Wennington Hall is a former country house in Wennington

Wennington, Lancashire

Wennington is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. The parish of Wennington had a population of 102 recorded in the 2001 census,....

, a village in the City of Lancaster

City of Lancaster

The City of Lancaster , is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Morecambe, Heysham, and Carnforth, as well as...

 district in Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, England. The house is a Grade II listed building and is now occupied by Wennington Hall School.

History

In its early history, Wennington Hall was the seat of William de Wennington. and in the 14th century, it passed to the Morley family. In the 17th century the hall was sold to the Marsden family and later, to Richard Saunders. The present building on the site was constructed in 1855–56 for William Saunders. It was designed by Lancaster architect Edward Graham Paley

Edward Graham Paley

Edward Graham Paley, usually known as E. G. Paley, , was an English architect who practised in Lancaster, Lancashire, in the second half of the 19th century.-Education and career:...

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Wennington Hall was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage

English Heritage

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 on 4 December 1985. The Grade II designation—the lowest of the three grades—is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest". It is now a boys' boarding school.

Architecture

Wennington Hall is built of sandstone

Sandstone

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...

 rubble. Most of the roofs are stone slate. The plan is asymmetric and there is a large crenellated

Battlement

A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet , in which portions have been cut out at intervals to allow the discharge of arrows or other missiles. These cut-out portions form crenels...

 tower to the rear. The front facade

Facade

A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....

 is gable

Gable

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable...

d. Connected to the main building, there is a stable block that has its own crenellated tower.