Tulketh Hall was a house in Ashton-on-Ribble, which is now a suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England. In the 12th century, Tulketh was the location of Tulketh Priory where a group of monks from Savigny Abbey, Normandy, lived until they moved to Furness Abbey in 1127.[1] Documentary evidence of a hall at Tulketh dates from the 14th century, when it was inhabited by Laurence Travis, a Member of Parliament.[2] In the 17th and 18th centuries, Tulketh was the home of at least three families—the Werden family, the Rawstorne family and then the Hesketh family.[3] It was remodelled in the 17th century by Roger Hesketh (d. 1791) in the 18th century.[4] In the 19th century, the exterior was stuccoed, although 18th century interior elements were kept.[4] The building had battlements and a tower, which was also castellated.[3]
By 1844, Tulketh Hall was in the possession of Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood. Along with most of the rest of his property, Hesketh-Fleetwood sold Tulketh in the 1840s to cover his debts.[5] It was bought by a Preston solicitor, and then the Rev. Thomas Johnson; the hall was then used as a vicarage for St Mark's Church.[3] It was remodelled again around this time. In 1910 the hall was in use as a Brothers of Charity "home for working boys". Later, it served as the offices for Tulketh Mill. Tulketh Hall was demolished in 1960.[4]