Rufford Old Hall
| Rufford Old Hall | |
|---|---|
The great hall, the oldest surviving part of the house | |
| Type | Hall house |
| Location | Rufford, England |
| Coordinates | 53°38′16″N 2°48′49″W / 53.637915°N 2.813691°W |
| Built | Late 15th century to 1820s |
| Architectural style(s) | Tudor, Jacobean, Gothic Revival |
| Owner | The National Trust |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Rufford Old Hall |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Cottage, coach house and stables circa 10 metres east of wing of Rufford Old Hall |
Location of Rufford Old Hall in the borough of West Lancashire | |
Rufford Old Hall is a National Trust property in Rufford, Lancashire, in north-west England. Built in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth centuries for the Hesketh family, only the great hall survives from the original structure. A brick-built wing in the Jacobean style was added in 1661, at right angles to the great hall, and a third wing was added in the 1820s.
The hall is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and the cottage, coach house and stables in the courtyard at the rear of the hall are designated Grade II.
Rufford features the only known surviving example of a sixteenth-century carved wooden screen made of bog oak; a collection of rural memorabilia displayed in the stables and throughout the house; and a collection of arms and armour from the fifteenth to the seventeenth-century. The best-known feature of the Victorian gardens is a giant pair of topiary squirrels.