Woolton Hall

Woolton Hall
Woolton Hall in 2020.
LocationWoolton
Nearest cityLiverpool
Coordinates53°22′18″N 2°51′54″W / 53.3718°N 2.8649°W / 53.3718; -2.8649
Area3.92 acres (15,900 m2)
Built1704
Built forRichard Molyneux
Restored1772
Restored byRobert Adam
Architectural style(s)Classical
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated28 June 1982
Reference no.1217943
Woolton Hall is located in Merseyside
Woolton Hall
Location in Merseyside

Woolton Hall is a former country house located in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool, England. Built in 1704 and extensively renovated in 1772 by the influential architect Robert Adam, the building is praised as the finest example of Adam's work in the North of England. Throughout its first 200 years, the building was the residence of a number of notable figures, including the Earl of Sefton and Liverpool shipowner Frederick Richards Leyland.

During the 20th century, the building went through a number of uses, eventually becoming a school in the 1950s, and later being abandoned with plans for its demolition. A campaign against its destruction was successful and the hall was made a Grade I listed building in 1982. However, in 2021, the building was declared at "immediate risk" by Historic England.[1]

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