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Quernmore Park Hall is a Georgian country house two miles east of Lancaster in the Lune Valley in Lancashire. It is a grade II and has been the home to wealthy industrialists and millionaires. It consists of a main 3-storey block with set back pavilions at each end. The main block is built of sandstone ashlar with 5 bays on three sides, a hipped slate roof and a central Ionic entrance portico. It has 15 bedrooms and 4 reception rooms. Originally the estate was owned by the Crown but was sold in 1630. Building commenced on the present Hall in 1795 and was completed in 1798. Renowned architect, Thomas Harrison, is believed to have designed the Hall on bequest of Charles Gibson of Preston, a wealthy lawyer. It is within the council area of Lancaster (Lancashire). More...
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1317735.
Place Type: Georgian House
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 54.058482,-2.740695
Grid Reference: SD 5161 6275
Civil Parish: Quernmore CP
Council Area: Lancaster CA (Lancashire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Lancashire SA
Police Area: Lancashire PA
GBPN ID: 304611
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Quernmore_Park_Hall,_Lancashire_304611
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In about 1842 the house was acquired by William James Garnett (1818–1873), a prosperous cotton merchant of Lark Hill, Salford, conditional on the widow Gibson remaining in residence until her death, which occurred in 1843. He then commissioned Alexander Mills to remodel the frontage (adding the portico) and the interior entrance hall. He served as MP for Lancaster from 1857 to 1864. It then passed down to his son, also William Garnett (1852–1929), who was a Justice of the Peace (J.P.), Deputy-Lieutenant and appointed High Sheriff for 1879 and then in turn to his son, diplomat William James Garnett (1878–1965), who was High Sheriff for 1937 and 1941. On his death the property devolved to his younger brother Noel Trevor Garnett, an overseas civil servant, and then on the latter's death in 1961 to his son William Francis Garnett. The estate was sold in 1990 by William Francis to the Oldroyd family. The estate was for sale in 2012, with the house itself in 20 acres of grounds, for £2.5m. As of 2024 it is available for holiday rental, classes and for functions such as wedding parties.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1317735.
Place Type: Georgian House
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 54.058482,-2.740695
Grid Reference: SD 5161 6275
Civil Parish: Quernmore CP
Council Area: Lancaster CA (Lancashire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Lancashire SA
Police Area: Lancashire PA
GBPN ID: 304611
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Quernmore_Park_Hall,_Lancashire_304611
Peruse Lancashire on WikishireIn about 1842 the house was acquired by William James Garnett (1818–1873), a prosperous cotton merchant of Lark Hill, Salford, conditional on the widow Gibson remaining in residence until her death, which occurred in 1843. He then commissioned Alexander Mills to remodel the frontage (adding the portico) and the interior entrance hall. He served as MP for Lancaster from 1857 to 1864. It then passed down to his son, also William Garnett (1852–1929), who was a Justice of the Peace (J.P.), Deputy-Lieutenant and appointed High Sheriff for 1879 and then in turn to his son, diplomat William James Garnett (1878–1965), who was High Sheriff for 1937 and 1941. On his death the property devolved to his younger brother Noel Trevor Garnett, an overseas civil servant, and then on the latter's death in 1961 to his son William Francis Garnett. The estate was sold in 1990 by William Francis to the Oldroyd family. The estate was for sale in 2012, with the house itself in 20 acres of grounds, for £2.5m. As of 2024 it is available for holiday rental, classes and for functions such as wedding parties.