History - The earliest records we can find of the hall date back to around 1630 when it was owned by John Thelwall. It stayed in the Thelwall family until 1811 when it was sold to Rev. Roger Clough, he then sold it to Joseph Ablett in 1831. Joseph Ablett was a justice of the peace and high sheriff of Denbighshire. In 1842 he donated 20 acres of land for the establishemnt of the North Wales asylum also known as Denbigh asylum. Ablett died without children and the hall passed to his relatives the Jesse family. The hall was badly damaged by fire in 1865 and was largely rebuilt by the Jesse family. Upon the death of John Halifax Jesse in 1911 the estate was sold and the hall became a Tuberculosis sanatorium, the sanatorium was taken over by Hugh Morriston Davies in 1918 and achieved worldwide fame in the treatment thoracic diseases, it eventually closed in 1953. The Hall then seems to have been empty for a number of years before being bought by an entrepreneur from Liverpool who turned it into a hotel restaurant and apartments. We can't find any records of when the hotel closed but judging by the decor it has been closed for quite a few years. The current owner has permission to demolish the hall and plans to build houses but it looks like he has struggled to get planning permission for the houses due to complaints from local residents. There is also the ruins of a medieval chapel called St Peters in the grounds of the hall which appears to have served as the local church for the area until the Jesse family commissioned a new church in the village. From what we can find online the chapel seems to date back to around the mid 1300's in its earliest form.
Explore - The hall is on private land and is very overlooked by houses, it looks like the houses used to be part of the estate, possibly stables etc. The access is pretty straightforward. It's been stripped out quite a bit but the architecture is cool and there's plenty of decay. It's in a sorry state and the floors are soaking and very sketchy in places. The chapel is very photogenic and is accessible to the public.
Sketch of the hall and gardens from 1744 prior to being re-built.
The hall in 1936 when it was a Sanatorium.
Unsure of the date of this but it shows the restaurant when the hall was a hotel.
As it is now.
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The chapel.
Thanks for looking.
Explore - The hall is on private land and is very overlooked by houses, it looks like the houses used to be part of the estate, possibly stables etc. The access is pretty straightforward. It's been stripped out quite a bit but the architecture is cool and there's plenty of decay. It's in a sorry state and the floors are soaking and very sketchy in places. The chapel is very photogenic and is accessible to the public.
Sketch of the hall and gardens from 1744 prior to being re-built.
The hall in 1936 when it was a Sanatorium.
Unsure of the date of this but it shows the restaurant when the hall was a hotel.
As it is now.
View attachment
The chapel.
Thanks for looking.