History Of Hale Hall Part 3

The first World War was the event which hastend the end of an era and led to the partial demolition of Hale Hall. The park succumbed to more intensive farming methods. Robert Ireland Blackburne and his son Gilbert left Hale Hall in the 1930s and shortly after, the estate was transfered to

the Fleetwood-Hesketh familly of North Meols near Southport. It was at this time the old North front was demolished. The south front lay intact for some years longer, but was destroyed by fire and the empty ruins started to decay further.

Once the Blackburne family had moved out of Hale Hall

before the war, the hall had began to decay, even in just

a small space of time the Hall was in a bad state.

From after the war up until 1981, Hale Hall was untouched,

the once fine lawns and grand driveways had now all

become over grown, and the land was starting to reclaim

it`s self.

It was still possible to walk around the ruins, and wander

around the area that was once the landscaped gardens.

Finally in 1981 the remains of Hale Hall met their fate, in

just a few days, the remains of the Hall were demolished.

Although demolished the foundations were left intact, and

were just covered over with a few feet of top soil.

Even today (2006) there are still items and areas that still

show were the Hall was once full of life. Such as stone

window sills, stone lamposts, stone pillars, even the

original trees are still there.

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