A tablet in the Castle Hotel on Castle Road, commemmorating the decision in 1737 to build the new court house for the Duchy of Lancaster

Date:
10 Oct 1927
Location:
The Castle Hotel, Castle Road, Runcorn, Halton
Reference:
CC80/00064
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The gatehouse of Halton Castle originally served as the court house for the Duchy of Lancaster, but, in 1737, the decision was made to demolish it and construct a new purpose-built court house on the site. This 18th building later became the Castle Hotel.

Content

This is part of the Series: LMS01/01 London Midland and Scottish Railway Negatives - Architectural Subjects; within the Collection: LMS01 London Midland and Scottish Railway Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Georgian Commemorative Monument, Georgian Court Room, Hotel