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Workington Hall
Workington Hall / Curwen Hall at Workington in Cumbria.
Ancestral home of the Curwen family who obtained a licence to crenellate in 1380 and owned by them until sold to the local council in the 1900s.
In 1568, Mary Queen of Scots suffered defeat at the Scottish Battle of Langside and fled across the Solway Firth in a fishing boat to Workington, where she spent the night as a guest of John Curwen at Workington Hall. She wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth I from here. Two days later Mary was taken into protective custody at Carlisle Castle and remained imprisoned for 19 years until her execution in 1587.
John Christian Curwen was lord of the manor at Workington Hall from 1783-1828, a period during which the town prospered. Grade 1 Listed.
Created: April 09, 2023
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