Workington Hall

After the defeat of her forces at the Battle of Langside and disguised as an ordinary woman, Mary [3] crossed the Solway Firth and landed at Workington.

She spent her first night in England as an honoured guest at Workington Hall.

[4] Additions to the house were carried out by John Carr in the 1780s[2] and the gardens were laid out by Thomas White at around the same time.

Workington changed radically both economically and socially, during the period when John Christian was lord of the manor (1783–1828).

[6] A Curwen through his mother's side, ...he is the man who stands out...who must rank as one of the most interesting and progressive of Cumbrians of his day.