His son, Thomas Gerard, inherited the house and mortgaged it to James Anderton of Lostock.

Adam Mort died in 1631 and was succeeded by his son Thomas who lived at Peel Hall, Little Hulton.

[4] After 1799 the house was occupied by tenants including George Ormerod, who had inherited the Banks Estate of his uncle Thomas Johnson in Tyldesley.

She married Malcolm Nugent Ross in 1844 and he leased the coal rights under the estate to Astley and Tyldesley Collieries in 1857.

[6] An earlier building on the site was a stone and timber hall close to a large barn and cornmill powered by a water wheel.

Considerable additions were made in the 18th and 19th centuries when the two-storey east wing was built for the Froggatts.

The three-storey frontage has five unequal bays with stone mullioned windows and crosswing gables.

The central three-storey porch bay has a studded oak door with Doric columns, pediment and a fanlight.

The east wing dating from the early 19th century is of rendered brick and has four-bays which included a chapel on the first floor.

After fundraising and acquiring grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the group bought the house and surrounding woodland in order to preserve it.

Damhouse was renovated by 2000 and space within the property rented to the local clinic, a private nursery, and various businesses.