Storeton Hall

The manor of Storeton came into the possession of the Stanley family, the predecessors of the Earls of Derby, in the 13th century. Prior to this the settlement was inhabited from Viking times along with other sites in the area following the Viking expulsion from Dublin in the 10th century. It has a key strategic loci at the center of the Wirral peninsula but to date, has not benefitted from a detailed archaeological survey that the history of the site warranted. William Stanley built the hall in the late 14th century, and until about 1480 it was the principal residence of the family. The hall had a H-plan with a great hall, a north wing containing chambers on two storeys, a south service…

The hall was built with sandstone from Storeton Quarry. Inside, in the upper storey, are the remains of a fireplace. The block containing the former chapel has a timber-framed gable with pigeon holes, and an external staircase. The outer wall of the east wing (the inner wall of the former great hall) contains, from the north, a blocked doorway that gave access to the north wing, traces of two blocked windows, and a blocked doorway with a pointed head.