| Wennington Hall | |
| Location: | Wennington, Lancashire |
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| Architect: | E. G. Paley |
| Listed Building – Grade II | |
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Location of Wennington Hall in Lancashire
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Wennington Hall is a former country house in Wennington, a village in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. The house is a Grade II listed building and is now occupied by Wennington Hall School.
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In its early history, Wennington Hall was the seat of William de Wennington. and in the 14th century, it passed to the Morley family.[1] In the 17th century the hall was sold to the Marsden family and later, to Richard Saunders.[1] The present building on the site was constructed in 1855–56 for William Saunders.[2][3] It was designed by Lancaster architect Edward Graham Paley.[2]
Wennington Hall was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage 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".[4] It is now a boys' boarding school.
Wennington Hall is built of sandstone rubble. Most of the roofs are stone slate.[5] The plan is asymmetric and there is a large crenellated tower to the rear.[2] The front facade is gabled.[3] Connected to the main building, there is a stable block that has its own crenellated tower.[2]