Haslington Hall

It is difficult to trace the early history of the hall, because all early documents relating to the hall were kept in a bank vault in Manchester that was destroyed in 1940 during World War II bombing. The manor of Haslington was acquired by the Vernon family as a consequence of the 14th-century marriage of Sir Thomas Vernon to Joan Lostock, heiress of Haslington. The house was built by Admiral Sir Francis Vernon in 1545, and contains parts of the original medieval manor house, which are said to date back to 1480. In the late 19th century it was a farmhouse. In 1931 extensive repairs, alterations and additions were made.

The house is built partly in timber framing and partly in brick, with a slate roof. It has two storeys and six bays. The timber-framed areas are decorated with herringbone bracing, quatrefoils and cusped concave-sided lozenges. The rear elevation is mainly in brickwork.