Issue 119 – April 2017
HOMES AND HALLS
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By Stephen Guy
IT was once known for its terrace overlooking sheltered wooded gr unds filled it c l ur ul ers and s ru s. Built in the early 18th century, Wavertree Hall was demolished in 1896 and the School for the lind in urc ad uilt n t e site. One of the earliest occupants of the Hall – which replaced an earlier uilding as ic ard erci al. His great-grandfather was said t a e een t e first an t e illed in t e i il ar et een r und eads and ca aliers. centur later it as ccupied arles a rence. n guide said “Without much pretention to arc itectural elegance it ex i its a degree of quiet old-fashioned c rt and s er anti uit . “This is almost peculiar to itself in the immediate neig ur d i erp l where everything speaks of dern a uence and recent ac uire ent. ts r er enera le el s
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is pr a l t e gr t an centuries. ts sunn and s eltered situati n as een peculiarl a ura le t t e culti ati n and eaut its trees s ru s and ers all inds. e terrace appears t e a di inis ed c p t e n le ne at the Earl of Sefton’s Croxteth all. ll t at re ains t e use today is the ornate gateway which once gave access to a dri e. Local legend says that, in
the middle of the 19th century, the owners locked the gates permanently after their daughter el ped. n t er anis ed use featured in the quaintly-worded guide is ild all all de lis ed in . The description conjures up i ages s ut i erp l e re t e area as de el ped e all as uilt t e late pr priet r a er asc ne after the designs of Mr Nash, architect, London, and completed
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. “It contains a suite of spacious apartments, consisting of a great hall, dining room, drawing room, li rar and ctag nal stud . circular staircase leads r the study to the summit of the great tower, whence the prospects are t extensi e and eauti ul. p pul us and ell cultivated plain spreads itself ut e re t e e lder. t impresses him with the cheerful emotions that naturally arise on contemplating the results of success ul industr . The view took in ug t n resc t Runcorn’s Halton Castle and Norton Priory as well as the erse estuar e eaut its situati n has rendered Childwall the favourite resort of SHEDS NOW AVAILABLE Liverpool citizens on • Turfing • Flagging • Block Paving unda s and lida s . • Fencing • Decking n earn re a ut Free Quoting • Est over 26 years the history of Liverpool Mob 07929 180646 at the Museum of 0151 724 4302 Liverpool, Pier Head, 7 Booker, Liverpool open 10 am to 5 pm www.bookerlandscapes.co.uk every day, admission Email:warren@bookerlandscapes.com ree.
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