Designed by Edward Blore,[1] it was built in 1841 by Manchester businessman George Holland Ackers, to replace a large timber-framed building that had been the home of the Bellot family since 1602.

The service wing to the left of and adjoining the main part of the building is slightly lower than the rest of the structure.

A triple arcade at one end of the hall leads to the main staircase, opposite a hooded fireplace decorated with the arms of the Ackers family.

[4] "Dark narrow internal corridors" allowed the servants, whose quarters were in the cellars, to reach all the rooms without having to pass through the central hall.

[5] Great Moreton Hall was designated a Grade II* listed building on 14 February 1967.