Hoghton, The Tower 1895
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The home of the de Hoghton family, the house (which is still there today) was mainly built in the reign of Elizabeth I. In the early 14th century, Sir Richard Hoghton and his wife, Sybilla de Lea, presided over an estate which was was already over 40,000 acres. The Tower will always be associated with the visit of James I when he dubbed a simple loin of beef 'Sir Loin'. Thomas Hoghton built most of what we see here in 1565. This was a time of religious troubles, and he left for Belgium in 1569 to spend the last eleven years of his life there. In the Civil War, Sir Gilbert, the Lord of the Manor, was for the King, yet his son and heir Richard fought for the Roundheads. The house was never fortified, so it escaped destruction by Cromwell. Today it is open to the public.
An extract from Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories.
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