Hoghton Tower, Blackburn, England
- by Adi Little
- 2018-01-22
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Hoghton Tower is a manor house located about 1 km to the east of the houghton england
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house stands land which has been in the possession of the de Hoghton family from 1200s
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present building dates from about 1560–65, and was built for Thomas de Hoghton,
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King James I stayed in the house for three days in 1617
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he famously named a cut of beef sir loin and that's where the name sirloin came from
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In 1643 the house was damaged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War
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in 1692–1702 Sir Charles de Hoghton carried out repairs and rebuilding.
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The family ceased to live in the house from 1768, and it was rented to local farmers
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Sir Henry de Hoghton, the 9th Baronet, inherited the estate in 1862
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in 1862 and decided to restore the house.
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Sir Henry died in 1876, and restoration work was continued by his brother, Charles
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although the house was not ready for him to take up residence until 1880
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Sir Charles died in 1893
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Hoghton Tower was designated as a Grade I listed buildings on 22 October 1952