Wennington Hall

Wennington, Lancaster

Lancashire

England

Circa Date: 1855-56

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Earlier Houses: The current house was built on the site of an earlier house.

Built / Designed For: William Allen Francis Saunders
Architect: Edward Graham Paley

Date of Birth: 1823
Date of Death: 1895
Nationality: British
Notes: Paley was a pupil of Edmund Sharpe. He later practiced in Lancaster in partnership with E. Sharpe (1845-51), and Hubert James Austin (1841-1915). Paley was a principal in the firm of Paley & Austin, which continued, with new principals from the same families, until 1946.

Date: 1855-56
Designed: House for William Allen Francis Saunders

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House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: William de Wennington, 13th century. Morley family, 14th century. Henry Marsden, 17th century; Marsden family here until 1788. The Rev. Anthony Lister, 18th century. Richard Saunders, 1841-55. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: William Allen Francis Saunders, 19th century; Saunders family here until 1940s.

Current Ownership Type: School

Primary Current Ownership Use: School

Ownership Details: Since 1954 Wennington Hall School
House Open to Public: No
Phone: 01524-221-333

Fax: 01524-222-140

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://wenningtonhall.lancs.sch.uk

Historic Houses Member: No

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