[3][4] His descendant, Thomas Clifton, partially replaced that house with the current hall, which was built 1757–1764 to the design of John Carr of York.

She later wrote a biography of her husband, published under the title The Book of Talbot, which won the 1933 James Tait Black Prize,[9] and was the last person to live in the house.

Their dilettante film producer son, Henry de Vere Clifton, had squandered much of the family's wealth and the house had to be sold to Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance in 1963 for office accommodation.

[12] Lytham Hall is constructed in the Neo-Palladian style of red brick in Flemish bond, with stone dressings and stuccoed features.

[5][1] The front façade lies to the east; it has a central bay that extends slightly forward and has an Ionic pediment.