Hall Place, Leigh « Talj’s Blog

Hall Place, Leigh

Garden Open Day May 25th 2008

Hall Place, Leigh

The House was built in 1872 by well known local Victorian Architect George Devey for Samuel Morley replacing the original house on a new site and is still occupied by members of the family. Part of the house was burnt in a fire in 1940 and has subsequently been turned into a house garden by the late Lord Hollenden.

Flower Frame

The Garden is open in aid of the National Garden Scheme in the spring for the daffodils and camellias and early summer for the late rhododendrons and roses.

A place to rest

Arthur Hellyer, writing in Country Life in 1989 ranked the garden among “The best 19th Century gardens in the country”.

Summer house

Among it’s fine features is an 11 acre lake, home to large numbers of waterbirds. The mile long walk gives ever changing views of the house and grounds.