Smith Hills Hall) (Smithells Hall)

Bolton

Cumbria

England

Historic County: Lancashire

Circa Date: 14th century core w/15th, 16th & 19th century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Yes

Country House: Yes

Architect: George Devey

Date of Birth: 1820
Date of Death: Nov 4, 1886
Nationality: British
Notes: Devey, who was a nephew of Augustus Egg, began independent practice circa 1840. Devey was frequently employed by the Rothschild family on their Buckinghamshire estates.

Date: Circa 1875
Designed: Additions to House

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John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. I, p. 178, 1852.

Country Life: XII, 592, 1902. LXVI, 488 plan, 1929.
Title: Victorian: The Magazine of The Victorian Society, The
Author: NA
Year Published: NA
Reference: Nov 2002, pg. 17
Publisher: London: The Victorian Society
ISBN: 14677970
Book Type: Magazine
House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Grade II
"The Making of a Lady" (2012 - TV movie).
Past Seat / Home of: Radcliffe family, 1335-1498. Barton family, 1498-1660s. Belasyse family, 1660s-1723. Byrom family, 1723-1801. Ainsworth family, 1801-1938.

Current Ownership Type: Government

Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction

Ownership Details: Owned by Bolton Library and Museum Services
House Open to Public: Yes
Phone: 01204-332-377

Website: https://www.boltonlams.co.uk/

Historic Houses Member: No

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