[2] The existing hall was constructed circa 1785 in place of the previous Elizabethan manor house, some of which still remains.

Almost square in layout it is a three-storey structure built of sandstone ashlar with a 3-span hipped roof of green slate.

Devoutly Catholic, Richard Blundell died in Lancaster Gaol in 1590 for his beliefs, where his son and daughter-in-law were also imprisoned for several years likewise for espousing Catholicism.

[3] In 1838-39 William Blundell was High Sheriff of Lancashire and various members of this gentry family have been Knights of Malta.

[1] Its current role is to offer outdoor activity to various youth groups, besides corporate sidelines such as weddings and conferences.