Chronology of Morland Hall

1849 Francis Atkinson listed Morland Hall at building now known as Morland Hall Farm. 1859 No buildings on current site shown in Ordnance Survey map. 1855 Construction of new Morland Hall begins. 1861 Building completed – turret shows brick with date signed by Moses. 1873 G. Atkinson – Justice of the Peace in residence. 1894 The Reverend Francis Home Atkinson of St...
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Awarded Eden Conservation Prize

  In 2007 Morland Hall won the Eden Conservation prize, an initiative for the restoration and preservation of heritage sponsored by Eden District Council in Cumbria. The prize was awarded in view of the high quality of workmanship, attention to detail and the careful choice of materials. Eden District Council recognised that by the 1990′s demolition was a serious danger, but instead a...
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History of Morland Hall

Morland Hall was built in 1861 as a private residence for Francis Atkinson, one of the leading Westmorland figures at the time. Unusually, it was constructed in bricks brought by train and cart from Claughton brick works near Kirkby Lonsdale, rather then the more traditional local stone. It remained in the Atkinson family until 1923 when the estate was purchased by George Morland Beck. During...
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