History
The Emmott family had lived in the Laneshawbridge area for some time, probably since the time of the Norman conquest. A medieval house had stood on the site since at least 1600 and possibly the 13th century. The property eventually passed down to Christopher Emmott, a successful London cloth merchant. He modernised the existing house in 1737 to give it a Georgian appearance and made several extensions. On his death in 1745 the property passed to his nephew, Richard Wainhouse, who changed his surname by Parliamentary Order to Emmott. Richard died in 1761, leaving the estate to his son, also Richard. Richard junior died unmarried and the property devolved to his nephew George Emmott Green, who then changed his name to George Emmott Green-Emmott. On George Green-Emmott's death in 1876 the estate passed to his son Walter Egerton John Green-Emmott, who had married Kathleen Vereker in 1896. After her death in 1939 the hall was used as a military barracks, after which it was left empty and deteriorated beyond repair. It was demolished in 1967. The estate is still in the hands of the family, the current proprietor is Peter Douglas Edward Emmott Mackellar. The family no longer reside in Lancashire. The estate is now Hullown Farm, a working rare breeds farm and visitor centre with many associated leisure and tourism activities and the Hallown Fishing estate.References
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