. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. BLACKBURN HUNDRED BLACKBURN successor Robert, possibly his nephew and son of Henry CunlifFe, was described as of Dinckley in 1+72 and 1477. He died in 1487, when Elizabeth his widow had dower assigned to her. His son Gilbert was then under age and married to Isabel possibly daughter of John Tildesley of Garrett, gent.'' Gilbert CunlifFe sold the manor to John Talbot son of John Talbot of Salesbury, kt., in 1505.'^ Six years later it was settled by John Talbot's trustees upon his wife Isabella for life.'^ In 1653 Dinckley Hall
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. BLACKBURN HUNDRED BLACKBURN successor Robert, possibly his nephew and son of Henry CunlifFe, was described as of Dinckley in 1+72 and 1477. He died in 1487, when Elizabeth his widow had dower assigned to her. His son Gilbert was then under age and married to Isabel possibly daughter of John Tildesley of Garrett, gent.'' Gilbert CunlifFe sold the manor to John Talbot son of John Talbot of Salesbury, kt., in 1505.'^ Six years later it was settled by John Talbot's trustees upon his wife Isabella for life.'^ In 1653 Dinckley Hall was pur- chased from the Treason trustees after forfeiture by John Talbot, for joining the king at Worcester in * Subsequently the manor descended like that of Salesbury. DINCKLSr HALL stands in a low and sheltered situation close to the south bank of the Ribble, and is a two-story farm-house much rebuilt and modernized, but originally apparently of the usual type of central haU and end projecting wings. The north wing, however, if one ever existed, has disappeared, and the middle part of the building, together with the west gable of the south wing, has been re- built in brick. The east gable, however, preserves its ancient timber crook construction, though the barge-board and windows are new, and the south wall, which is built of rough stones with large squared angle quoins, has two good projecting stone chimneys, one carried on corbels. Only one of the four muUioned and tran- somed windows on this side, however, is old, and all the walls are white- washed and the roofs covered with blue slates. On the east side is part of an inclosing garden wall with a stone pier and ball at the angle. The house, however, except for its picturesque timber gable, is of little architectural interest and has been spoiled externally by repairs and whitewash. A small estate was held by Richard Harrington, kt., in 1430, and descended in 1498 to Thomas Assheton, kt., in right of his wife Agn
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