Turton Tower

Turton Tower is a manor house of late medieval origins, significantly altered and enlarged in the late 16th and early 19th centuries. The original structure was a stone pele tower of two storeys, raised in approximately 1596 to three storeys. Windows date to the late 16th century and 17th century. A two-storey, two-gabled porch with a jettied timber-framed upper floor was added in the late 16th century. A cruck-framed wing to the north is likely of 16th century or earlier date, and was subsequently raised and altered. Various early 19th century additions and alterations were made, matching the style of earlier phases but on a larger scale. The site is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Historic references include entries in Victoria County History, Pevsner’s architectural survey, Nicholas Gray's 1893 publication of N.G. Philips' views of Lancashire halls (from 1822-24), and the 1985 guide by G.E. Peter Laws.