Askham Hall
History
A peel tower was built on the site during the 14th century. It passed into the hands of the Sandford family and in 1575 Thomas Sandford had it substantially enlarged. In 1730, with the death of William Sandford without male issue, it was inherited by his grandson, William Tatham. Tatham died childless in 1775, when the house was sold to Edward Bolton, a Preston lawyer. When he died childless in 1803, it was inherited by his great nephew, the infant Edward Bolton King, whose trustees sold it to William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale in 1815. It became a rectory in 1828 and then became a residence of the Lowther family in the 1830s. The 7th Earl of Lonsdale used it as his home after Lowther Castle was dismantled and closed in 1937. Askham Hall became a Grade I listed house in 1968.
Following the death of the 7th Earl in May 2006 the house has been owned by Caroline, Countess of Lonsdale. In 2012 the Countess of Lonsdale and her children, Charles Lowther and Marie-Louisa Raeburn, arranged the conversion of Askham Hall into a boutique hotel.
See also
References
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- ^ "'Askham', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland (1936), pp. 20-28". British History on line. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Tatham, Richard E. (1 January 1857). "The Family of Tatham" (PDF). p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "King, Edward Bolton (1801-1878), of Umberslade Hall, Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Holly House, Askham, Cumbria" (PDF). Oxford Archaeology. 1 May 2005. p. 16. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "New country house hotel to be developed at Askham Hall in Cumbria". Caterer and Hotel keeper. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Askham Hall". British listed buildings. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "New lease of life for historic family seat". Cumberland & Westmoreland Herald. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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