Knowsley Hall

Knowsley Hall
Knowsley Hall
LocationNear Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Coordinates53°26′17″N 02°50′15″W / 53.43806°N 2.83750°W / 53.43806; -2.83750
OS grid referenceSJ 444 938
Built forEarls of Derby
ArchitectJohn Foster, William Burn,
W. H. Romaine-Walker,
Claud Phillimore
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated9 June 1952
Reference no.1253241
Knowsley Hall is located in Merseyside
Knowsley Hall
Location in Merseyside

Knowsley Hall is a stately home near Liverpool in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England.[1] It is the ancestral home of the Stanley family, the Earls of Derby.[2] The hall is surrounded by 2,500 acres (10 km2) of parkland,[1] which contains the Knowsley Safari Park.[3] Though the hall is still owned by the Stanley family, it is no longer a family home,[4] but is instead used for corporate events, conferences and weddings.[5] Since 1953, it has been designated a Grade II* listed building.[6]

  1. ^ a b Welcome to the Estate, Knowsley Hall, archived from the original on 23 September 2010, retrieved 7 October 2010
  2. ^ "Derby, Earls of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 64–69.
  3. ^ Knowsley Safari Park, Knowsley Hall, archived from the original on 4 October 2010, retrieved 7 October 2010
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference pp222 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Knowsley Hall, Knowsley Hall, archived from the original on 22 August 2010, retrieved 7 October 2010
  6. ^ Historic England, "Knowsley Hall (1253241)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 August 2013