National Trust Speke Hall

Website http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-spekehall/

Classification Historic Building

DescriptionA Tudor half-timbered house with rich interiors and fine gardens. Speke Hall is a wood-framed, Tudor house in Speke, Liverpool, England. Construction of the current building began in 1490, though earlier buildings had been on the site. The house belongs to the National Trust and is open to the public. The house was owned by the Norris family for many generations.

Since the end of the 15th century the building has been gradually renovated and extended. The wood-frame style is typical of the period with the oak frame resting on a base of red sandstone. The main beams of the house are stiffened with smaller timbers and filled with wattle and daub.

The Great Hall was the first part of the house to be built between 1490–1506. The Great Parlour wing was added between 1525–1535, around this time the North Bay was also added to the house. Between 1540 and 1570 the south wing was altered and extended, the west wing was added with additional rooms. The last significant change to the building was in 1598, when the north range was added by Edward Norris. Since this time there have only been minor changes to the Hall and gardens.

In 1612 a porch was added to the Great Parlour. A laundry and dairy were founded in 1860, the laundry was altered in 1950s and is now a tea-room.
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The AddressSpeke Hall, The Walk, Speke, Liverpool, L24 1XD

Phone0151 427 7231

DateOct 19, 2006

Contact NameNational Trust

CategoryEngland > Merseyside
England > Cheshire > Attractions in Chester

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