Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . THE SEAT OF SIR THOMAS STANLEY MASSEY STANLEY, BART. Hooton, for five centuries the seat of the eldest branch of the noblehouse of Stanley, is included in the hundred of Wirral. The Hall is amodern fabric of Storeton stone, built in the year 1778, from one of theearly designs of the late Mr. James Wyatt. It stands near the estuarywithin the old park, adjacent to a cross road leading from Eastham toTraftbrd, which is judiciously concealed, and the approach to the Housebrought under the road, which is raised
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . THE SEAT OF SIR THOMAS STANLEY MASSEY STANLEY, BART. Hooton, for five centuries the seat of the eldest branch of the noblehouse of Stanley, is included in the hundred of Wirral. The Hall is amodern fabric of Storeton stone, built in the year 1778, from one of theearly designs of the late Mr. James Wyatt. It stands near the estuarywithin the old park, adjacent to a cross road leading from Eastham toTraftbrd, which is judiciously concealed, and the approach to the Housebrought under the road, which is raised over it by a handsome annexed View shows the south and east sides; on the right of themansion is seen the river Mersey, beyond which the Lancashire entrance lodges, which are very elegant buildings of the kind, aresituated at a considerable distance in the township of Chelder former Hall of Hooton, as appears from a painting in the possessionof Sir Thomas Stanley, was a large quadrangular wood building, havingon one side a strong stone tower, embattle
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