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Bank Hall is a Jacobean mansion in Bretherton, Lancashire. It is a Grade II listed building and was the manorial home of the Bannister (de Banastre) family whose ancestors came from Normandy with William The Conqueror. The hall was completed in 1608 and remodelled in the 1830s by George Anthony Legh-Keck, the then owner of the hall. It then became a mixture of Jacobean and Georgian Gothic in style. Legh-Keck died in 1860 and the estates passed to Thomas Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford. The contents were auctioned in 1861 and the hall used as a holiday home and later leased to tenants. During the Second World War the Royal Engineers used it as a control centre. After the war the estate was returned to the Lilfords whose estate offices moved to the east wing of the house until 1972 when the house was vacated. The building was used as a location for the 1969 film 'The Haunted House of Horror'. The house later was vandalised causing rapid deterioration. In 1995 the 'Bank Hall Action Group' was formed to raise public awareness, collect funds, host events and clear the overgrown grounds. In 2003 Bank Hall was the first building to be featured in the BBC's Restoration television series. There are plans to restore the house as apartments retaining the gardens, potting sheds and walled gardens, entrance hall and clock tower. It is within the council area of Chorley (Lancashire).
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1362113.

Place Type: Jacobean House
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.675625,-2.8150474
Grid Reference: SD 4625 2021
Civil Parish: Bretherton CP
Council Area: Chorley CA (Lancashire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Lancashire SA
Police Area: Lancashire PA

GBPN ID: 299735
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bank_Hall,_Lancashire_299735

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