Leighton Hall, Lancashire
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Leighton Hall is an historic house
0.5 mile (0.80467 km) to the west of Yealand Conyers
, Lancashire
, England . It is a Grade II* listed building.
It was the seat of the 1642-1673 Middleton Baronetcy
of George Middleton. The estate came into the possession of George Towneley
of Towneley Hall in Burnley
, through his marriage to Mary Hodgson by the 1750s. The present house was built in 1759–61 in Georgian
style to a design by John Hird, and the woods replanted and park laid out in 1763. The couple had no children, and the estate was inherited by George’s nephew John, who sold it 1805. The façade was Gothicized
in 1822–25 using local white limestone
. In 1870 Paley and Austin replaced the west side of the building, and added a tower and a wing.
Featured in the 1984 ITV TV adaptation of The Adventure of the Dancing Men
, as Ridling Thorp Manor.
Historic house
A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history or architecture.- Background :...
0.5 mile (0.80467 km) to the west of Yealand Conyers
Yealand Conyers
Yealand Conyers is a village and civil parish in the English county of Lancashire. It is in the City of Lancaster district.-Community:The community is included in the same district as Yealand Redmayne and is south of Beetham.-Geography:...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England . It is a Grade II* listed building.
It was the seat of the 1642-1673 Middleton Baronetcy
Middleton Baronets
There have been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Middleton, four in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
of George Middleton. The estate came into the possession of George Towneley
Towneley (family)
The Towneley or Townley family are an English recusant family whose ancestry can be traced back to Norman England. They take their name from Towneley Hall in Burnley, Lancashire, which was the family seat until its sale in 1901.-The Towneleys of Towneley Hall:...
of Towneley Hall in Burnley
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
, through his marriage to Mary Hodgson by the 1750s. The present house was built in 1759–61 in Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style to a design by John Hird, and the woods replanted and park laid out in 1763. The couple had no children, and the estate was inherited by George’s nephew John, who sold it 1805. The façade was Gothicized
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
in 1822–25 using local white limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
. In 1870 Paley and Austin replaced the west side of the building, and added a tower and a wing.
Featured in the 1984 ITV TV adaptation of The Adventure of the Dancing Men
The Adventure of the Dancing Men
"The Adventure of the Dancing Men", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes....
, as Ridling Thorp Manor.