Towneley Hall | |
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Location | Burnley, Lancashire |
Coordinates | 53°46′26″N 2°13′21″W / 53.7738°N 2.2225°W |
Area | 180 hectares |
Architect | Various including Wyattville |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Towneley Hall |
Designated | 10 November 1951 |
Reference no. | 1247299 (Hall) |
Official name | Ice house at Towneley Hall |
Reference no. | 1005089 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Towneley Hall |
Designated | 1 April 1986 |
Reference no. | 1000954 (Park and Garden) |
Towneley Park is owned and managed by Burnley Borough Council and is the largest and most popular park in Burnley, Lancashire, England.[1] The main entrance to the park is within a mile of the town centre and the park extends to the south east, covering an area of some 180 hectares (440 acres). At the southern end of the park is Towneley Hall, a grade I listed building housing Burnley's art gallery and museum. To the north are golf courses and playing fields and to the south 24 acres of broadleaf woodland. On the southern boundary is a working farm called Towneley Farm with pastures and plantations extending eastwards into Cliviger.