Holcroft Hall

Grade II* listed privately owned historic house in Culcheth, Cheshire

Holcroft Hall

Holcroft Hall

General information
Type| Private Residence
Town or city| Culcheth
Country| United Kingdom
Coordinates| 53°27′08″N 2°29′01″W﻿ / ﻿53.4522°N 2.4836°W﻿ / 53.4522; -2.4836
Construction started| 15th Century
Designations|

Listed Building – Grade II*

Official name| Holcroft Hall
Designated| 15 November 1966
Reference no.| 1159651

Holcroft Hall is a Grade II* listed privately owned historic house in Holcroft, Culcheth, Cheshire.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Architecture
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## History[edit]

The manor of Holcroft was the product of a division of the manor of Culcheth in the mid-13th century, and the Holcrofts may have been descended from the de Culcheth family, the original holders of the manor, although the succession of the estate is not certain before John Holcroft, the lord of the manor in the early 16th century and father of the politician John Holcroft (d.1560) and the courtier Sir Thomas Holcroft (d.1558).[1]

One of the family was Colonel John Holcroft, who favored the Parliamentary side in the Civil War. His eldest daughter, Mary Holcroft, married Colonel Thomas Blood to attempted to gain possession of the estate in the 1670s. Mary’s brother, Thomas Holcroft’s daughter Eleanor married Thomas Tyldesley of Myerscough and Morley, and the manor passed to the Tyldesley family until 1761. By 1787, the Hall was owned by Samuel Pool.[1]

## Architecture[edit]

This late 15th- or early 16th-century farmhouse was enlarged in the 18th century and later centuries. It preserves mullion windows, some timber eaves gutters, and a large chimney stack, as well as some interesting interiors.[2][3]

## See also[edit]

* Listed buildings in Culcheth and Glazebury

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Townships: Culcheth | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
2. ^ "Holcroft Hall, Culcheth and Glazebury – 1159651 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. ^ "Holcroft Hall, Culcheth and Glazebury, Warrington". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)