Knowsley Hall

Knowsley Hall is a stately home near Liverpool in the metropolitan town of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. Since 1953, the building was listed as Class II and is the ancestral home of the Stanley family, Earls of Derby. The hall is surrounded by 2500 acres (10 km2) of parkland, which is located in the Nooseley Safari Park. Although the hall is still owned by the Stanley family and remains the seat of Derby County, it is no longer a family home and is instead used for functions such as corporate events, conferences and weddings. Knowsley was originally a medieval hunting lodge on Lathom House. He was inherited by the 10th Earl in 1702, who turned the house into a large house. The dairy (since it was destroyed) was developed by Robert Adam in 1776-77. The house received Gothic castles and expanded around 1820 according to the designs of John Foster, William Burn (who provided the boathouse and bridges in the park) and other architects. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was “tidied up” by W.H. Romain-Walker for the 17th Earl. After the Second World War, the buildings were significantly reduced by Claude Fillimore and ceased to live in the family. A small but still solid family residence was built in the park.