Hazelwood Hall
Hazelwood Hall is located in the City of Lancaster district
Hazelwood Hall
Location within the City of Lancaster district
Former namesHill Top
Alternative namesHazlewood Hall
General information
TypeEnglish country house
LocationSilverdale, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates54°10′01″N 2°49′37″W / 54.1670°N 2.8270°W / 54.1670; -2.8270

Hazelwood Hall, sometimes spelt Hazlewood, is a nineteenth-century country house set in 18.5 acres of woodland and gardens in the village of Silverdale, Lancashire, England, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north of Lancaster. The building was converted into holiday flats in 2006.

History

A planning application in 2009 stated that the house was built "in the first half of the nineteenth century, that it is thought to have been designed by George Webster, and that "It is not listed, but is of some architectural interest".[1]

It is in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).[1] A report on the AONB notes Hazelwood as one of "six [sites in the AONB] that may be considered to be of national or international significance".[2] The Sustainability Appraisal Report for the AONB describes it as one of the "Historic designed landscapes" in the area which are "of exceptional interest and quality [and] compare favourably with those on English Heritage’s National Register of Parks and Gardens.[3] Much of the land around Hazelwood Hall is owned by the National Trust.[4]

The garden was designed by Thomas Mawson and his son, Edward.[1]

In the 1920s, the house and grounds were rented to the Carrington family, who bought it in 1945. The artist Leonora Carrington used to visit her relatives there.[5][6][7]

In the 1970s, the property was a nursing home under the auspices of St. John of God.[8] It was an early provider of palliative care.[8][9][10][11]

The property was used as a convent and a nursing home.[1]

The house was turned into holiday flats in 2006.[12]

In 2009, the developers applied to Lancaster City Council to remove the condition that the houses could only be used for holidays, because the company "has found it difficult to market holiday accommodation in the present difficult financial climate".[13] The application was refused.[1][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Hazelwood Hall, Hollins Lane, Silverdale" (PDF). Lancaster City Council. 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "What is special about Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?" (PDF). Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ Johnson, Scott (2016). "ARNSIDE AND SILVERDALE AONB DRAFT DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT: Sustainability Appraisal Report" (PDF). Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Arnside and Silverdale". National Trust. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ Moorhead, Joanna (2019). The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington. London: Virago Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-349-00879-0.
  6. ^ Carrington, G.W. (2021). The invisible painting: My memoir of Leonora Carrington. Manchester University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-5261-5392-0. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ van Raaij, S.; Moorhead, J.; Arcq, T.; Kusunoki, S.M.; Pallant House Gallery; Rivera, A.R.; Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (2010). Surreal Friends: Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo and Kati Horna. Lund Humphries. ISBN 978-1-869827-07-6. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b Warren, Mike (29 April 2016). "LETTER: St John's Hospice needs to raise more than £3 million from the local community". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. ^ Rouncivell, Gayle (19 May 2021). "Lancaster hospice to launch sunflower art displays across district". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  10. ^ "History of St John's Hospice". St John's Hospice. 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. ^ Warren, Mike. "Reflections on 35 Years in Milnthorpe". Morecambe Bay Medical Journal. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. ^ Aziz, Fatima (16 December 2021). "Your chance to own 'swanky' apartment in converted Victorian hall for just £215,000". LancsLive. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Planning Regulatory Committee - Monday, 28th September 2009 10.30 a.m." Lancaster City Council. 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

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