Scarisbrick Hall

Building
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Location	Scarisbrick, Lancashire England
Design team
Architect	A. W. N. Pugin, E. W. Pugin

Scarisbrick Hall is a country house situated just to the south-east of the village of Scarisbrick in Lancashire, England.

Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Scarisbrick Hall was the ancestral home of the Scarisbrick family and dates back to the time of King Stephen (1135–1154).^[1] Parts of the present building, which is considered to be one of the finest examples of Victorian Gothic architecture in England, were designed by the architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. The most notable feature of Scarisbrick Hall is the 100-foot tower, which is visible from many miles around.

Previously owned by Sir Thomas Scarisbrick, 1st Baronet, the building is now occupied by a co-educational, private day school called Kingswood College, and there is no public access apart from infrequent guided tours. The school was previously owned by the educational group Nord Anglia, then sold to GeMs, after GeMs sold the school unexpectedly the parents rallied together to get the school up and running again but a lot of students trying to do there GCSE's had to move schools and is now the school is being rented by the ownership group Friends of Kingswood made up of parents, teachers, and former pupils.

Scarisbrick Hall is a Grade I listed building, and is on the Buildings At Risk Register. The cost of repairs to the building has been estimated at £2.46 million.^[2]

[edit] Gallery

Close-up of the tower.

Detail of building.

Detail of building.

Gatehouse adjacent to main building.

[edit] See also

• Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
• E. W. Pugin

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Scarisbrick Hall

• Kingswood College
• Scarisbrick Hall at pugin.com
• Images of England — details from listed building database (357718)
• Buildings at Risk Register: Scarisbrick+Hall

Coordinates: 53°36′23″N 2°55′16″W / 53.6065°N 2.9210°W / 53.6065; -2.9210

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