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We visited this after a failed attempted at a different site.
History
Daresbury Hall is a former country house in the village of Daresbury, Cheshire, England. In 1755 John Daniell sold the manor of Daresbury to George Heron and the Hall was built about 1760.It remained in the Heron family until 1850 when it became the property of Samuel Beckett Chadwick. In 1892 Sir Gilbert Greenall is listed as the owner. For a time it was home to Lord Daresbury and his family as part of the original Greenall brewery family estate in it's prime, now known as The De Vere Group.
During World War II the estate was converted to be used as a military hospital, which saw the addition of the Lewis Carol Unit added to the site. In 1955, shortly after the war, the Hall was taken over by the National Spastics Society, now known as “Scope†as a residential home with good facilities for adults suffering from cerebral palsy. Many more structures were built on the site to house the patients and staff such as the row of small houses at the front, outhouse buildings and the caretaker’s bungalow. Many village functions were also held in the Hall such as country dances, but eventually the residents were moved to other accommodation in Halton.
Many years after the spastic society had vacated the premises, it was sold to a millionaire bachelor Malcolm Lionel Robert Royle for a sizeable fee and the manor returned to it's former use as a stately home. Mr. Royle was managing director of several companies, including Rains Estates and Smarties Nursery School, all to which can be evidentially seen within the building today. Such as endless records and files of what appears to be estate agent documents, leaflets, letters and even written cheques. Sadly, due to poor maintenance following his death the buildings have fallen into a state of disrepair and stands uninhabitable. The Manor was left exactly as the owner had left it for some time.
Daresbury Hall has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building and seeks planning permission to be restored – which may prove as an impossible task!
History
Daresbury Hall is a former country house in the village of Daresbury, Cheshire, England. In 1755 John Daniell sold the manor of Daresbury to George Heron and the Hall was built about 1760.It remained in the Heron family until 1850 when it became the property of Samuel Beckett Chadwick. In 1892 Sir Gilbert Greenall is listed as the owner. For a time it was home to Lord Daresbury and his family as part of the original Greenall brewery family estate in it's prime, now known as The De Vere Group.
During World War II the estate was converted to be used as a military hospital, which saw the addition of the Lewis Carol Unit added to the site. In 1955, shortly after the war, the Hall was taken over by the National Spastics Society, now known as “Scope†as a residential home with good facilities for adults suffering from cerebral palsy. Many more structures were built on the site to house the patients and staff such as the row of small houses at the front, outhouse buildings and the caretaker’s bungalow. Many village functions were also held in the Hall such as country dances, but eventually the residents were moved to other accommodation in Halton.
Many years after the spastic society had vacated the premises, it was sold to a millionaire bachelor Malcolm Lionel Robert Royle for a sizeable fee and the manor returned to it's former use as a stately home. Mr. Royle was managing director of several companies, including Rains Estates and Smarties Nursery School, all to which can be evidentially seen within the building today. Such as endless records and files of what appears to be estate agent documents, leaflets, letters and even written cheques. Sadly, due to poor maintenance following his death the buildings have fallen into a state of disrepair and stands uninhabitable. The Manor was left exactly as the owner had left it for some time.
Daresbury Hall has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building and seeks planning permission to be restored – which may prove as an impossible task!
