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Woolton Hall, to my knowledge, has never really had a full list of images attached to the history of the property in one place. There have been many images taken from sources over the years and it has taken a keen eye to understand when it was taken, and at what stage the building it was taken at. Considering there have been many changes to Woolton Hall, the new Hydro wing, further buildings at the rear including the summer house, and the removal of the grand conservatory, it is a job in itself sometimes to attempt to map out the exterior images. However, I have provided a list of images below and sourced the year and a small write up to provide evidence on the image’s relevance.

Woolton Hall, Liverpool, finished drawing for a house for Nicholas Ashton, c1775, executed with minor alterations.
Image copyright Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, https://collections.soane.org/ARC11377

Woolton Hall in Lancashire, the Seat of Nicholas Ashton Esq. Undated.  

Woolton Hall, a 1781 watercolour by Paul Sandby. 

Woolton Hall - An 1819 engraving by J.P. Neale

Woolton Hall - An undated image - possibly pre the Hydro years as there is no extension on the left hand side. 

Woolton Hall - Taken at the rear of Woolton Hall, it shows (possibly McGuffie himself) a very rare image of the rear wall. This was later demolished for a glass conservatory. 

Woolton Hall - these show the McGuffie years when Woolton Hall was Woolton Hall Hydro. A Golf course, big cars and the extension to Woolton Hall to accommodate guests. This would have been a fantastic time for Woolton Hall! 

Woolton Hall - Believed to be at the height of the McGuffie era. It shows the rear of Woolton Hall with a new conservatory at the rear. It also shows another set of buildings at the rear which have since been demolished. 

Woolton Hall - the first image I believe shows the last days of the extension of the Hydro before the building was taken over by the Convent of Notre Dame 

Woolton Hall - these image show the decline of the building before John Hibbert took over and spent £100,000 on a full refurbishment of the building and brought it back to life. 

Woolton Hall - the John Hibbert years. How stunning does Woolton Hall look here. Its gardens freshly cut, the building looking its original sandstone colour and the Well has been added to the front garden. This would be the last time that the Hall would look so good. 

Woolton Hall - I would hate to use the phrase 'Managed Decline' but that's how I now see this building. Windows smashed, the canopy roof missing sandstone plinths, the front door boarded up, serious water ingress and just a building that's a far cry from the John Hibbert days. 

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