Brimstage Hall and Tower

Brimstage Hall and Tower
Coordinates 53°20′12″N 3°02′47″W / 53.336602°N 3.046332°W / 53.336602; -3.046332Coordinates: 53°20′12″N 3°02′47″W / 53.336602°N 3.046332°W / 53.336602; -3.046332
Built c. 1398
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated 27 December 1962
Reference no. 1183702

Brimstage Hall and Tower is a Grade I listed 14th century building located in Brimstage, Wirral, England. The building is composed of a 16th century hall; rebuilt on the site of a former 12th century hall, as well as an connecting tower built in 1398.[1] Today the area has been redeveloped, with the building's courtyard converted into a shopping centre containing restaurants and gift shops.[2]

History

The exact date of the site's construction is unknown as well as its original purpose, however estimates suggest it was built some time between 1175 and 1350 and contained a moat with high embankments. Sir Hugh Hulse and his wife Marjory are recorded as the hall's first occupants with documents showing the granting of permission for the construction of a tower on 11 February 1398.[3][4]

In 1432, the estate was inherited by the Troutbeck family, with Sir William Troutbeck occupying Brimstage Hall and later dying in the War of the Roses. In 2014 the site was redeveloped into a shopping area and now includes a series of shops, restaurants and a maize maze,

References

  1. ↑ "Brimstage Hall and Tower". Historic England. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "SJ3082 : Brimstage Hall and Tower". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "History". brimstagehall.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Villages of The Wirral Part 1". historyofwallasey.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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